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How depressing the books from Oprah’s Book Club tend to be?

I read Pride and Prejudice recently and loved it. I love the movie, so I decided to read the book. Then, a couple of weeks ago, we had several snow days and I didn’t have to go to work. My kids were sick with stomach viruses so we were stuck in the house. I read three books that week. A friend of mine just gave me another Jane Austen book to read. I also read the Romanov Prophecy recently. Although I thought it was pretty unrealistic and silly at times, I enjoyed reading it and it really got me interested in Russian history. I bought a used non-fiction book about the Romanovs that I can’t wait to jump into. I have started reading The Little Prince because one of my students recommended it to me. I am an English for Speakers of Other Languages teacher and I make my students ready a book of their choice for 45 minutes every Friday and then fill in Reading Logs. I decided that it would be great to read along with them while they read. It shows them that I enjoy reading and it gives me time to get interested in a book. Then I can take the book home and finish it during the weekend. It has worked out really well so far. Sometimes I share what I am reading with my students. I gave one of my students The Romanov Prophecy to read because he had lived in Russia before coming to the United States.