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...yourself out through trial and error,” said Megan McCafferty, the chick-lit novelist whose work was “internalized” by Harvard sophomore Kaavya Viswanathan. McCafferty, who spoke to her fans at a public library in Manhattan yesterday, was referring not to Viswanathan but Jessica Darling, the Ivy League protagonist of her popular book series. “I wanted Jessica to make a lot of mistakes,” McCafferty said, “so that she could learn from them.” But in a scandal fueled by similarities, Jessica Darling sounded...
...Reviewer Jessica C. Coggins can be reached at jcoggins@fas.harvard.edu...
McCafferty, who spoke to her fans at a public library in Manhattan today, was referring not to Viswanathan but Jessica Darling, the Ivy League protagonist of her popular book series. "I wanted Jessica to make a lot of mistakes," McCafferty said, "so that she could learn from them...
...scandal fueled by similarities, Jessica Darling sounded a lot like Viswanathan, whose writing, it was revealed over the weekend, sounds a lot like McCafferty's. The two authors were both in New York City today, with Viswanathan appearing on NBC's morning show just six blocks south of where McCafferty made her first public appearance since becoming ensnarled in a plagiarism controversy that has captivated the publishing industry...
...just like, this sounds really similar," Martin said. "The Jessica Darling series got me through high school, and it was surprising, upsetting to see someone just copy...