What is America’s favorite book?

Apr 09 2008

Well? Can you guess? According to a Reuters article posted on Yahoo!, the Bible is the favorite book among Americans. Given the deep Christian roots in this country, that really doesn’t surprise me. But what about second place, if you believe the poll that the article was based on, it’s "Gone With The Win". Personally, I have never read the latter and only sections of the former.

Getting back to the bible, however, it has implications that go far beyond religion. Many themes and archetypes of characters can be found in the bible. For example, when a character goes from greatness to almost nothing, it is generally alluding to the fall of man (think of Adam and Eve). Or when a character sacrifices him/herself in some way to save others (Jesus anyone?). The list can go on in the number of different ways the bible has influenced Western literature over the centuries.

I always find these polls interesting about what people are reading, even though the results never seem to vary too much (the Bible has been # 1 for a long time). You can read the entire article here: Bible is America’s favorite book.

And speaking of reading, what are you reading right now? I’m reading Ghost Writer by Philip Roth. An excellent book so far, to say the least. Before that I was on a huge science fiction kick, reading five books in a series before I finally had to take a break.

So what are you reading? What is your favorite book? What is the worst book you read? Remember that answering these simple questions with a comment could help you win a $30 Amazon gift card! Just be sure to read my simple contest rules first!

P.S. I gotta give credit where credit is due. Writing a post about favorite books was inspired by this post over at The Publishing Curve, a blog by Krisan Mathews. Thank you!

What is America’s favorite book?

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