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What type of books do we read?

Our political affiliations influence our choices.

TOT %

Strong Conser

Conservative

Middle Roader

Liberal

History and biography

81.4

75.4

84.0

83.1

79.3

Politics/current affairs

49.4

47.5

50.7

41.9

58.7

Contemporary fiction

44.6

27.9

48.6

43.6

48.8

Mysteries/

thrillers

42.4

39.3

46.5

43

38.8

Classics

30.0

27.9

27.1

26.7

38.0

Economics/

finance

22.5

34.4

28.5

18.6

16.5

Science/

medicine

22.5

19.7

18.8

20.9

31.4

Spiritual/

religious

12.8

19.7

10.4

9.9

14.9

Self-improvement

8.7

3.3

13.9

8.1

6.6

Science fiction/fantasy

4.8

-

4.9

5.2

6.6

Trash

4.1

1.6

4.2

4.7

5.0

Other (NET)

8.7

6.6

5.6

11.0

9.9

Who are our favorite fiction and non-fiction authors?

As a class we have an incredible individuality of taste which is reflected in our wide selection of choices.

The fiction list includes authors chosen by three or more classmates, while non-fiction by more than two. There were 128 other works of fiction mentioned by one or two classmates, and 117 single mentions of other non-fiction works.

Fiction (3+ votes)

Non-fiction (2+ votes)

Robert Ludlum (6)

David McCullough (11)

Fyodor Dostoyevsky (5)

Stephan Ambrose (5)

Ernest Hemingway (5)

Winston Churchill (4)

William Shakespeare (5)

Barbara Tuchman (4)

John Grisham (4)

Robert Caro

Tom Clancy

Edward Gibbon

Michael Crichton

John McPhee

Ken Fallett

William Manchester

Patrick O'Brien

E. B. White

Mark Twain

Thomas Wolfe

 

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