Friday, January 27, 2006

Oprah Makes Me Sick



Regarding fiction author, James Frey's visit with Oprah yesterday...

Oprah says she was duped by Frey's book, A Million Little Pieces. Frey admitted to MAKING-UP (Oprah: "Lying, James, lying!") parts of his story.

Who cares?

It's a memoir. Who said, "A memoir is the most outrageous form of fiction"? Smart observation. From watching Oprah's show (and all the pundits who followed on the cable news oulets), I've come to realize that the term 'memoir' has many different meanings to different folks.


The guy altered the details. So what? How does this effect anyone? He made the book more readable. Are addicts all over the world now going to stop "holding on" because Frey stretched the truth? Does he still get points for those that continue to keep the faith? What happens to all the kids that believe they can fly after closing the book on Harry Potter ? Wait'll they find-out that J.K. Rowling based her hero on an unemployed cousin.

Look, it's no secret Frey shopped the manuscript as fiction. If the reports are true, he was turned-down by seventeen different publishers.

Then Nan Talese entered the picture.

If anyone should be scrutinized, it's Talese. Some say that it was Talese who decided to market the book as non-fiction.

Wasn't it fun to watch Nan distance herself from the book on Oprah? Just think: yesterday's show would never have happened if Nan had simply added the words, "some events have been altered to protect certain identities."

How about Oprah making herself out to be the victim in all of this. She screeched at Talese for being derelict in her duties as publisher for not properly vetting the book. Hey, wait a minute-- shouldn't Oprah have vetted the book, too? Wasn't Oprah accusing Talese of commiting the same sin that she, Oprah, is guilty of?

One last thought: Oprah shredded Frey on live TV yesterday for portraying a false image of himself to his fans. You know what I'd love to do? I'd love to grab the guy at Hermes in Paris and ask him if he saw the same Oprah clawing at his locked door that we see everyday smiling from our TV sets?

(A portion of this column appeared in the LA Times)

10 Comments:

At 3:07 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

A million pieces of bulls---, you mean!

Frey the gey!

 
At 6:32 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

That Hermes thing she pulled was just over the top. Now no one will touch James Frey because of the Oprah power machine. But hell... they'll give Roman Polanski (druggist and rapist to the teen-set) an Academy Award for brilliance. What a crazy mixed-up town.

 
At 5:22 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I recently saw an awards show honoring people who had made contributions to humanity. They were honoring Elie Wiesal there, and oprah...???!!!!
She shouldnt even be in the same room with him.... tho' she had the audacity to do a holocaust show from the aushcwitz.... you know, really,
its Oprah who is really sick isnt it?
I just couldnt stop puking.

 
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Her t.v. ratings prove one thing ...too many black folks watch t.v. instead of working during daytime.

 
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