Comments on: Thanks for Oprah: The Oprah Meme http://freerangelibrarian.com/2004/11/22/thanks-for-oprah-the-oprah-meme/ K.G. Schneider's blog on librarianship, writing, and everything else Sun, 20 May 2012 03:37:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: K.G. Schneider http://freerangelibrarian.com/2004/11/22/thanks-for-oprah-the-oprah-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-204499 K.G. Schneider Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:40:22 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2004/11/22/thanks-for-oprah-the-oprah-meme/#comment-204499 Bie, "the Deep End of the Ocean" was wonderful. I fully agree. Bie, “the Deep End of the Ocean” was wonderful. I fully agree.

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]]> By: Alex http://freerangelibrarian.com/2004/11/22/thanks-for-oprah-the-oprah-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-915 Alex Mon, 29 Nov 2004 03:27:23 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2004/11/22/thanks-for-oprah-the-oprah-meme/#comment-915 It is easy to be a snob about a TV celebrity like Oprah, but I say anyone who is encouraging people to read is doing a great thing. I hope you try East of Eden sometime soon--I think it is one of the great novels. Anna Karenina is a good read too, but once you've tried it you'll see why I laughed when you mentioned it as a good book to read on the train... It is easy to be a snob about a TV celebrity like Oprah, but I say anyone who is encouraging people to read is doing a great thing.

I hope you try East of Eden sometime soon–I think it is one of the great novels. Anna Karenina is a good read too, but once you’ve tried it you’ll see why I laughed when you mentioned it as a good book to read on the train…

]]> By: Julie http://freerangelibrarian.com/2004/11/22/thanks-for-oprah-the-oprah-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-914 Julie Wed, 24 Nov 2004 22:33:02 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2004/11/22/thanks-for-oprah-the-oprah-meme/#comment-914 She can't please all the people all the time . . . I *really* enjoyed _I Know This Much is True_ by Wally Lamb and wouldn't have discovered the book without Oprah. Barbara Kingsolver rocks as well. And if you read some Frantzen you'll see that he's a little, uh, odd. His eccentricities help his writing--but he's not the best dinner company. I can't imagine that Chuck Palahniuk would welcome Oprah into his life, either, but that doesn't make him a bad person! She can’t please all the people all the time . . .
I *really* enjoyed _I Know This Much is True_ by Wally Lamb and wouldn’t have discovered the book without Oprah.

Barbara Kingsolver rocks as well. And if you read some Frantzen you’ll see that he’s a little, uh, odd. His eccentricities help his writing–but he’s not the best dinner company. I can’t imagine that Chuck Palahniuk would welcome Oprah into his life, either, but that doesn’t make him a bad person!

]]> By: Nancy Dwoyer http://freerangelibrarian.com/2004/11/22/thanks-for-oprah-the-oprah-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-913 Nancy Dwoyer Wed, 24 Nov 2004 12:49:05 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2004/11/22/thanks-for-oprah-the-oprah-meme/#comment-913 As a librarian, how can you argue with Oprah and how she has generated an interest in reading? The people who say her choices are terrible are probably the ones who won't let their children read graphic novels or Babysitter's Club books!! I say let them read, because that is the way to keep them reading. I did enjoy EAST OF EDEN. As a librarian, how can you argue with Oprah and how she has generated an interest in reading? The people who say her choices are terrible are probably the ones who won’t let their children read graphic novels or Babysitter’s Club books!! I say let them read, because that is the way to keep them reading.
I did enjoy EAST OF EDEN.

]]> By: Anna http://freerangelibrarian.com/2004/11/22/thanks-for-oprah-the-oprah-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-912 Anna Wed, 24 Nov 2004 00:32:33 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2004/11/22/thanks-for-oprah-the-oprah-meme/#comment-912 I discovered early on that the Oprah Book Club sticker was a great warning to steer clear of that title. Not my favorite flavor of books, by any means. I discovered early on that the Oprah Book Club sticker was a great warning to steer clear of that title. Not my favorite flavor of books, by any means.

]]> By: Meredith http://freerangelibrarian.com/2004/11/22/thanks-for-oprah-the-oprah-meme/comment-page-1/#comment-911 Meredith Tue, 23 Nov 2004 03:23:11 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2004/11/22/thanks-for-oprah-the-oprah-meme/#comment-911 Right on! I think Oprah has exposed a lot of people to quality literature who may never have been otherwise, and I've found that most people who criticize her choices tend never to have seen the list. I don't know how anyone can say Tolstoy, Garcia Marquez, Allende, McCullers, Kingsolver, or most of the others aren't "good authors". I've read many of these books, and was thrilled that she brought attention to Carson McCullers, who is certainly a lesser known author and one of my favorites. How wonderful that someone is using their celebrity to encourage people to read! Right on! I think Oprah has exposed a lot of people to quality literature who may never have been otherwise, and I’ve found that most people who criticize her choices tend never to have seen the list. I don’t know how anyone can say Tolstoy, Garcia Marquez, Allende, McCullers, Kingsolver, or most of the others aren’t “good authors”. I’ve read many of these books, and was thrilled that she brought attention to Carson McCullers, who is certainly a lesser known author and one of my favorites. How wonderful that someone is using their celebrity to encourage people to read!

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