Oprah

A Biography

By: Kitty Kelley

Narrated by: Kitty Kelley

Length: 19 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's summary

Based on three years of research and reporting, as well as 850 interviews with sources, many of whom have never before spoken for publication, Oprah is the first comprehensive biography of one of the most influential, powerful, and admired public figures of our time, by the most widely read biographer of our era.

Anyone who is a fan of Oprah Winfrey or who has followed her extraordinary life and career will be fascinated and newly informed by the closely observed, detailed, and well-rounded portrait of her provided by Kitty Kelley's exhaustively researched book. Listeners will come away with a greater appreciation of who Oprah really is beyond her public persona and a fuller understanding of her important place in American cultural history.

©2010 Kitty Kelley (P)2010 Random House

Wish I could return the audio

I didn’t realize this biography was unauthorized when I purchased it. I listened to 5 min, did not like her tone or arrogance and deleted it. I wish I could return it

Oprah

This is a long book but kept my wife and i through our 1000 mile vacation. Very interesting things about Oprah. Wow what she went through and has become. Just good info

Worst book ever!!!!!

Don't waste your money! I wish that I could get a refund! This is nothing more than sour grapes by an old biddy wannaby. I had never read anything by Kitty Kelly and never will again. She puts a negative spin on the most banal details. She's obviously a very jealous, unhappy person. This book says more about Ms. Kelly than about Oprah.

Great Read

This was a good read. I enjoyed the content, and the delivery. I would highly recommend this book,

Delicious

It is kind of cool to hear all of Kelly's subjects get railed on in her books, and I think this is especially true for Oprah. Everything we associate with Oprah's image is so carefully controlled now that she has become a secular saint of sorts. Kelly paints a picture of her as scemeing, decietful, self centered, self richeous, greedy and bossy. The truth probably lies somewhere between. That said, this catty scandal rag of a book is absolutely fabulous! Kelly is a fun narrator because she is so vocally sarcastic. I laughed a lot while listening, and felt like an old lady sitting in a gossip corner at a church social. Well worth the money. I havent enjoyed an audiobook this much for a good while.

Can’t finish this book

I’m not a big Oprah fan, but I was interested. This book is boring and repetitive. The voice is whiny and annoying. I got about 2/3 through and just can’t do it anymore.

A GREAT Read Indeed!

I thought it was a GREAT book/read!! Any reader needs to read the book with an open mind and realize that there are some truths and lies, but overall, it truly opened my eyes more to Oprah, her empire, personality and that she is not the perfect person that most of the housewives of America believe she is to be. Kitty did an excellent job with this book. A definite read for sure! I could not stop listening to it.

Save your time and money

This stinks. Hands down this is the worst Audible book ever. Kitty Kelley narrates her own book and her voice was very irritating. The tale about John Tesh was downright rude (and showed him to be a lout). Kitty Kelley comes across as the ultimate mean girl. I could only get through the first couple hours and had to quit it. It just wasn't interesting and I didn't want to hear anymore.

did not finish

did not finish....narrator ruined the flow for me....I didn't like how she spoke and it was distracting

Great biography

Kitty Kelley has done a lot of research on this book and the result shows it. Behind every president / important person / successful person, there are a lot of interesting stories, how did one get there: some good parts and some less. At the end of the day it is always a combination of competence, luck, and being at the right place at the right time (opportunity). It is very well done and presented, the facts are written in a smart way. I highly recommend. Very interesting story.