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Oprah Winfrey and I don’t usually agree when it comes to book recommendations. I tried; I really did, to read at least a dozen or more of the 70 books Oprah recommend­ed during the 15 years her Book Club segments aired on The Oprah Winfrey Show, but I just couldn’t force my­self to finish them.

You see, I read for plea­sure, entertainment and es­cape. Based on her book picks, I can only conclude that Oprah reads to be chal­lenged both intellectually and emotionally. I find the subject matter and story lines of Oprah books to be too depressing, dark and “deep” for my taste and l...