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Nonsense. Some of them have read The Bible.
Many current elected officials also are huge fans of Austrian autobiographies
fewer than the ones who said they have.
Also Catcher in the Rye, though maybe that's a better example for reasons Americans shouldn't read books. Probably could've gotten a few more years out of Lennon.
As a coming-of-age book, particularly for American teenagers, "Catcher in the Rye" resonates for a reason. It does an excellent job of capturing the moment from a sympathetic point of view. And then you read it ten years later, thinking to yourself "Holy shit was I really like this?" only to realize you absolutely were.
Ironically, most of the self described devotees have not.