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Looking for a good book to read? Check out the Popular Reading Collection!
In the fall of 2007, the Library selected nearly 200 novels and paperbacks for a new leisure reading collection. In addition to current novels, we've also purchased mysteries, sci-fi, romance, and some historical fiction. You'll find all these titles on a bookcase in the entrance to the Mills Learning Commons on the second floor (right next to the comfy chairs). Or you can view the covers below (click the images for more information about the book, including current availability)!
Now we want to hear from you. What books would you like to see here? Use this recommendation form to let us know about books we should buy. Read a great book that you think others would enjoy? Click the "Add new comment" link below to write a review for a book you read from our collection!
American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld; Book deals with teen-age sex, dying young, abortion, blackmail, marriage
Ever wondered why Laura married George Bush and stayed married to him? Couldn’t be as easy as opposites attract could it? Don’t care about the Bushes and never want to hear about them again? It really doesn’t matter — Curtis Sittenfeld’s American Wife can stand nicely on its own. The Bushes become Alice and Charlie Blackwell from Wisconsin in the novel. The author follows Laura / Alice’s life from a teenager to the White House — although most of the novel takes place long before her White House days. This is a big, juicy book that takes on subjects like dying young, abortion, lies, betrayals, and blackmail on a very personal level — long before those issues become political. It’s a page-turner, well-written, and a good novel to take to the beach. It will be difficult to put down though. A fascinating portrayal of a woman’s life. Available in paperback.