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King of guilty pleasures

edited January 2007 in General news
Stephen King has beaten JK Rowling to the title of the UK's favourite literary guilty pleasure. A survey carried out on behalf of the Costa Book Awards 2006 has shown that the thriller writer is the most popular choice among readers looking for an indulgent read, with the adventures of Harry Potter coming a close second.



85% of those surveyed admitted to having an author they turn to for sheer gratification, but whom they might not admit to reading in pubic. Third place in the survey was tied between John Grisham and Dan Brown, while the fourth position was split between Danielle Steel and Catherine Cookson. Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels were placed fifth.

Comments

  • when will people realize that reading King shouldn't be considered a "guilty pleasure"? what if you reading a copy of The New Yorker or any other literary magazine that contained one of his newer stories? you wouldn't consider that "beach reading"...



    -justin
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