What do you think of The Big Read and the winner?

In 2003, the novel was listed at number 14 on the UK survey The Big Read.

Contests similar to the Big Read were conducted in other countries:

In 2005 it was ranked no. 38 in the Hungarian version of the survey "Big Read".

Contests similar to Big Read were held in other countries:

Abigél was also chosen as the sixth most popular novel at the Hungarian version of Big Read.

This dramatic turnaround shows that the many programs now focused on reading, including our own Big Read, are working.

In recent years on television he has presented The Big Read and Maestro!

The mission of the Big Read is "to bring together partners across the country to encourage citizens to read for pleasure and enlightenment."

It is based on the BBC version of Big Read.