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...lens through which we view the controversy surrounding Kaavya Viswanathan ’08 is tinged with disappointment—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?...
...first book) and her writing style. “I think the only way you can become a writer,” she said, “is through honing your voice, creating your own voice.” Random House says it has documented 45 passages in Viswanathan??s novel, “How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life,” that bear striking similarities to McCafferty’s first two books, “Sloppy Firsts” and “Second Helpings.” The publishing...
...Tuesday the publishing giant characterized Viswanathan??s explanation for the similarities as “deeply troubling and disingenuous.” And Random House assistant general counsel Min Jung Lee told Little, Brown that his firm is “certain that some literal copying actually occurred,” according to an April 22 letter from Lee obtained by The Crimson...
...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...
...Viswanathan??s book, like McCafferty’s two novels, charts the life of a female teenage protagonist in suburban New Jersey. —Nicholas M. Ciarelli contributed to the reporting of this story. —Staff writer David Zhou can be reached at dzhou@fas.harvard.edu...