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...disappointment with the unfounded conclusions to which many have jumped, disappointment with the utter glee with which some have skewered her, and, of course, disappointment with Viswanathan’s actions themselves.The campus is abuzz with conversation and debate about the similarities between Viswanathan’s new novel “How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life” and two books by Megan F. McCafferty, “Sloppy Firsts” and “Second Helpings.” Viswanathan, who received a two-book deal reportedly worth...
Viswanathan's novel, the first of a two-book deal with Little, Brown reportedly valued at $500,000, generated heavy sales in its first weeks of publication, thanks in part to widespread media coverage of the precocious Harvard sophomore. The New York Public Library system has ordered 91 copies of the book, and 116 patrons are waiting for copies to become available, according to a librarian who looked up the figures today...
...recently-published novel by the Harvard sophomore, “How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life,” contains several passages that are strikingly similar to two books by Megan F. McCafferty—the 2001 novel “Sloppy Firsts” and the 2003 novel “Second Helpings...
Late last night, the novel had jumped to number 77 on amazon.com’s book sales ranking, up from number 178 on Monday. “Sloppy Firsts” had risen from number 1,546 on Monday to number 327 yesterday on amazon.com, and “Second Helpings” had climbed from number 4,912 to number 898 on the website, where rankings are refreshed every hour...
...Harvard Coop, a stack of the novels was prominently featured in the glass case outside of the Mass. Ave entrance. A poster titled “National Campus Bestsellers”—listing “Opal Mehta” as number two among hardcovers—was propped up nearby. “Charmed Thirds,” the new novel by McCafferty, was ranked third on the same list. A small stack of Viswanathan’s book was also displayed at the information desk...