Whoopi Goldberg speaks 'Here's where I'm supposed to say all kinds of hip, Whoopi-esque stuff to get you to buy the book So this is when we seal the deal, when I tell you in my own inimitable way, how uproarious and provocative this book is, how out there and cutting edge, and whatever else I can think of to throw into the mix. Or, I could say things like, 'Not since War and Peace ' or 'Move over Alice Walker ' Well come on now, if a book were all those things it would be a novel, and I wouldn't resort to such low tactics . So I'll give it you straight.'