tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29190764.post4344609170236782438..comments2023-10-05T08:40:16.708-07:00Comments on Did You Ever Get the Feeling...: Mmmm....books...Jennfactor 10http://www.blogger.com/profile/10945088220058417541noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29190764.post-47614823853383711702007-05-23T07:51:00.000-07:002007-05-23T07:51:00.000-07:00I'm jaded about Oprah and her whole book thingy. I...I'm jaded about Oprah and her whole book thingy. I agree that she got a lot of women reading, but in my opinion she promoted a lot of CRAP, some authors that probably wouldn't have made it with out her. Like the guy who wrote the "non fiction" who turned out to be a big liar. The sad part is that people probably still bought the book to see what all the hubbub was about.<BR/><BR/>The other thing I didn't like (I read a lot of her book club books), was that a lot of the books has sexual abuse/incest a a theme ( I noticed that quite a few of Toni Morrison's books had a lot of sex abuse as underlying themes... I don't get it). Now, I did stop reading her club books because of this so I really couldn't tell you what kind of books they have been for about 6 years now. I would think that for someone who has suffered incest and sexual abuse (like me), and has supposedly come to terms with her demons... that she wouldn't need to continue to bring that to light... in a fiction. Just my humble opinion. I have my own demons, I don't need to relive them by reading fiction... and to have my nose rubbed in it w/o warning.<BR/><BR/>One was about a brother and sister... the sister had a sick obsession with her brother and as part of the resolution of the story/ending he slept with her "so that she could move on with her life". Give me a freaking break, what a load of crap. That was the last Oprah book I read, I was so pissed I wasted all that money.<BR/><BR/>Anywho... off the soap box , sorry about the mini rant I have issues with Oprah... I agree that only reading one author is so silly!<BR/><BR/>I am a bargain book junkie and have found some really good books just buy shooping price alone. ;)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14740023628746877368noreply@blogger.com