The statistic presents data on the reasons why readers continued reading a particular book. During the survey carried out by the social cataloging website Goodreads.com in 2013 among its memebers, 3.2 percent of respondents stated that their reason was that they judged a book by its ending.
What keeps you turning pages?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
As a rule, I like to finish things
36.6%
I have to know what happens
25.2%
It is a compulsive habit
13.4%
Come back to it at the right time
9.3%
It is the same with films: I have to watch them to the end, no matter how inane they might be
7.4%
I judge a book by its ending
3.2%
I am committed to the series
2.6%
I am usually pleasantly surprised that an author can pull it out in the end
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Goodreads. (July 9, 2013). What keeps you turning pages? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/261930/reasons-why-readers-continue-reading-a-particular-book/
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What keeps you turning pages? [Graph], Goodreads, July 9, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/261930/reasons-why-readers-continue-reading-a-particular-book/