Book Club re-vote for 'Debut Author' category?

[ufcasey]

tacokick has brought to our attention an article about 'AJ Finn', the author of our April book "The Woman in the Window" for Book Club:
pandce.proboards.com/thread/606743/article-finn-author-woman-window

Based on the crazy found in that article (and warning, it does spoil that book) - should we proceed with reading "The Woman in the Window" for book club in April or should we switch it up? I've added a poll, it closes at midnight on Friday.


As an FYI only:
Our original poll for this category can be found here 
Our book club picks for this year are listed here

[tacokick]

I’m fine either way. He did write the book and while he apparently behaves in a truly bizarre way and get away with it it doesn’t seem like any trickery went into getting the book deal. I can see not wanting to give him royalties if you were planning on buying the book though.

Anyway I voted

[leeba25]

Hhmmmm........ I’m fine with either .... they’re both on my to-read list, and both look good. There There looks pretty compelling, especially in light of the cuckoo news about this other guy!

[ufcasey]

Feb 6, 2019 22:47:37 GMT -5 tacokick said:

I’m fine either way. He did write the book and while he apparently behaves in a truly bizarre way and get away with it it doesn’t seem like any trickery went into getting the book deal. I can see not wanting to give him royalties if you were planning on buying the book though.

Anyway I voted

The article did also say that it seemed like he ripped the idea for the book off of a movie:

"An American woman in mid-career, a psychologist with a Ph.D. and professional experience of psychopathy, is trapped in her large home by agoraphobia. She has been there for about a year, after a personal trauma. If she tries to go outside, the world spins. She drinks too much, and recklessly combines alcohol and anti-anxiety medication. Police officers distrust her judgment. Online, she plays chess and contributes to a forum for stress-sufferers, a place where danger lies.

This is the setup for “Copycat,” a spirited 1995 thriller, set in San Francisco, starring Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter. It also describes “The Woman in the Window.” In “Copycat,” the psychologist’s forum log-in is She Doc. In “Window,” it’s THEDOCTORISIN."

That kind of put me off too. But I'm leaving it up to the board to decide either way

[secretlyevil]

I wanted to vote for go with the runner up but my finger brushed the top and now I can’t change my vote.

[krystee]

Yeah, I am not reading anything by this dude. Lying about dead parents and brain cancer is beyond the pale.

[tacokick]

Feb 7, 2019 19:03:21 GMT -5 ufcasey said:

Feb 6, 2019 22:47:37 GMT -5 tacokick said:

I’m fine either way. He did write the book and while he apparently behaves in a truly bizarre way and get away with it it doesn’t seem like any trickery went into getting the book deal. I can see not wanting to give him royalties if you were planning on buying the book though.

Anyway I voted

The article did also say that it seemed like he ripped the idea for the book off of a movie:

"An American woman in mid-career, a psychologist with a Ph.D. and professional experience of psychopathy, is trapped in her large home by agoraphobia. She has been there for about a year, after a personal trauma. If she tries to go outside, the world spins. She drinks too much, and recklessly combines alcohol and anti-anxiety medication. Police officers distrust her judgment. Online, she plays chess and contributes to a forum for stress-sufferers, a place where danger lies.

This is the setup for “Copycat,” a spirited 1995 thriller, set in San Francisco, starring Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter. It also describes “The Woman in the Window.” In “Copycat,” the psychologist’s forum log-in is She Doc. In “Window,” it’s THEDOCTORISIN."

That kind of put me off too. But I'm leaving it up to the board to decide either way

That is true. And copying a movie called Copycat sounds exactly like something he would do.

The whole thing is so wacky!!

[ufcasey]

Feb 7, 2019 19:36:12 GMT -5 secretlyevil said:

I wanted to vote for go with the runner up but my finger brushed the top and now I can’t change my vote.

I'll make the one-vote adjustment when determining the final decision

[aurora]

I'm pretty sure I picked There There last time, so I'll take this opportunity to vote for it again.

Thanks for bringing this up!

[aurora]

Ok, I actually went back and read the article.

There are too many books out there I want to read to waste supporting someone like "Flynn". I removed it from my library hold list.

I'm also really into supporting diverse authors these days, so There There is especially compelling.

[Gato]

There There gets my vote. It’s great!

[wildrice]

Honestly I read the woman in the window last year and did not like it. I don't understand the hype. It was fairly predictable and just really average

[ufcasey]

Looks like the winner is "There There" - I'll update the Book Club list