Reclusive novelist appears on 'Oprah'

[Ya Sam]

>In your next incarnation, try enjoying the literature you enjoy *without*
>the added spice of knowing how very pure, how very far above the vulgar
>scrum of commerce, it is. Trust me: it still tastes pretty good.
>

Can't agree. It is exactly this vulgar scrum of commerce (the Oprah's logo, 
the bookmark, what next: action figures?) which is 'added spice'. Before 
that 'The Road' was just a book by Cormac McCarthy. This one, besides being 
McCarthy's book, is also a commodity of Oprah's empire, and I don't want it. 
She could have advertised it on her show without 'appropriating' it, the 
sales would have increased OK.

McCarthy's text tastes good, you're right, but Oprah's packaging is liable 
to spoil my appetite. I don't think I would buy a sandwich wrapped in toilet 
paper.

And I am pretty much satisfied with my present incarnation.

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