you want pathos?

[rone]

Oprah's latest book club selection seems to not deserve its non-fiction billing.

I wonder how Oprah will react to this information, not because i give a crap about Oprah, but because i wonder if she thinks it matters enough to make a fuss about it.

Comments

fuckheads

[lammah.livejournal.com]

Indeed. Anybody who pawns such a set of lies for millions deserves a very unkind fate. Of course, now that he's successful, I hope he "relapes" and finds himself crack-addled and penniless when he dies.

Maybe this will kill the Oprah book club done good. My wife still hasn't forgiven her for the recommendation for "THe Deep End Of The Ocean", which she found unreadable. But then again, there's nothing better that people love than being lied to. It's too bad I value the ability to be able to sleep at night. I like to think Oprah's had at least one sleepless night for unleashing "Dr." Phil McGraw on the world.

*spit*

Re: fuckheads

[glitter-ninja.livejournal.com]

Indeed. Anybody who pawns such a set of lies for millions deserves a very unkind fate.

Fiction is a set of lies. Are all fiction writers fuckheads? Or just the ones who make millions?

Celebrities aren't really the way they appear in interviews, movies, and magazines. Fuckheads, one and all?

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

I think he meant peddling lies as truth. For millions or for chump change, it still deserves punishment.

Yes, celebrities are fuckheads if they cultivate public personae that are far removed from who they really are. Just like anyone else.