Proving people still lie about reading, The Bible remains America’s favorite book
A new poll from Harris Interactive recently asked 2,234 Americans about their favorite books. And for the top four slots, the answers haven’t changed much since the poll was last conducted in 2008. The Bible lands at the top of the list among every demographic (age, race, political affiliation, gender, etc.), No. 2 is Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With The Wind, No. 3 is J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series, with J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord Of The Rings taking the fourth slot. However, once the demographics are examined a little further, the results get a bit more interesting: For example, Herman Melville’s Moby Dick is having a surge, landing at No. 5 after not even placing in the top 10 in 2008—mostly due to the fact that African Americans have stopped reading Dan Brown books, apparently.