Reflections
Eager reader of history, mystery, classics, biographies, steampunk, lit fic, science, scifi, and etc. My reviews are mostly positive--I rarely finish or write about books I don't enjoy. My TBR is too high for that.
America's favorite book is no longer The Da Vinci Code
According to a Harris Poll America's favorite books are moving away from best sellers and towards classics. Here is a link to a NY Times article about the poll: NYTimesLink And here are the results:
TABLE 1
FAVORITE BOOK
"Who is your favorite book of all time?"
Unprompted responses
Base: All adults
|
2008 |
2014 |
|
|
The Bible |
1 |
1 |
|
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell |
2 |
2 |
|
Harry Potter (series) by J.K. Rowling |
4 |
3 |
|
The Lord of the Rings (series) by J.R.R. Tolkien |
3 |
4 |
|
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee |
7 |
5 |
|
Moby Dick by Herman Melville |
* |
6 |
|
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger |
10 |
7 |
|
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott |
* |
8 |
|
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck |
* |
9 |
|
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald |
* |
10 |
DROPPED OFF OF LIST IN 2014
The Stand by Stephen King (was No. 5), The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (was No. 6) Angels and Demons by Dan Brown (was No. 8) and Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (was No. 9)
TABLE 2
TOP BOOK AMONG DIFFERENT GROUPS AFTER THE BIBLE
|
AMONG: |
2014 |
|
Men |
The Lord of the Rings (series) |
|
Women |
Gone with the Wind |
|
Millennials (18-36) |
Harry Potter (series) |
|
Gen X (37-48) |
The Lord of the Rings (series) |
|
Baby Boomers (49-67) |
Gone with the Wind |
|
Matures (68+) |
Gone with the Wind |
|
White |
Gone with the Wind |
|
Black/African American |
Moby Dick |
|
Hispanic |
The Great Gatsby |
|
Republicans |
Gone with the Wind |
|
Democrats |
Gone with the Wind |
|
Independents |
Gone with the Wind |
|
Conservatives |
Gone with the Wind |
|
Moderates |
Gone with the Wind |
|
Liberals |
Harry Potter (series) |
|
East |
The Lord of the Rings (series) |
|
Midwest |
Gone with the Wind |
|
South |
Gone with the Wind |
|
West |
Harry Potter (series) |
|
High School or less |
Gone with the Wind |
|
Some College |
Gone with the Wind |
|
College Graduate |
Gone with the Wind |
|
Post Graduate |
The Lord of the Rings (series) |
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