Talk:William Gay (author)

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Good LORD - some serious NPOV problems here. Entire article reads like a positive review. Very little neutral language. Please fix. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.248.117.78 (talk • contribs) 09:57, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot 19:59, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Citation misuse
The 3rd citation is erroneous. It is used to support, "Gay was recognized and marketed as "the real thing," a new Larry Brown."

Regarding marketing, the cited New York Times review contains only: ...Gay is referred to, in the marketing material accompanying the review copy of this book, as '' a truly original talent -- already being compared to Cormac McCarthy. ''

The review goes on to use the contradiction in the marketing material (how can one be truly original and also be like Cormac McCarthy?) to make a point about a weakness in the book, not a strength. MxBuster (talk) 19:06, 9 April 2023 (UTC)