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Originally Posted by Dazrin
Next up is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone which was nominated for the September book club and sounded more entertaining to me than The Grapes of Wrath (and arrived from my library first). I still plan on trying the official selection but I really can't build up any enthusiasm for it. (Yes, I know it is supposed to be a top 20 book of the 20th century but it just sounds so bleak. I read for fun, not to be depressed.)
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I don't like bleak books either. I'm more than halfway through Grapes now and it isn't all that bleak. The hope is mixed in with the bleak so it balances well.