Ha! Take that, Oprah!
So, check this scam out. Oprah puts together a book club on TV, right. And, then, all of a sudden, out of nowhere, she just so happens to write a book. Oh, that's waaaaaay too pretty a coincidence for my tastes, Ms. Wimfrey!
So, here's this international superstar, Oprah Wimfrey. She's already got her pockets into just about every media industry there is. She has a hit talk show, a hit magazine (O), a hit website (www.bigo.com), a hit cable channel dedicated to women (Oxygen), top-selling weight-loss snacks, a best-selling line of women's fitness shoes, a top-selling face cream, a Do-It-Herself Handywoman line of power tools, a successful Infomercial production company, an office supplies company (she invented Liquid Paper), a movie studio (Beloved, Native Son), a type of fast food (wimfries), a Vegas water show (O), an international treaty company (she's the one behind the success of the Hague Protocol, aka the Warsaw Convention), and a successful singing career (she invented the c-sharp).
So, agreed — she's incredible. Is there nothing she can't do? (Whistle. And, she's allergic to saltpeter actually.)
But, this goes a little far.
So, the only reason she puts together this huge book club is because she knows she's about to write a book. The idea of course is she can get the book picked by the bookclub (and she can promote it at her car shows — ExpO 2001). And, that's wrong. I thought the purpose of book clubs was to read — not to give Oprah more money! I don't remember Mrs. Harrington, my 2nd grade reading teacher, telling us to take out our primers and give Oprah our lunch money! (Although, I sure hope Oprah doesn't read this review because this will give her an idea. She could start coming out with her own line of lunch packs — Snack-O-Lunch.)
Well, the joke's on Oprah. Despite her intentions, this book never got picked on the Oprah book club! I don't know if this was a mistake or if the writers of her show thought the same as I do — but they left it out. I wish I was watching the show that day! (I missed it because of that thing with the cat.) Imagine Oprah's face when she announced the book club book and it wasn't hers. I wonder if she said anything.
Anyway, the book's no good. It's all just a money scam. If you really want to get some great Oprah stuff, you should check out the action figures (I love them! Kind-fu grip! She'll spank you with kisses!) or the breakfast cereal (O O's — I just love the comercial for it! "Honey, what's for breakfast?" "O O's." "Uh oh, what? What's wrong?" I know that's caused a lot of confusion with me and my wife a bunch of times, too!)
