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Brian Yatman asked this question about No One Else Can Have You (No One Else Can Have You, #1):
The comments seem a mite unbalanced. Have you guys actually read the Guardian article? Did the behaviour of the reviewer not strike you as a little "off"? Sure, Kathleen Hale shouldn't have let all this get to her like she did, but there's a real Salem witch-trial vibe to all this that I find disturbing. I found her article thought-provoking and not without self-awareness and a sense of compassion towards her subject.
SubterraneanCatalyst I think anyone that bothers to be upset about this has actually read the Guardian article lol. One of the reasons why this is inciting such a strong r…moreI think anyone that bothers to be upset about this has actually read the Guardian article lol. One of the reasons why this is inciting such a strong reaction is it is just yet another story to add to the pile of authors striking against reviewers out of hand. Many commented in Hale's article that she did nothing technically illegal and that Blythe's information was obtainable through legal means as well as renting a car and arriving on her doorstep is technically legal. I don't think that is the issue however. There are plenty of things that are technically legal that are absolutely not done- for reasons. Interesting to me that Hale hilariously tries to brand Blythe as some sociopath by citing some study saying internet trolls harbor hallmarks of anti social personalities- and yet Hale doesn't see the irony, really, of her own behavior. I've noticed in my reading about real life sociopaths some doctors have pointed out that they tend to do things that are "grey" and don't break laws to get what they want, oh the irony. Yes, by the end of the article and throughout she is very cutesy about her "awareness" of how far she's gone to do what- hunt someone down and dig up real life information for what purpose? Demand satisfaction from Blythe? Have a duel with swords? Win internet points? Say "aha you're not a 20 something beautiful woman with a lovely life, marriage and young children, and you deserve me standing at your doorstep for your disingenuous assertions upon my work of art!".

First off, whether Blythe is a real name or not, whether Blythe stole a pic from her neighbor or friend or lied about her job or life is impertinent to the issue. Some have tried to say it paints Blythe in a bad pathetic light but IMO it doesn't. It simply takes a good ten minutes to steal a pic online and then invent a life. If it really shocks you that a person on the internet lied about themselves- this is 2014, come on people! It isn't that I'd be gratified to know someone I liked on the internet totally lied to me about their dress size and life but that's just Hale trying to make herself look more trustworthy and sympathetic. Compare and contrast, check!

Guarantee you if Blythe's avatar were a fat older woman all the comments would be standard youtube comment troll fare.

Also Hale incorrectly uses the word catfished, used the word in her article title like click bait and then insinuates that Blythe created her online persona with the sole intention of ruining poor, poor Hale. PFFT.
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