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Tiberious aka Sparkles · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: I'm one cool cat!

Last winter I was looking for a copy of one of my favorite novels, East of Eden, but the only one available at the time bore Oprah's self-righteous seal of approval. I loathe Oprah for reasons manifold, and couldn't bring myself to purchase what I considered a tainted edition of Steinbeck's classic.

Was I being nitpicky? Possibly. But I knew there was no way I'd be able to, every time I picked up the book, look at that cover and be able to live with myself.

And you?

Sparkles*_*

flotsam · Joined: 28 Mar 2006

Rather than elaborate on my thoughts, I will simply say: second!

I just do not trust that woman. She is up to something, nefarious.

And you have no idea how hard it was not to vote huffs gas.

Milwaukiedave · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong

Oprah is the devil!

Wait...no...Bill Gates is the devil!!

Wait...no..George W. Bush is the devil!!!

Tiberious aka Sparkles · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: I'm one cool cat!

I wonder if the day will come that Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is vouchsafed with McDonald's('s) Happy Meal Book of the Month logo.

Sparkles*_*

huffdaddy · Joined: 25 Nov 2005

Woland · Joined: 10 May 2006 Location: Seoul

Not at full price from a real bookstore, and probably not reduced at a secondhand bookstore that I respected (I'd be embarassed in front of owners I know), but maybe at a garage sale - "paperbacks 50 cents each". Maybe then I'd grab it.

How much does the Oprah's seal lower the value of the book for you is the question?

OiGirl · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun

What about children's books (DK, classics, and others) from Chik-Fil-A? Even if it's a great book, and almost nothing at the used book store, it still feels like promoting the Mormon church.

pet lover · Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Location: not in Seoul

Yeah, I totallyl despise her for encouraging people to read. Now everyone is out buying and reading books when they should be watching television instead. Rolling Eyes

Tiberious aka Sparkles · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: I'm one cool cat!

VanIslander · Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 3:57 pm Post subject:

get a knife

problem solved

Tiberious aka Sparkles · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: I'm one cool cat!

VanIslander · Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 4:43 pm Post subject:

pet lover · Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Location: not in Seoul

[quote="Tiberious aka SparklesIf the general American populace needs Oprah to tell them to what read, then surely there is no hope.

Sparkles*_*[/quote]

And by the same reckoning, all hope is lost because all those danged public school teachers over there tell kids what books to read and goodness knows the kids are our FUTURE for crying out loud!

That Oprah recommends books is not a bad thing. She is encouraging reading. That's good. Not bad. She is not TELLING people to read ONLY certain books and no others.

RACETRAITOR · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

I'm sure Oprah has good intentions, but she's certainly wielding a lot more power than anyone deserves over everyone's reading habits. People should read things that aren't recommended to them. They should be reading things they're forbidden from reading. If Oprah ever starts a shiatlist I'll read every book on it.

Tiberious aka Sparkles · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: I'm one cool cat!