<p>We had the Autobiography of Ben Franklin as our book. Admittedly I did not finish it (I tried reading it but it didn't catch my interest in an extreme way and I had work to do). It actually isn't that bad -- it isn't like a graded assignment or anything, it's just what you make of it. You can either spend an hour or so bored, or you can spend it discussing things for fun at no real expense. Even if you have to admit you didn't read the book, nobody will really care. So, it's a matter of whether or not you wish to be bored for an hour :P</p>