The context of my response was the parent comment, which mentioned academic writing in comparison. I haven't read any of this author's books nor have I read th

The context of my response was the parent comment, which mentioned academic writing in comparison. I haven't read any of this author's books nor have I read the books he is supposed to have lifted these phrases from. So I don't really have an opinion on this particular case. I guess it would depend on whether he has reused more than some isolated sequences of words from a particular novel. What makes a novel unique for me is mostly the story and the characters.