Jeff Johnston, Kansas University senior, San Francisco
"'Waiting for Snow in Havana' by Carlos Eire. It's a remembrance of a man's childhood in Cuba."
Katie Nichols, architectural designer, Lawrence
"'Love in the Time of Cholera,' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It's about a love story, of course, beginning with the protagonist's death."
Grace Waltz, KU sophomore, Lawrence
"'The Beauty Myth,'" by Naomi Wolf. It's about how the media has used images to degrade women in order to sell products and make a profit."
Arrah Nielsen, camp counselor, Lawrence
"I'm reading 'Reading Lolita in Tehran.' It's about a professor who is teaching an underground book club."
Sarah Stratton, receptionist, Lawrence
"I'm reading 'Touching the Void,' by Joe Simpson. It's about the misadventures of two mountain climbers in Peru."
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