tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post4992972789037689973..comments2023-10-22T05:36:43.797-05:00Comments on Her Book Self: The Raven's Bridelisa :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11429572773434109490noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-69813831244467886232011-09-02T11:35:13.055-05:002011-09-02T11:35:13.055-05:00Both books sound interesting, to be honest, but it...Both books sound interesting, to be honest, but it's a shame they are so similar. The Raven bride is certainly a better title, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-72241915689186881682011-08-31T19:38:31.812-05:002011-08-31T19:38:31.812-05:00This makes me want to read Raven's Bride AND T...This makes me want to read Raven's Bride AND The Very Young Mrs. Poe. Poe is someone I'm fascinated with anyway and it would be a treat to find out more about the woman whom he loved and inspired him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-62049189263444033342011-08-31T11:18:47.586-05:002011-08-31T11:18:47.586-05:00Hi Undine - I was previously unaware of O'Neal...Hi Undine - I was previously unaware of O'Neal's novel so thank you for alerting me to the issue. I was able to find an interview with Lenore Hart (<a href="http://www.bookslut.com/features/2011_05_017609.php" rel="nofollow">here</a>) in which she compares and contrasts her own work with <i>The Very Young Mrs. Poe</i>. She claims that she read only biographies before composing her first draft and then embarking on the study of other fictional works about Virginia Clem Poe. I really can't attest to how much was taken from biography versus how much may have been added or influenced in Hart's later drafts by O'Neal's descriptions. Interestingly enough, what I most enjoyed about Hart's take on the story was the fact that it was told directly from Virginia's perspective and the element of the supernatural. I'm curious about your opinion on Hart's comments in the interview and I will have to seek out <i>The Very Young Mrs. Poe</i> to form a more solid opinion on the issue. <br /><br />Alexis - Does this persuade you to want to read either or both book(s)?lisa :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11429572773434109490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-10592832544546758012011-08-30T22:38:31.631-05:002011-08-30T22:38:31.631-05:00Very interesting. I look forward to a future revi...Very interesting. I look forward to a future review.Alexis @ Reflections of a Bookaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13745513625965620545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-54459797208027479402011-08-30T07:44:16.098-05:002011-08-30T07:44:16.098-05:00The problem with "Raven's Bride" is ...The problem with "Raven's Bride" is that great parts of it were lifted wholesale from a 1956 novel about Virginia, Cothburn O'Neal's "The Very Young Mrs. Poe." I wrote about these similarities on several posts on my blog (I have the link to my main essay on the subject below,) but if you're interested, I recommend that you read both books together, if you can find a copy of the O'Neal novel. It's really the most blatant case of plagiarism I've ever seen.<br /><br />http://worldofpoe.blogspot.com/2011/03/my-little-longfellow-war.htmlUndinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.com