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Originally Posted by delphidb96
It's simple really. Oprah's a tireless self-promotion talk-show hostess, in the vein of Martha Stewart. The only problem is that Martha Stewart actually *has* something of value to offer and Oprah has only her mouth and her (to my mind) stupid opinions. But, for some truly incomprehensible reason, the American viewing public is entranced by her so the rest of us must suffer.
Derek
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I was going to say, you best not be dissing my girl Martha!
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Originally Posted by DaleDe
In particular I would guess you think the authors should suffer since boycotting takes bread from their table. How to the rest of us suffer with what Oprah does? I don't even see her as a blip and haven't found any duress so far. Is it really so simple?
Dale
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Going on Oprah will make millions for any author. The few people who don't read what she recommends will barely be a blip on their radar. Honestly, I think my biggest problem with her book club was that she stopped it (for whatever reason), then brought it back up after reading East of Eden, then decided to do a classic run. The whole greatness of her program was new authors got a shot.
And don't forget the "Million Little Pieces" scandal...