Comments on Agent in the Middle: What We Love to Read

The Bible was number one when I was a lad. I susp...

2008-04-25T18:08:00.000-05:00

The Bible was number one when I was a lad. I suspect my great grandchildren well see it still in the same spot.

Me, I like "God's Little Acre." Erskine Caldwell--a great writer.

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Great info. Thanks.

2008-04-16T19:26:00.000-05:00

Great info. Thanks.

I really don't fit anywhere because I love all cat...

2008-04-16T10:20:00.000-05:00

I really don't fit anywhere because I love all categories. For me, it depends on the book, not the category. :*) Thanks for sharing, Lori...

That's very interesting. GONE WITH THE WIND, THE C...

2008-04-15T10:14:00.000-05:00

That's very interesting.

GONE WITH THE WIND, THE CATCHER IN THE RYE, and HARRY POTTER are my favorites out of those. I never really could get into LORD OF THE RINGS. I tried, but it just didn't agree with me. He's a great storyteller though if you like that sort of fantasy.

I never think of THE BIBLE as a book. It's interesting that it still tops the list, all these years later. I think it has to do with religious faith whether people have it, are unsure, or are searching for it.

Interesting. What if the bible was just a fiction ...

2008-04-10T20:14:00.000-05:00

Interesting. What if the bible was just a fiction book that was mistranlated at some point? (okay, no flaming arrows please! It was just a random thought. I have a bad case of the "what ifs")
Some of the books mentioned were great. If I had a vote I'd go with The Stand.
So many books! So little time.

I have to wonder how many people participating in ...

2008-04-09T21:39:00.000-05:00

I have to wonder how many people participating in that poll said the Bible because, particularly in the current sociopolitical climate, it's the politically correct thing to say. I know several "Christians" who have never even cracked a Bible, much less read more than a few chapters.

I find parts of this survey very hard to believe. ...

2008-04-09T18:30:00.000-05:00

I find parts of this survey very hard to believe. For example, I consider reading all of "Atlas Shrugged" to be a pretty big accomplishment, and I really doubt that it's the ninth most read book in America, let alone the ninth most popular. I wonder how this survey was conducted; some of these books sound like books people wished they read and think they should read more than what they really like. I am quite surprised at the popularity of "Gone with the Wind," too; amazon says it's currently #45 on their sales list, though, so it's apparently still flying off the shelves.

All in all, very interesting. And, it makes me think that I should start working on a sequel to the Bible soon if I ever want some significant book sales...

I'm sure people name the Bible as their favorite b...

2008-04-09T11:41:00.000-05:00

I'm sure people name the Bible as their favorite book because it's the answer they feel they're expected to give.

How many have actually read all of it?

Okay. I don't feel so isolated after reading the e...

2008-04-09T10:31:00.000-05:00

Okay. I don't feel so isolated after reading the end of the post. CATCHER IN THE RYE was there.