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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?
Pamela Carroll I hate plagiarism. She had enough fame from her other books, no need to take from others. I was 82% done with this when I found out about the controve…moreI hate plagiarism. She had enough fame from her other books, no need to take from others. I was 82% done with this when I found out about the controversy. I stopped reading. I'm from Ky and wasn't "feeling it" as it was. There was no soul to the story, just words. Some of the sentences in the beginning were so long they took up an entire paragraph. By the time I got to the end of a sentence I forgot what the sentence was about! You'd think her editor would have caught things like that. I saw the comparisons and was ashamed that anyone with talent would stoop so low as to take from someone else. I read her Me Before You book. I was shocked at the change in style of writing between that one and this one. I told someone it was like it was two different authors. Oh well, there are more authors than this one so I will actually go buy The Book Woman from Troublesome Creek. It won't make Kim M. Richardson rich but it will show her some support. (less)
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