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Journey to Beloved

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What needs to be said? The book is great, the movie is great and this book is fabulous because now we can read what Oprah was going through, during the shoot of the movie. Oprah we love you!!

I always forget the conventional wisdom about books and the movies they inspire. Are the books always better than the movies (e.g., "Dune", "Lolita") or are the movies always better than the books (i.e., "The Ice Storm", "Ten Commandments"). The people at Hyperion have started a whole new category: Books about the making of a movie from a novel that are better than the movie and the novel themselves. "Journey to Beloved" is a fantastic insightful look (wonderful photos) at (I paraphase Zefferelli here) the transformation of one work of art into another work of art. I admit I wasn't a huge fan of "Beloved" in either form, but this book was a lot of fun nonetheless. I never had to ask myself what was going on--a marked change from my bout with the novel years ago.

I expected this "coffee table" book to be little more than Eye Candy. I was mistaken! Once again Oprah Winfrey leads the reader on a journey of positive growth. This book was written by Ms Winfrey as a diary during her participation in BELOVED. She takes the reader into her thoughts, her doubts and ultimately, her triumph of producing her "baby". Ken Regan's photographs of the making of the movie BELOVED are clear & allow a glimpse of behind the scenes activities. Are you an Oprah fan? Do you want to delve into her thought processes? Then JOURNEY TO BELOVED is a must read; even if you have not seen the movie or read Toni Morrison's book, you will find your time well spent in reading & viewing JOURNEY TO BELOVED.

THE STORY OF OPRAH'S DREAM TO WRITE THIS BOOK,BECAME EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO READ AS IT DID FOR HER TO WRITE.I AM IN AW OF BLACK PEOPLE EVERY WHERE,WHO ARE ABLE TO FEEL THESE FEELING CONCERNING THERE HERATAGE,AND BE ABLE TO TELL THE WORLD IN A BOOK WITH THE LOVE IN WHICH SHE WROTE.I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR EVER SO LONG TO SEE THIS MOVIE,AND HAVE JUST ORDERED THE BOOK.I CANT BELIEVE,MY BOOK WILL MOVE ME AS OPRAHS JOURNAL DID,BUT I CAN HOPE. THANK YOU OPRAH.AUNT GIN

Oprah's "journal"? She knew we'd be reading it and that's exactly how it reads. Her "innermost" thoughts were, as always, for an outermost audience. I knew what she'd say before she said it. What a ripoff!