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The result was: withdrawn by nominator, closed by BlueMoonset (talk) 03:21, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

Layover (novel)

 * ... that unlike Doris Lessing, Margaret Atwood and Fay Weldon's "would-be female nut cases", Layover's heroine "doesn't set off on her journey needing to shuck her good-wife persona"? Source: "With '"Layover," Zeidner joins the ranks of Doris Lessing, Margaret Atwood and Fay Weldon, all of whom have written in the women-spiraling-into-madness genre. But Claire is something new. Unlike would-be female nut cases from an earlier time, she doesn't set off on her journey needing to shuck her good-wife persona"
 * Reviewed: Susan Dynarski
 * Comment: Moved to mainspace on 12 January 2017; I haven't created an article for Zeidner as I'm not sure whether she meets the relevant guideline.

Moved to mainspace by Espresso Addict (talk). Self-nominated at 02:14, 16 January 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg 50.7% copyvios confidence. I would recommend cutting down a bit on the direct quotations of reviews, or use paraphrasing. The article is easily long enough and there are otherwise no problems. feminist (talk) 04:51, 25 January 2017 (UTC)


 * I'd like a second opinion on this. I don't feel the length of the cited quotations is either a copyright problem or a problem in terms of an article about a novel, where most of the content should be what reviewers say about it. Espresso Addict (talk) 03:33, 30 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Stylistically, about 50% of the article consists of quotations, including multiple blockquotes, which I would say is excessive. In terms of copyright problems, for Austin Chronicle, Booklist, Publishers Weekly the quotes all exceed 10% of the original. Nikkimaria (talk) 14:19, 12 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol possible vote.svg Requested second opinion confirms that this is an issue that needs to be addressed. BlueMoonset (talk) 00:25, 27 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Symbol delete vote.svg Thanks for the feedback, Nikkimaria. I don't have time to work in this right now so I will withdraw it. Espresso Addict (talk) 22:20, 11 March 2017 (UTC)