tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post2679168941741948656..comments2024-02-27T13:06:28.163+01:00Comments on love german books: Axolotl Roadkill: My Final Wordkjdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16236984779717127341noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-58394923358886314422010-08-07T06:47:02.529+02:002010-08-07T06:47:02.529+02:00There are two separate issues at stake here. The f...There are two separate issues at stake here. The first is that Hegemann shouldn't have lifted from other people's work without crediting them. She got caught, she owned up, and now they're credited. I know I'm going to get more anonymous comments on this, but she didn't harm anyone. She didn't put a bomb under anyone's car, she didn't steal anyone's boyfriend, Elisabeth Förster-Nietzschenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-7251731177981495842010-03-07T18:01:00.952+01:002010-03-07T18:01:00.952+01:00it is a book, nothing more.
stop beeing so moralis...it is a book, nothing more.<br />stop beeing so moralisticAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-70303157112870191242010-02-22T09:28:40.681+01:002010-02-22T09:28:40.681+01:00I'm not the first to say that, Anonymous; the ...I'm not the first to say that, Anonymous; the critic Iris Radisch explains the phenomenon in some detail in DIE ZEIT, looking at the way other critics have dismissed her and the language they use to do so.<br /><br />If you look at some of the abuse she's got from the general public and the way it focuses on her hair and her general appearance, I'd say gender is very much a factor kjdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236984779717127341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-382729086979057222010-02-21T19:15:29.831+01:002010-02-21T19:15:29.831+01:00I see your rationalization but please don't pl...I see your rationalization but please don't play the sex card; It's a cheap argument.("Unless, of course, people don't like seeing young women being successful in such a spectacular way".)<br /><br />I think it's irresponsible from her part to use someone's "diary" (the blog) and don't give any credit. At least provide a general appreciation or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-25914790152249572010-02-18T22:12:16.860+01:002010-02-18T22:12:16.860+01:00That's me, rational. Remember the big extra su...That's me, rational. Remember the big extra suitcase on your next trip, Harvey.kjdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236984779717127341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-43986440219561239152010-02-18T16:00:05.948+01:002010-02-18T16:00:05.948+01:00I echo Clitora's appreciation for your rationa...I echo Clitora's appreciation for your rational response to this imbroglio. As a result, the book is still on my must read list.Harvey Morrellhttp://mehrgedanken.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-10606377986776582192010-02-18T15:50:34.043+01:002010-02-18T15:50:34.043+01:00Nice to be appreciated. Those people who've fa...Nice to be appreciated. Those people who've failed to see the nuances, I suspect, are those who haven't read the book.kjdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236984779717127341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-19529869353955864442010-02-18T15:43:57.454+01:002010-02-18T15:43:57.454+01:00Kate, just wanted to say that I've enjoyed rea...Kate, just wanted to say that I've enjoyed reading your cool-headed and rational response to this whole fiasco. I've read the book too and I also think it's brilliant, regardless of how it came about. Although I'm not condoning Hegemann's failure to credit her sources, I think that lots of people have failed to recognise the nuances of the situation and it's been great to Clitorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223736448329202327noreply@blogger.com