tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post1037111892848651704..comments2024-02-14T10:32:02.139+00:00Comments on The Happy Teacher: Oi Carroll! No!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18109243806509270261noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-58698174303774101662014-01-24T05:33:37.905+00:002014-01-24T05:33:37.905+00:00THANK YOU! I noticed all of those too when I read ...THANK YOU! I noticed all of those too when I read this particular book. <br /><br />The one about the "photos where he looks sexy and you look happy" jumped right out at me when I read it and after that, all her other blatant rip offs just felt like they were highlighted! I'm glad I'm not the only one! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-12496068221952274542011-12-15T16:59:54.645+00:002011-12-15T16:59:54.645+00:00I know it is shocking, I will not ever buy another...I know it is shocking, I will not ever buy another one of her books. Not that she cares but it's the only stand I can make lolCharleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549715891683100161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-40417791354209419212011-12-14T08:03:55.682+00:002011-12-14T08:03:55.682+00:00Just read the intro for "if this is paradise....Just read the intro for "if this is paradise..." and the concept and some of the lines are lifted straight out of Marian Keyes' short story "Under" from Further under the Duvet"<br /><br />Its massively blatant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-83776479795651987852011-06-01T15:49:15.186+01:002011-06-01T15:49:15.186+01:00I wouldn't read her - she's too light and ...I wouldn't read her - she's too light and chick-lit for me, but I am APPALLED that she is getting away with this. Well done for spotting all these blatant cases of plagiarism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-30340350450513243272011-06-01T12:36:29.372+01:002011-06-01T12:36:29.372+01:00This is the only book of hers I have read, but if ...This is the only book of hers I have read, but if you look at the reviews of her other books online people mention that they recognise the lines from other places so I guess she does it in those too...Charleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549715891683100161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-48910532480521904252011-06-01T12:28:27.897+01:002011-06-01T12:28:27.897+01:00Good work Charlee. Have you noticed anything simil...Good work Charlee. Have you noticed anything similar in her other books?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-79868197768140795482011-05-31T11:28:26.584+01:002011-05-31T11:28:26.584+01:00Thanks everyone for reading, it is very upsetting ...Thanks everyone for reading, it is very upsetting when you expect original work from someoen adn you are just given this. It does ruin the book for you. I'm pleased so many people read this though :) Nice to see you allCharleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549715891683100161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-59703579625117924952011-05-30T16:00:50.736+01:002011-05-30T16:00:50.736+01:00Im a Claudia Carroll fan , and i really enjoyed th...Im a Claudia Carroll fan , and i really enjoyed this novel - i recognised the hansel and gretel reference as im an avid fan of sex and the city and am watching it through at the moment.. im disappointed in claudia :(Alannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-48153140991801599092011-05-30T14:17:42.086+01:002011-05-30T14:17:42.086+01:00Hi Charlee, I heard about this in the Metro Herald...Hi Charlee, I heard about this in the Metro Herald in Dublin this morning too,and I'm delighted to have been directed to your blog - I'm enjoying reading your past posts! I must admit to being a Claudia Carroll fan, largely since she played Nicola in Irish soap 'Fair City ' for years - but I'm so annoyed at her blatant stealing of so many lines from American and UK sources! And her reply that 'Who knows what's original any more' is a ludicrous attempt to defend herself as a writer!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-74856888039439106372011-05-30T13:34:14.466+01:002011-05-30T13:34:14.466+01:00Here's a link to another blog which has the pa...Here's a link to another blog which has the page from Today's Dublin Metro newspaper... <br /><br />http://www.broadsheet.ie/2011/05/30/is-chick-lit-hit-spit-of-tv-script/<br /><br />Carroll has responded by saying "From my own dating experience these types of expressions come up all the time. Who knows what is original any more?"<br /><br />Let's hope HBO's lawyers take the same view!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-65686276529495643592011-05-30T11:39:01.665+01:002011-05-30T11:39:01.665+01:00I read about this story this morning and it really...I read about this story this morning and it really annoyed me. She denies lifting material from these shows but I mean come on, once you look at the examples you've given side by side there's no way anyone could believe she came up with this stuff from day to day life, no one really talks like that anyway! I've never read any of her books but I know the shows pretty well and I'm shocked that she thought she'd get away with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-490635085506808222011-05-30T08:08:42.460+01:002011-05-30T08:08:42.460+01:00Hi Charlee - I read about this in the Metro Herald...Hi Charlee - I read about this in the Metro Herald in Dublin... they mention your blog but no link (http://e-edition.metroherald.ie/2011/05/30/). I've never read anything from this author & probably never will but we need people like you calling these cheats out - hopefully the American producers/writers will take her to task.Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-7814356182995665052011-05-27T17:15:48.334+01:002011-05-27T17:15:48.334+01:00Hi thanks all for comments and reading it's go...Hi thanks all for comments and reading it's good to know I'm not the only one out raged by this. I hope something comes of it, I'll keep you all updated if I hear anythingCharleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549715891683100161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-31875783945152744042011-05-27T16:25:44.216+01:002011-05-27T16:25:44.216+01:00FYI, owner is Darren Star (also Melrose Place &...FYI, owner is Darren Star (also Melrose Place & Beverly Hills 90210) and HBO. HBO's website has an email area specifically for copyright infringement, so I dropped them a note.<br /><br />On a pleasant note, Charlee, I discovered your blog thru "Making Light" and am delighted. I look forward to future posts...ErickaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-71606369353340030342011-05-26T03:39:15.798+01:002011-05-26T03:39:15.798+01:00It's not HER publisher you need to be telling ...It's not HER publisher you need to be telling about this. It's the American and British companies that own the rights to the stuff she's stealing. Let them call in the big guns; they have standing to complain, which you don't (legally speaking).Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-41930236599912040802011-05-25T09:24:58.524+01:002011-05-25T09:24:58.524+01:00Thanks for sharing this. I will certainly give th...Thanks for sharing this. I will certainly give the book a miss!<br /><br />The plagiarized-from authors' publishers (producers, in the case of the TV shows) generally care a lot more than the plagiarizing author's publisher. But that's a lot of legwork for you to have to do.JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974691019739092440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-62394272593692994312011-05-24T17:54:34.854+01:002011-05-24T17:54:34.854+01:00That is gobsmacking, especially when you consider ...That is gobsmacking, especially when you consider the kicking that teenager Kavya Vinswanathan got for plagiarising Megan McCafferty: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kavya_Viswanathan<br /><br />Maybe it's easier to get away with stealing from tv than books ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-88498918447074683012011-05-23T20:06:39.917+01:002011-05-23T20:06:39.917+01:00It is so easy for writters to read something then ...It is so easy for writters to read something then 10 years down the road write a book and not even realize they are using someone elses words that is why I do not read unless it has no bearing on my Genre at all. I would hate to make that kind of mistake even by accident.<br />But to do it on purpose is not a very ethical thing to do shame on that author!Lauretta Beaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879280167074524285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-42696767249744489232011-05-23T19:53:15.169+01:002011-05-23T19:53:15.169+01:00I will not be buying another one I'm tempted t...I will not be buying another one I'm tempted to ask for the money back on this oneCharleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549715891683100161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-83661626901094191472011-05-23T19:48:21.248+01:002011-05-23T19:48:21.248+01:00Wow. Just W-O-W. So glad my friend Avery pointed...Wow. Just W-O-W. So glad my friend Avery pointed me in this direction. What a great post. I'll never buy her books. It's just not fair to the writers who actually think of the witty sayings. And I can't believe they keep coming up with them. Well, apparently, Claudia Carroll doesn't believe in herself enough to come up with her own ideas and dialogue. Such a shame.Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05032190902269914215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-83896019318439913562011-05-23T18:13:47.702+01:002011-05-23T18:13:47.702+01:00I could understand if it happened MAYBE once or tw...I could understand if it happened MAYBE once or twice--I'm sure every writer has accidentally written a line thinking it came straight out of their head and not realizing it was from a favorite show or book. <br />That many instances is blatant plagiarism. I'm surprised she hasn't been sued yet.Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737441502962855490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-67170425121691274862011-05-23T16:06:58.443+01:002011-05-23T16:06:58.443+01:00Wow good job on the tweets, looks like it's ge...Wow good job on the tweets, looks like it's getting around!enquirieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05886517840940935672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-36082303498268423632011-05-23T13:41:26.364+01:002011-05-23T13:41:26.364+01:00This is awful. Thanks for exposing it!This is awful. Thanks for exposing it!XDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02799365142925188816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-86852408275041871122011-05-23T11:42:53.157+01:002011-05-23T11:42:53.157+01:00I must admit, I've read Personally I Blame My ...I must admit, I've read Personally I Blame My Fairy Godmother and didn't even notice the quotes, but that could be because I've never read/watched Sex & The City. I can understand the odd reference to favourite TV shows, nods in that direction but to blantantly re-write so many lines is a bit shocking. That's shocking, and I must admit, you bringing it to light has made me lose a bit of respect for Claudia. It's one thing to do a cheeky nod in the direction of your favourite shows but to re-write lines that are the same as the show is blatant plagiarism. Wrong on so many different levels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8739888705828027884.post-37205976323663161612011-05-23T11:39:45.079+01:002011-05-23T11:39:45.079+01:00Once I noticed it once i couldn't stop noticin...Once I noticed it once i couldn't stop noticing it all the way through!Charleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549715891683100161noreply@blogger.com