The Harry Potter series came top, with 50 Shades of Grey third on the list.
The survey of 1000 people, by Stena Line, asked people what their favourite book to read on holiday was.
The Bible was top of the list among men and remained second among women.
The Top 10 were:
1. The Harry Potter series
2. The Bible
3. 50 Shades of Grey
4. The Lord of the Rings
5. Stephen King’s It
6. Catch 22
7. The Hobbit
8. A Song of Ice and Fire series
9. The Godfather
10. War and Peace.
Olivia Warburton, the head of content creation from the Bible Reading Fellowship told Premier: “They’re all pretty substantial…people are clearly up for serious holiday reading rather than your light holiday read, which might be what you’d assume.
“I suppose that’s sort of suggesting that people are really up for some serious time on holiday, when they have that time, to really engage with something that they think is important. So, from that point of view, it’s not surprising that the Bible’s in there.”
She said the distance from home might also amke people feel more comfortable around a big book, saying: “People have space – physical space, mental space, break from the routine and more attention to spare and holidays are a time when change can happen, new things can happen, maybe new starts when you when you get back home.”
Olivia suggested taking a Bible on a kindle on holiday and starting in one of the…
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