Purpose
The BBC started the Big Read with the goal of finding the "Nation's Best-loved Novel" by way of a viewer vote via the Web, SMS, and telephone. The show attracted controversy for adopting an allegedlyTop 200 novels in the United Kingdom
# ''Authors with multiple novels on the list
;Multiple novels in the Top 25 In the first stage, all four extantSimilar contests
Contests similar to the Big Read were conducted in other countries: *My Favourite Book in Australia * ''Das große Lesen'' in Germany * ''A Nagy Könyv'' ("The Big Book") in Hungary * Голямото четене ("The Big Read") in Bulgaria *''Lielā Lasīšana'' ("The Big Read") in LatviaReferences
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