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Book Review of Oprah: A Biography

Oprah: A Biography
Oprah: A Biography
Author: Kitty Kelley
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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I read the original hardcover release and enjoyed it for the most part. Despite feeling it was a weakly veiled attempt to throw eggs of bias at Oprah, it did have some good objective information woven in.

This mass market revised edition really doesn't offer much more. Oprah's cousin Jo Baldwin, former head of Harpo, apparently decided to grant an interview subsequent to the original publication, so the author has woven in her comments throughout the book in bold face (along with a scant few other subsequent facts, and comments from Oprah herself). So you basically have to go through the entire 500 pages again for the new info.

Is the new information worth the price of this edition? I'd have to say no.