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Stephenie Meyers weighs in on the Oprah bio

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Post by Misfit » Fri April 16th, 2010, 1:03 am

[quote=""michellemoran""]O.M.G. While we're at it, can I be Elizabeth Taylor? The young version though - in Cleopatra.[/quote]

Oh, please don't give them any ideas. By tomorrow it will be there :D
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Post by LoveHistory » Fri April 16th, 2010, 1:04 am

If we're going classic Hollywood then I'd like to see a few people reviewing from beyond the grave. :D

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Post by michellemoran » Fri April 16th, 2010, 2:20 am

I'm definitely thinking Mae West.
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Post by Nefret » Fri April 16th, 2010, 4:46 am

[quote=""LoveHistory""]If we're going classic Hollywood then I'd like to see a few people reviewing from beyond the grave. :D [/quote]

Can I be Audrey Hepburn then??
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Post by Chatterbox » Fri April 16th, 2010, 7:29 pm

I'll take Katharine Hepburn! And comment on the books about Eleanor of Aquitaine, from the POV of an actress who played her in the Lion in Winter... :D :D

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Post by Miss Moppet » Fri April 16th, 2010, 8:42 pm

Getting slightly OT here, but I'm quite curious to read the Oprah biography although it seems I'll have to wait a bit for it to be published in the UK. Only, I have heard KK biographies have to be taken with a bucket of salt. Any opinions from those who have read her work?

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Post by MLE (Emily Cotton) » Fri April 16th, 2010, 9:01 pm

My only opinion on Kitty Kelly's work is the golden rule: read about others information as truthful as you would have others read about you.

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Post by Chatterbox » Fri April 16th, 2010, 11:43 pm

Hmm, I wouldn't stop with a bucket. Keep it coming...

They are amusing, and at least most of her targets know full well that they are legit -- i.e., they have made their living by becoming celebs, and know the tradeoffs. Still, I do find that kind of celeb bio unappealing.

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