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I'd never heard of the book before seeing it free at Amazon - I downloaded it (someone might want to read it) without looking at the description. Then saw the controversy over it here .... that night, I saw it on the Recommended Picks/Big Sellers shelves at Barnes & Noble (along with a number of book that I do know are quite good).
Frankly it reminds me of an Oprah pick - so-so story line and poor writing skills (often no grasp of grammar) and little editing. I swear her books are picked based on how much of a hard luck story the author might have, not on any actual merit to the books themselves. Which begs the question - why not have her audition people for their hard luck stories, then get a good ghostwriter to turn it into a book, rather than recommending what is often a 3rd grade level reading experience (one written by a 3rd grader, as well, not just at that reading level as most newspapers try to target).
The book sells well (then again, so do most Oprah picks ... after they are featured) and someone out there likes it (even if it's just the editors/pubisher and whoever sets up the shelves at B&N).
But I see no need to either berate the person posting the free offer or denigrate the book as one that could not sell at a zero price (it's selling for that high hardback price just fine, it seems).
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