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Originally Posted by ficbot
Dale, you still have not answered my question  Some of these authors were already quite famous/popular before Oprah found them. Wasn't Steinbeck one of her picks? So, you avoid Steinbeck because Oprah likes him too? Or you avoid Anne-Marie McDonald (who was well-known in Canada years before Oprah) just because Oprah likes her? Do you avoid food too, because Oprah likes food? Do you avoid red, because Oprah wears that colour? And you say her audience is a bunch of sheep? Sounds like you are. Why not judge a book on its own merits and decide for yourself whether it's worth your time? |
I think Dale is on your side, heh.
For me, it's not because she
likes them. It's the fact that she says, "buy it," and millions pretty much just do it. I don't want to be like that. Even among my friends, several people will have to tell me to read a book before I actually do. The only problem I actually have with Oprah herself I wrote above (switching to classics when she has the power to introduce new authors to the world)
And I
should just give them a chance on their own merits, but I just can't. Would never stop anyone else from doing so either.
Except for Dan Brown. I'll tell you all day long why you shouldn't read his books. And the Bible Code, uggh.