Oprah's Book Club Picks

Oprah Winfrey's impact on the publishing industry—what some have termed the "Oprah Effect"—is indisputable. Winfrey has been recommending books to readers for more than two decades, first to viewers of her long-running talk show and now to a global online audience through Oprah's Book Club 2.0. Each book club pick experiences skyrocketing sales, often sending a title to the top of best-sellers lists for months. Here, we present comprehensive Study Guides for several of Oprah's most popular book club selections to help you get the most out of these reads.

Publication year 2012

Genre Autobiography / Memoir, Nonfiction

Themes Emotions/Behavior: Forgiveness, Emotions/Behavior: Memory, Emotions/Behavior: Hate & Anger, Emotions/Behavior: Love, Emotions/Behavior: Shame & Pride, Emotions/Behavior: Fear, Emotions/Behavior: Grief, Emotions/Behavior: Determination / Perseverance, Emotions/Behavior: Conflict, Emotions/Behavior: Loneliness, Emotions/Behavior: Hope, Values/Ideas: Safety & Danger, Natural World: Environment, Natural World: Place, Relationships: Mothers

Tags Grief / Death, Travel Literature, Relationships, Love / Sexuality, Science / Nature, Action / Adventure, Biography