Previous polls

December 2009: What do you think is the average age range of Grisham readers?

• 12-19 – 30% (78 votes)
• 30-39 – 20% (51 votes)
• 40-49 – 19% (49 votes)
• 20-29 – 14% (37 votes)
• 50-59 – 11% (29 votes)
• 60-69 – 3% (7 votes)
• 70+ – 3% (7 votes)

Total votes: 258

October-November 2009: Do you support Grisham’s ideas on changing the criminal justice system?

• Yes – 85% (79 votes)
• No – 5% (5 votes)
• Not sure – 10% (9 votes)

Total votes: 93

August-September 2009: Are you going to visit any of the upcoming literary festivals to see John Grisham?

• No – 47% (22 votes)
• Yes – 32% (15 votes)
• Maybe – 21% (10 votes)

Total votes: 47

June-July 2009: Are you going to buy the new collection of stories Ford County?

• Yes – 44% (16 votes)
• Maybe – 25% (9 votes)
• No – 22% (8 votes)
• Already ordered it – 8% (3 votes)

Total votes: 36

May 2009: Which of these books is Grisham’s best?

• The Firm – 21% (43 votes)
• A Time to Kill – 18% (37 votes)
• The Partner – 13% (26 votes)
• The Runaway Jury – 11% (23 votes)
• Other – 11% (22 votes)
• The Pelican Brief – 9% (18 votes)
• The Innocent Man – 7% (14 votes)
• The Street Lawyer – 4% (9 votes)
• The Associate – 3% (6 votes)
• The Appeal – 2% (4 votes)

Total votes: 202

April 2009: Which sequel would you like to read the most?

• The Associate – 30% (31 votes)
• The Partner – 25% (26 votes)
• A Painted House – 20% (21 votes)
• The Broker – 13% (14 votes)
• The Appeal – 12% (12 votes)

Total votes: 104

March 2009: So what do you think of the Associate?

• I like it – 28% (27 votes)
• Have not read it – 27% (26 votes)
• I like it, but the Firm was better – 18% (18 votes)
• It is my favorite Grisham book so far – 14% (14 votes)
• Do not like it – 8% (8 votes)
• It is okay – 5% (5 votes)

Total votes: 98

February 2009: Which book formats do you prefer? (Up to 3 options)

• E-book – 33% (68 votes)
• Hardcover – 31% (65 votes)
• Paperback – 17% (35 votes)
• Trade paperback – 7% (15 votes)
• Unabridged Audio CD – 4% (9 votes)
• Unabridged Audio Download – 4% (8 votes)
• Abridged Audio CD – 2% (4 votes)
• Abridged Audio Download – 1% (3 votes)

Total votes: 207

January 2009: Are you going to buy the new legal thriller The Associate?

• Yes – 72% (74 votes)
• Maybe – 12% (12 votes)
• Already ordered it – 11% (11 votes)
• No – 6% (6 votes)

Total votes: 103

December 2008: Vote for up to 2 Grisham books you would like to be turned into movies

• The Partner – 24% (76 votes)
• The Testament – 13% (40 votes)
• The Innocent Man – 10% (33 votes)
• Playing for Pizza – 10% (33 votes)
• The Appeal – 9% (29 votes)
• The Last Juror – 8% (24 votes)
• The Broker – 7% (22 votes)
• The King of Torts – 7% (22 votes)
• Bleachers – 6% (20 votes)
• The Summons – 5% (17 votes)

Total votes: 316

November 2008: Which Presidential Candidate did you support?

• Barack Obama – 50% (131 votes)
• John McCain – 45% (119 votes)
• Neither – 5% (14 votes)

Total votes: 264

October 2008: A Painted House is both a book and a TV movie. Which did you like better?

• The book – 77% (85 votes)
• Both – 14% (15 votes)
• The movie – 8% (5 votes)
• Neither – 8% (5 votes)

Total votes: 110

September 2008: Is it best to read Grisham books in order?

• Does not matter – 69% (217 votes)
• Yes – 22% (70 votes)
• No – 8% (26 votes)

Total votes: 313

August 2008: If you could attend an event featuring John Grisham, would you?

• Yes – 80% (161 votes)
• Maybe – 11% (22 votes)
• No – 9% (19 votes)

Total votes: 202

June-July 2008: Which upcoming movie are you waiting for more?

