Ah! Being an intellectual is just as cool as being well-dressed! A bestseller in the pocket! The newest accessories! Don't you just love society and the posing that goes on?
Now while it's nice to have the bestseller and make the tons o' bucks, I'm sure the authors actually get a bit of a thrill to see that someone has actually read their books. Maybe in this world of sound bites, the "idea" behind a story is as important as the story itself. Who needs to read all of the Da Vinci Code, for instance, if everyone knows that it debunks Jesus' celibacy? Who needs to read "How Stella got her groove back?" if we all know that walking around with the book shows we undrestand women's pain and the passion of a young male rejuvenating us with his wild youthful lust? Ah, Oprah -- and book blurbs! Made for non-reading times such as this. -C --- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > <<I have long known this. Lately I call it the Oprah effect. > > I used to call it the George Duke syndrome--in the movie "Three Hundred Motels" George Duke wonders why he can't pull any chicks > > "I even hung around down in the Village with a copy of "Down Beat" in my pocket like I knew what was happening," he says > > A book today is just like a style of clothing or a car. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/DtIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Community email addresses: Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe Digest Mode: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFiNoir_Lit/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SciFiNoir_Lit/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
