What’s this? Controversy in CanLit?

9 comments on “What’s this? Controversy in CanLit?”

1. Zoe says:
   February 15th, 2006 at 1:17 am

   Ryan’s review was quite astute – kudos. The only thing worse than reading this book, I imagine, was having to listen to her at the launch say things like: “If I knew how hard it was to write a novel, I never would’ve done it!”, “In London you can really tell that there are class differences, it’s not like in Toronto. You can smell the really cheap laundry soap on people!” and “interviewing celebrities is like being a hooker!” Gems, all of them. It was difficult to keep from stabbing myself in the eye with my cocktail stir-stick.

2. cfg says:
   February 15th, 2006 at 3:05 pm

   For the love of god, no more posts about McLaren or that lamentable book. this kind of thing boosts sales, and that woman’s 15 mintues is way, way over.

3. MJ says:
   February 16th, 2006 at 10:32 am

   Whatever people may think about McLaren or her book, she certainly seems to have hit the nail on the head about Bigge. All his ridiculous review does is confirm that he is a envious loser who wants to get famous any way he can. That “review” is not about her at all — it’s about him!

4. Funnypants says:
   February 16th, 2006 at 2:19 pm

   “McLaren is a provocative pool toy that is kept inflated only by the warm air of the chattering classes.”

   Best. Line. Ever.

5. Trent guy says:
   February 16th, 2006 at 2:36 pm

   Her weekly columns are pure pulp. Didn’t Wendy Mesley once go after her. I went to school with her at Trent. NO One
   could stand her there either.

6. Gawker says:
   February 16th, 2006 at 2:52 pm

   She’s terrible, no doubt. And Wendy Mesley is hotter.

7. James says:
   February 16th, 2006 at 8:37 pm

   ooo, Wendy Mesley is way hotter, especially with her new short pixie ‘do.

8. Kevin C says:
   February 26th, 2006 at 1:18 am

   Hey,

   I probably have much the same weariness with this author everyone else has, but I often wonder why the same angry shit never seems to stick to male airheads at the same or (let’s face it) higher altitudes — McFarlane, Brown, Solomon, Stromboulopodude. And Zoe’s launch quotes are gold in a way that makes me wonder if this isn’t the first case of accidental performance art.

   And leave Wendy Mesley alone. Not her fault she’s cute, (or Leah’s for that matter).

9. Sara says:
   March 20th, 2006 at 1:10 pm

   Wendy Mesly looks like a man with short hair.

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