Linda Brown, Burnsville: I'm currently reading "Songs of the Humpback Whale" by Jodi Picoult and thoroughly enjoying it.

Dorothy Villwock, White Bear Lake: I have just finished reading "World Without End," by Ken Follett. Even though it is long, it is a page-turner.

Robin Draper, Eagan: "The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt," by Edmund Morris. In an election year when many of us become jaded about politicians, it's nice to read about a great man who was one of our most effective presidents.

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