Reclusive novelist appears on 'Oprah'

[Jasper]

I don't mind commerce or even greed, but I agree *that *producing an 
edition called "*The Road (Oprah's Book Club)" with the l*ittle Oprah 
badge on the cover is annoying, and seems like *appropriation of the 
work by somebody who did nothing more than approve of it on TV.  **I 
suspect we all might be surprised by the number of dim bulbs who believe 
Oprah had something to do with the book's authorship.

And I too enjoy my present incarnation.
*
Ya Sam wrote:
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>
> 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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