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According to today's Buzzfeed https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tomiobaro/jojo-moyes-the-giver-of-stars-kim-richardson-bookwoman-of it sounds very much like this book represents a significant plagiarism. Who has read both Book Woman, by Kim Michele Richardson which came out first and Mrs. Moyes' book, and what is your take on this controversy?
Rose Humphreys I've just read both books, almost one after the other. While they share a basic storyline of the book women, they are very different books. Yes, there…moreI've just read both books, almost one after the other. While they share a basic storyline of the book women, they are very different books. Yes, there is a body found in both and some other similarities but I would hardly call that plagiarism. It would be hard to imagine no deaths in the mountains and I'm sure there were black women living in the area, even if none are mentioned in the history of the book women. I loved Book Woman of TC and enjoyed GoS, the former had a subtle depth to it that I found so engaging and gave a more authentic feeling depiction of the area(I listened to the audio version) and Ms Moyes' book was a lighter, romance-slanted story with likeable characters, written by someone who visited but did not live there. It won't set the literary world alight and, like others, I am sad that the better book is not getting the recognition it deserves, but for me, this is not plagiarism. Just two authors finding a facet of history at a similar time and using it in their own ways. (less)
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