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Book Club Dud

January 10th, 2006 by Funky Dung

I've never thought much of Oprah's book club, having tried to read one of her horrible recommendations (It was a gift.). It seems her latest "must read" is a load of baloney being passed off as autobiographical. I wonder if she'll admit she's been had.

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Jerry Nora wrote:

Ah yes, the ol' "Speaks less to the mind, and more to the sphincter" book. Now I know the culprit.
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Posted 10 Jan 2006 at 12:19 pm ¶

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From Ales Rarus - A Rare Bird, A Strange Duck, One Funky Blog » Into the Frey on 22 May 2006 at 10:20 am ¶ [...] So much for accountability. Frey won't admit he lied. Oprah won't admit she was duped, nor that Frey is ultimately responsible, not the publishers (though they are somehwat culpable as well). Larry King won't admit he's a has-been and a suck-up. [...]

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