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John (johnpsauter) | 168 comments Mod
Here are the long awaited results of the 2014 Read a Classic Challenge.

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Overall Totals
99 = Total Readers
766 = Books Logged
576 = Separate Books Logged (not including repeats)
212,656 = Pages Read

Most Read Books
The Blue Fairy Book 10
Jane Eyre 7
Wuthering Heights 6
Nineteen Eighty Four 6
Voyage of the Dawn Treader 5
Little House in the Big Woods 5
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 5
The Martian Chronicles 5
The Great Gatsby 5

Most Read Authors
Jane Austen 15
Ray Bradbury 8
Charlotte Bronte 7
Frank L. Baum 6
Jacob Abbot 5
Louisa May Alcott 5
Lloyd Alexander 5
Maya Angelo 5

Longest Books
2487 pages = Bible (American Standard Version)
1796 pages = The Complete Sherlock Holmes
1472 pages = Gone with the Wind
1462 pages = The Count of Monte Cristo
1392 pages = War and Peace

The goal of Read a Classic Challenge isn't to read the most books or page numbers, but those statistics can be fun. Overall many returning readers posted some solid stats this year.

In statistics, outliers are the people/data points that fall well outside the normal curve. This year John K. falls into this category having logged an astounding 232 classics adding up to 49,432 pages. We aren't sure how he finds the time, but that is some serious professional reading.

Top Readers by # of Books
John K. 232 books, 49,432 pages
Rachel 42 books, 13,330 pages
John S. 37 books, 8599 pages
Shana O. 30 books, 6711 pages
Brian S. 27 books, 7673 pages
Bonnie W. 24 books, 6954 pages
Martha J. S. 21 books, 8244 pages
Crystal W. 19 books, 6631 pages
Betty J. 18 books, 4805 pages
Aaron M. 18 books, 3854 pages
Deb C. B. 17 books, 5341 pages
Shirley K. 17 books, 4165 pages
Patti St. J. M. 16 books, 4011 pages
Angelique 15 books, 3,486 pages
Megan R. H. 14 books, 3619 pages
Liz H. 13 books, 3431 pages
David K. 11 books, 3814 pages
Pamela B. P. 11 books, 3634 pages

Top Readers by Page Numbers
John K. 232 books, 49,432 pages
Rachel 42 books, 13,330 pages
John S. 37 books, 8599 pages
Martha J. S. 21 books, 8244 pages
Brian S. 27 books, 7673 pages
Bonnie W. 24 books, 6954 pages
Shana O. 30 books, 6711 pages
Crystal W. 19 books, 6631 pages
Deb C. B. 17 books, 5341 pages
Betty J. 18 books, 4805 pages
Shirley K. 17 books, 4165 pages
Patti St. J. M. 16 books, 4011 pages
Aaron M. 18 books, 3854 pages
David K. 11 books, 3814 pages
Megan R. H. 14 books, 3619 pages
Pamela B. P. 11 books, 3634 pages
Angelique 15 books, 3,486 pages
Liz H. 13 books, 3431 pages

Group Reads
10 = The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang
5 = The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
3 = Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkein
3 = In God We Trust (All Others Pay Cash) by Jean Shepherd

Earliest Books
Homer's Illiad & Odyssey 800 BC.

Books By Time Period
B.C. = 10
0-1000 A.D. = 16
1300-1500 = 3
1500s = 25
1600s = 23
1700s = 20
1800s = 230
1900s = 439


Geographic Stats
Readers by Country (3 Countries)
France = 1 reader, 1 book
UK = 2 readers, 4 books
USA =60 Readers, 761 books
Unknown = 36 Readers, 100 books

Readers by US States (22 Known States)
CA = 8
DE = 2
FL = 1
GA = 1
ID = 2
IL = 3
IN = 1
KS = 4
MA = 2
MD = 2
MI = 1
MO = 1
NC = 1
NH = 2
NY =7
OR = 3
PA = 1
RI = 1
TN = 2
VA = 10
VT = 1
WA = 1
Unknown = 25

Top Locations with the Most Readers
VA = 10
CA = 8
NY =7
KS = 4

Hope that you enjoyed all these statistics. Keep on reading and be sure to encourage others to join in too!

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