Asked at Massachusetts Street on August 29, 2012

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“‘Their Eyes Were Watching God.’ It’s just really interesting.”

— Elizabeth Werner, student, Lake Forest Calif.

“‘They Cage Animals at Night.’ It’s a really sad book.”

— Melanie Wild, nurse , Wichita

“‘The Rum Diary,’ by Hunter S. Thompson. I must have read that book five times.”

— Brad Feist, prefered not to say, Topeka

“‘Ender’s Game’ and ‘Ender’s Shadow.’ I really like science fiction.”

— Chris Hess, tattoo artist, Lawrence

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Gart 8 months, 4 weeks ago

try this read. Is kind of fun puzzle. . . http://www.corporationwiki.com/Kansas/Lawrence/colony-investments-of-san-marcos-l-l-c/38998172.aspx

see what you think. . .

Gart 8 months, 4 weeks ago

LJW. You take this public link down this will not be good. And, it will be on other posts. Just try, Alex. Giving you some time - enough rope....

DillonBarnes 8 months, 3 weeks ago

by DillonBarnes

classclown 8 months, 4 weeks ago

i had quite a few actually. They were all glossy and stapled together in the middle with a fold out section. But then the internet came along so now I do most of my 'reading' on the internet.

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 8 months, 4 weeks ago

If it is part of my Kindle content does that still make it a book?

snap_pop_no_crackle 8 months, 4 weeks ago

That one with page 47!

grammaddy 8 months, 4 weeks ago

The Fear of Flying.

rockchalker52 8 months, 4 weeks ago

A favorite book? Choose just one? C'mon now, how can a person choose just one? There is such diversity with the written word that to pick a fav is to fall into the trap of apples & oranges comparisons.

Currently leading my power rankings of exceptional authors is James Lee Burke, so, for now, I'll go with his latest, "Creole Belle," a Dave Robicheaux novel. If I could write as well as Burke, I would weep with the joy of accomplished satisfaction.

RoeDapple 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Odd Apocalypse

Frankie8 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Thank you for mentioning this book as I forgot it just came out. They have four copies in the library and there are holds on all of them. I just put my name on the list. I love all of the Odd Thomas books.

Topple 8 months, 4 weeks ago

I was thinking he worked for Koch Industries, but I guess that'd be Wichita.

RoeDapple 8 months, 4 weeks ago

I'm still waiting on the movie.

CWGOKU 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Happy Hump Day

somedude20 8 months, 4 weeks ago

"My Pet Goat"

Ceallach 8 months, 4 weeks ago

"I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist," by Norman Geisler and Frank Turek.

CWGOKU 8 months, 4 weeks ago

One flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Legend of Spacehog

vertigo 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Fiction: The Bible

Non-Fiction: Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain

Ceallach 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Someone is feeling cute today.

RoeDapple 8 months, 4 weeks ago

"How To Make Threats On The Internet And Get Outed In Three Days"

I forget the author.(NOT) But still have a list of his aliases.

Andini 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Under the Bleachers by Seymour Butts

Ceallach 8 months, 4 weeks ago

An oldie but goodie. I wonder how she is doing? So brave, she was cheerful on the job!

Topple 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

rockchalker52 8 months, 4 weeks ago

My favorite book shut its pages permanently a few years ago when the 'author' couldn't lay off enough of his Super Bowl action.

queequeg 8 months, 4 weeks ago

MOBY DICK

CWGOKU 8 months, 4 weeks ago

The Kama Sutra

somedude20 8 months, 4 weeks ago

HA!!!!! Is it this edition?

by somedude20

CWGOKU 8 months, 4 weeks ago

I don't understand the notion of re-reading a book. I have two libraries in my house full of books I have read and I always have a new book on my bed side table and I read a little every night. I enjoy reading and read each book slowly and savor them. However, I have never had the desire to read the same book again. Except maybe a Dr. Seuss book when I was 4 or 5 years old. Or Penthouse Forum now, if you consider that a book.

LadyJ 8 months, 4 weeks ago

You must be younger than some of the rest of us. Doesn't take long for me to forget what it said so it's the same as reading a new book. Save a lot of money on books that way, movies too. Hell, by the time I got through some of the Harry Potter books, I could start them right over.

Ceallach 8 months, 4 weeks ago

What about movies? Ever watch a movie you've seen before?

sunflower-voter 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Picnic (1955), shot in Nickerson and Hutchinson, is a favorite.

LadyJ 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Ickle Bickle Robin, parenting at it's best. You can get it on Amazon for $75 to $125, not bad for a kids book with only a few pages.

LadyJ 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Since Gandalf doesn't seem to be posting lately, I'll answer for him. The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings.

bevy 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Mine too! I wonder how interesting this list would get if the regular posters would quit being "smart ankles" (as Grandma used to say) and actually give a straight answer.

somedude20 8 months, 4 weeks ago

If I Did it- OJ SImpson

CWGOKU 8 months, 4 weeks ago

"The Life & Time of Ronaldo Ignacio: World's Most Tenderest Lover" T_O_B

Written from experience Bob?

Frankie8 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Their Eyes Were Watching God., and all the other books by Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston by Frankie8

switch 8 months, 4 weeks ago

"The Complete Works of Edgar Allen Poe" "The Complete Sherlock Holmes" (although some of Conan Doyle's other stuff is good) "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare" (if he did indeed write them all)

Thank you Kindle for allowing me to carry a very full library around in an item the same size and weight as a thin paperback.