Comments on G. P. Taylor gets the boot.TypePad2005-10-06T17:32:03ZLeilahttps://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/bookshelves_of_doom/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/bookshelves_of_doom/2005/10/g_p_taylor_gets/comments/atom.xml/Maureen commented on 'G. P. Taylor gets the boot.'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e200d8348fb14469e22005-10-07T08:04:10Z2007-08-18T19:54:45ZMaureen http://bookglutton.blog-city.com/You are so right. I tried to read Shadowmancer when it first came out - there was so much hype...<p>You are so right. I tried to read <i>Shadowmancer</i> when it first came out - there was so much hype about it - but I gave up very quickly. It's truly awful. </p>
<p>His language and behavior in the school was incredibly bad (even worse than the BBC reported) because as The Telegraph reported:<br />
"The seven staff who were present were very embarrassed and uncomfortable with what was being said and called for a senior member of staff who, having heard some of it, then called the session to a halt.<br />
"At the encouragement of Mr Taylor, the children became, not unnaturally, very excitable. This type of behaviour is not what we expect of a visitor." The school said parents and governors supported the decision.</p>
<p>The head teacher, Barbara Vann, said: "We know children will use inappropriate language but we don't have staff using that language.</p>
<p>"Mr Taylor is a national novelist and I would expect him to be able to speak to young people without using that sort of language. </p>
<p>"His language was going to go even further but he stopped himself. He started to use the F word and that is not acceptable in a school environment."</p>leila commented on 'G. P. Taylor gets the boot.'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e200d8348f9b4c69e22005-10-06T18:33:11Z2007-08-18T19:09:24Zleilahttp://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.comThat's so weird--Josh and I have been watching DVDs of Little Britain for the last two days. Ha. Stupid G.P....<p>That's so weird--Josh and I have been watching DVDs of <i>Little Britain</i> for the last two days. Ha. Stupid G.P. Taylor.</p>tracy commented on 'G. P. Taylor gets the boot.'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e200d8348f984f69e22005-10-06T17:36:58Z2007-08-18T19:09:55Ztracyhttp://durteemartini.blogs.comCNN reports that he also told them HP is gay. http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/10/06/potter.gay.reut/index.html<p>CNN reports that he also told them HP is gay.<br />
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