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25% of Youth Lie about Reading Lord of the Rings

April 25, 2017 By Michael Kozlowski 8 Comments

We have known forever that people lie about the amount of books they have read or about specific books, such as Gravity’s Rainbow. A new survey from The Reading Agency, a British organization dedicated to promoting reading polled 2,000 adults in the United Kingdom and found that 41% of respondents admitted to having lied about the amount and kinds of books they’ve read.

Men are the biggest culprits, with one in five (19%) admitting they’d lie about their reading habits in order to impress in a job interview. Other top scenarios are stretching the truth whilst on a date, when meeting the in-laws and on social media profiles.

Today’s millennials are the generation most likely to stretch the truth, with 64% of 18-24 year olds fibbing about the number of books, or the kinds of books, they’ve read. One quarter of 18-24 year olds (25%) admit to having lied about reading Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, when they have in fact just watched the film. Other top offending books include Ian Fleming’s James Bond books, with The Chronicles Of Narnia, The Da Vinci Code, and The Hunger Games rounding out the top five.

Michael Kozlowski

Michael Kozlowski is the Editor in Chief of Good e-Reader. He has been writing about audiobooks and e-readers for the past ten years. His articles have been picked up by major and local news sources and websites such as the CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and Verge.

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  • JV

    That kind of astounds me…. Maybe if i hated reading, and thought people would think less of me…idk.

  • Good E-Reader

    I talked to a bunch of students the other day, most brag they do not read for pleasure at all.

  • JV

    That…i believe. I see kids thinking it’s cool not wanting to read.

  • Reader

    I never even started Lord of the Rings.

  • Heidi Steindel

    I read the book as a kid. Sadly many think if its made into a movie you do not need to read it. Movies always exclude a lot of content. I highly recommend reading the books.

  • Heidi Steindel

    I did not start reading for pleasure till I got my first ereader in 2010. So I was about 40 at the time. Went 20 years without reading a single book now I love to read

  • kkeil75

    I tried to read the Hobbit book and the first book of The Lord of the Rings set and finally gave up. Gave the Hobbit book and The Lord of the Rings set to my brother.

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