“I just finished 'The Pillars of the Earth,' by Ken Follett, and I just started the sequel, 'World Without End.'”

— Lisa Patrick, homemaker, Lawrence

“'One Hundred Years of Solitude,' by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It's about the rise and fall of a mythical town because of the introduction and influence of religion into government.”

— Brandon Stevens, University of St. Mary's student, Tonganoxie

“Right now I'm reading 'The Odyssey,' with my son. He read 'The Iliad' on his own and enjoyed it so much that I thought we would read 'The Odyssey' together.”

— Peter Houston, health office attendant, Lawrence

“'The Razor's Edge,' by W. Somerset Maugham. It's about a young man who was a soldier in World War I and is now traveling the world. Every few years he bumps into this woman he was planning on marrying, but chose not to.”

— Kelly Pierron, University of Chicago student, Chicago

“I just started reading Terry Pratchett's 'Equal Rights.' It's a Discworld novel about the first girl to become a wizard.”

— Inga Fonder, retail sales, Lawrence