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charliesmum) wrote2005-06-06 02:34 pm
charliesmum) wrote2005-06-06 02:34 pm
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Dear Oprah:
Why, oh why can't you pick a cheerful book for once? I mean, yes, Faulkner, good writer, stood the test of time, classic, blah blah blah, but you know what? There are plenty of good books out there that aren't about depressed people doing depressing things, and you are doing a disservice to literature as a whole when you keep spreading the belief that depressing=classic. There are a lot of impressionable people out there, Oprah, who believe everything you say, as evidenced by the fact that people are buying Faulkner books right now. Why not use this influence to market the books that are well written and thoughtful and actually have humor and a happy ending?
I have read a few books that you've pushed in the past, Oprah, and while I won't deny their literary qualifications I found many of them to be heavy-handed with the whole 'life kind of sucks' symbolism.
So stop it. It's annoying.
Why, oh why can't you pick a cheerful book for once? I mean, yes, Faulkner, good writer, stood the test of time, classic, blah blah blah, but you know what? There are plenty of good books out there that aren't about depressed people doing depressing things, and you are doing a disservice to literature as a whole when you keep spreading the belief that depressing=classic. There are a lot of impressionable people out there, Oprah, who believe everything you say, as evidenced by the fact that people are buying Faulkner books right now. Why not use this influence to market the books that are well written and thoughtful and actually have humor and a happy ending?
I have read a few books that you've pushed in the past, Oprah, and while I won't deny their literary qualifications I found many of them to be heavy-handed with the whole 'life kind of sucks' symbolism.
So stop it. It's annoying.
Have not read any of her picks, or at lest none of those mentioned.
Re: Have not read any of her picks, or at lest none of those mentioned.