• The Innocent Man – 62% (205 votes)
• Playing for Pizza – 29% (94 votes)
• Neither – 9% (30 votes)

Total votes: 329

April-May 2008: Vote for up to 3 Grisham film adaptions you like most

• The Firm (1993) – 24% (157 votes)
• A Time to Kill (1996) – 17% (112 votes)
• The Client (1994) – 14% (92 votes)
• Runaway Jury (2003) – 13% (88 votes)
• The Pelican Brief (1993) – 13% (86 votes)
• The Rainmaker (1997) – 8% (51 votes)
• The Chamber (1996) – 6% (38 votes)
• Christmas with the Kranks (2004) – 4% (26 votes)
• Mickey (2004) – 1% (9 votes)
• The Gingerbread Man (1998) – 1% (9 votes)

Total votes: 668

March 2008: So what do you think of the Appeal?

• Have not read it – 35% (36 votes)
• I like it – 24% (25 votes)
• I like it, except the ending – 18% (19 votes)
• It is my favorite Grisham book so far – 10% (10 votes)
• Do not like it – 10% (10 votes)
• It is okay – 3% (3 votes)

Total votes: 103

February 2008: What do you think about the death penalty?

• I support it – 54% (116 votes)
• I am against it – 37% (79 votes)
• Not sure / Have not decided – 8% (18 votes)

Total votes: 213

January 2008: Are you going to buy the new legal thriller The Appeal?

• Yes – 64% (47 votes)
• Already ordered it – 14% (10 votes)
• No – 12% (9 votes)
• Maybe – 10% (7 votes)

Total votes: 73

December 2007: So what do you think of the novel Playing for Pizza?

• Have not read it – 50% (78 votes)
• I like it – 24% (37 votes)
• It is okay – 13% (20 votes)
• It is my favorite Grisham book so far – 9% (14 votes)
• Do not like it – 4% (7 votes)

Total votes: 156

November 2007: Have you ever seen John Grisham in person?

• No – 90% (186 votes)
• Yes, I have even talked to him – 8% (17 votes)
• Yes, I have seen him on the street – 1% (3 votes)
• Yes, I have attended his events – 1% (1 vote)

Total votes: 207

October 2007: What do you think of Grisham’s political views?

• I agree with him – 42% (70 votes)
• Do not agree but he has a right to express his views – 18% (31 votes)
• Do not agree, he should stick to writing – 22% (37 votes)
• Do not care – 18% (30 votes)

Total votes: 168

September 2007: Are you going to buy the new novel Playing for Pizza?

• Yes – 42% (109 votes)
• Maybe – 23% (60 votes)
• No – 20% (52 votes)
• Already ordered it – 14% (36 votes)

Total votes: 257

July/August 2007: Which upcoming book are you waiting for more?

• Untitled legal thriller – Jan 2008 – 65% (39 votes)
• Playing for Pizza – Sept 2007 – 33% (20 votes)
• Neither – 2% (1 vote)

Total votes: 60

May/June 2007: Would you like a discussion forum about John Grisham?

• Yes – 75% (27 votes)
• No – 14% (5 votes)
• Do not care – 11% (4 votes)

Total votes: 36

March/April 2007: What is your favorite Grisham novel from the 2000s?

• The Innocent Man – 18% (15 votes)
• The Broker – 14% (12 votes)
• The Last Juror – 14% (12 votes)
• Bleachers – 13% (11 votes)
• A Painted House – 12% (10 votes)
• The King of Torts – 9% (8 votes)
• The Brethren – 7% (6 votes)
• The Summons – 6% (5 votes)
• Don’t like any of these books – 6% (5 votes)
• Skipping Christmas – 1% (1 vote)

Total votes: 85

February 2007: What is your favorite Grisham novel from the 1990s?

• The Firm – 16% (10 votes)
• The Pelican Brief – 15% (9 votes)
• The Runaway Jury – 15% (9 votes)
• The Partner – 13% (8 votes)
• The Street Lawyer – 10% (6 votes)
• The Testament – 10% (6 votes)
• The Client – 8% (5 votes)
• The Rainmaker – 7% (4 votes)
• The Brethren – 5% (3 votes)
• The Chamber – 2% (1 votes)

Total votes: 61