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21 May 2018 at 09:08 PM PDT
Updated 4 months ago

Can you name a book? Any book? We just need one.

By Sarah Mecham

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I’m sure this is an easy question for you. Name a book, any book? Could a question get any easier?

Apparently, for a lot of people, it could.

I’m sure you’re all familiar with the shocking statistics showing that 33% of high school students and 42% of college students will never read another book after they graduate. However, I always assumed that even though people weren’t reading books, that they knew about books, or at the very least knew that the shows they were enjoying were books first. Unfortunately, according to a video interview segment by Jimmy Kimmel Live, that was the wrong assumption to make.

In this segment, Kimmel sends a team to the streets to find out if people are really as illiterate as the surveys and research suggest. The results are painful to watch.

So there you have it. I for one hope that maybe this level of dismal is a combination of on-the-spot brain and good editing, but still, all they had to blurt was the name of something popular like “Harry Potter” or “Game of Thrones.” All good things started as books.

Do you think there are people in your life who couldn’t name a book? Let us know in the comments below.

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Have you ever met a person who seems like they have a new hobby every day? That’s Sarah.

However, one hobby of her’s has never changed, and that’s reading. She’s been an avid reader for as long as she can remember, crushing summer reading challenges and getting in heated debates with her friends.

Sarah also enjoys all things shopping, marketing, and homesteading related. She is a huge DIYer, loves cuddling her dog and reptiles, and raising her two incredibly independent toddlers.


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  1. Mary
    Mary • 4 years ago

    My husband, who doesn’t like to read anything but tech magazines, came up with The Bible almost immediately. I was surprised he thought of one so quickly.

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  2. Connie
    Connie • 4 years ago

    I wonder how many people who actually answered with the name of a book or two that they left out of the video they showed.

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  3. Karen
    Karen • 4 years ago

    The Firestarter

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  4. Dee
    Dee • 4 years ago

    I know there are and it is absolutely one of the worst things I can think of.

    Reply
  5. Marion
    Marion • 4 years ago

    If asked point blank like that, I probably couldn’t come up with a name of a book, but I read something everyday — so many that I have trouble remembering the names. One I read almost every day is the Bible. Somehow, I don’t actually think of it as a book, but something more.

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  6. Lorraine
    Lorraine • 4 years ago

    To not read is scary. I probably read 5 books a month. Try the Bible it tells you all you need to kniw. This makes me dear for the future of our children!

    Reply
  7. What You Wish For
    What You Wish For • 4 years ago

    my favorite Author Fern Michaels

    Reply
  8. Julie
    Julie • 4 years ago

    Unfortunately, I would have to agree there are way too many people who don’t read. There are a few who do, but they seem few and far between. OMG! If I had been asked, I think my brain would freeze from the sheer number of books I read! I don’t have anyone to discuss books with…

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  9. Mary
    Mary • 4 years ago

    BIBLE, Little House on the Prairie, Nancy Drew series, Virgin River series by Robyn Carr, McKettrick and Creed series’ by Linda Lael Miller, Mule Hollow series by Debra Clopton, just to name a few.

    Reply
  10. Rebecca Clark
    Rebecca Clark • 4 years ago

    Yes. They are too busy texting each other on their cell phones to bother reading a book. I raid free sources online everyday for e-books. Anywhere I go, while waiting, I am occupied reading a book.

    Reply
  11. Nancy
    Nancy • 4 years ago

    Reading is not taught in school anymore. When I was in high school and could not drive my Mom would drive me to the public library every Tuesday. I would check out 4 to 5 books and we would both read them.

    Reply
  12. Carlammm
    Carlammm • 4 years ago

    I saw this and it blows my mind… If they had asked me… I’d have to double check to see if it was a trick question… then I’d have to ask them what genre or age group they were looking for before I could offer them a book they’d enjoy… oh and yes I hand sold books for a living… although I’m retired I still read 2 to 5 books a week…

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  13. L T
    L T • 4 years ago

    So sad. Almost appalling that people don’t read! Last book i read- the difference Engine by william gibson. More books to read over memorial day weekend! Yay!

    Reply
  14. Diane
    Diane • 4 years ago

    Unbelievable!!!

    Reply
  15. debra allen
    debra allen • 4 years ago

    saving grace by julie garwood

    Reply
  16. Meg
    Meg • 4 years ago

    When I saw this, which was before I got this, I was shocked. I thought that, at the very least, they would come up with Harry Potter. I could name several, I can not believe that all those people were drawing blanks. I hope that it was just the editing or nervous due to being put on the spot.

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  17. Jan N.
    Jan N. • 4 years ago

    Unfortunately, I’m sure there are.

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  18. Deb Diem
    Deb Diem • 4 years ago

    My daughters, grandkids and I could all name lots of books. My son…not so much. But he could surprise me.

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  19. Babou
    Babou • 4 years ago

    I read thousands of books, and given time I could write down hundreds, maybe thousands, of book names (including many I never read). But when I read the question it took me time before I found a single name (my favorite book), and then I had a hard time remembering the author’s name. So I could well be speechless if asked in the street.

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  20. debra allen
    debra allen • 4 years ago

    yes I’m sad to say

    Reply
  21. B. Farrar
    B. Farrar • 4 years ago

    MAYBE 11

    Reply
  22. Smittyfan
    Smittyfan • 4 years ago

    Oh my gosh. that’s horrible. I read at least a dozen books a year even though I work full time. I always have an answer when someone asks me what book I last read. Bet if you asked them to name a movie, they’d have an answer. Sad thing is, most movies today are based on books, yet everyone forgets that part.

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    • debra allen
      debra allen Smittyfan • 4 years ago

      I actually read at least 5 books a week and always do reviews on them. That helps sales the books

      Reply
  23. Ching
    Ching • 4 years ago

    This is so sad,I read every day.The last hour of Gann by R Lee Smith is my favourite.

    Reply
  24. Sue Wolz
    Sue Wolz • 4 years ago

    I can’t imagine that anyone I know couldn’t name more than one book!

    Reply
  25. Rachel
    Rachel • 4 years ago

    I’m sure that there’s at least one or two people that could only name a book they’ve “heard” of – not read. It’s sad, but true.

    Reply
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