Summer is in full swing, and you need to spend time with benefits not only for the soul and body, but also for the brain. The best food for thought is books. Only, chur, real - paper! Take them with you to the beach, open them in summer cafes in the evenings, read in bed to the sound of rain and don't forget to put them in your suitcase when you go on a trip. Reading will become not only fashionable for you, but also a truly healthy habit, if you use our list of 11 books that you absolutely must read this summer!
Robin Sharma, "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari"
We have all heard stories about how a successful and successful entrepreneur or employee would give up everything, sell his property and go to some distant country in search of spiritual truth. The work of Robin Sharma, which has been recognized as a bestseller more than once, just tells about one of these characters: a very wealthy lawyer who is experiencing a spiritual crisis leaves his former life for the sake of immersing himself in ancient culture in order to awaken his soul and overcome the melancholy that has settled in it thanks to Eastern wisdom. . Let's see what he can learn!
Alice Munro, Dearer than Life Itself
Canadian writer who received in 2013 Nobel Prize in literature, is considered the successor of the traditions of A.P. Chekhov for simplicity, purity and, of course, brevity. “More than life itself” is literally latest work Munro: according to the writer, she does not plan to continue her literary works. The book is a collection short stories telling about life stories and fate of heroes. If you like descriptions of subtle inner peace characters - this book is for you!
Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine
This summer for someone will not do without a great book by the famous writer, which makes you think about the transience of time, kindness, fleeting moments of happiness that need to be noticed. Soaked through with warm and sunny memories, this work will help you enjoy the nostalgia for your childhood and feel every moment associated with the most beautiful season of the year. If you haven't read this book yet, now is the time to fix it!
Marcus Buckingham, Kurt Coffman, "First Break All the Rules"
If your summer is spent in the stuffy walls of the office, it's time to give yourself a break and get distracted by a rather interesting book that will convince you that "the best managers in the world do things differently." Tens of thousands of interviews that the authors conducted with the most effective managers of our time reveal the secrets of success and effectiveness: it turns out that sometimes you just have to break the rules. Try!
Gregory David Roberts, Shantaram
One of best books for holidays - fascinating, exciting, not leaving a single reader indifferent. The novel, which broke many sales records, is the confessional tale of a hero who was forced to hide from the law for years. This book has everything that normal people would rather never encounter in their lives, but which is so interesting to read from your cozy and safe nest. Divorce, termination of parental rights, drug addiction, robberies, sentence - 19 years in a maximum security prison, escape, counterfeiters, smugglers, Indian mafia, fight for love ... In a word, everything that will not let you get bored this summer!
Anna Gavalda, "35 kilos of hope"
Another story by a French writer, this time written from the perspective of a 13-year-old boy who stubbornly hates school. But do not think that the book is intended for the younger generation - it absolutely surprisingly resonates in the hearts of both older children and adults themselves. And if you have already acquired offspring, then this book is simply a must-read: thanks to it, you will remember your youth and learn to better understand growing up children. “35 kilos of hope” is a reminder of how to be the right parents, as well as the importance of not giving up and believing. Reading will take you no more than one or two hours, and we can say with confidence: the time will not be spent in vain!
Eckhart Tolle, Live Now!
This book will become your little friend and real salvation if suddenly on a rainy summer evening you feel lonely, sad and perhaps a little anxious, if you enter a new period of your life - by choice or by chance. Great Connoisseur of the Wounded human souls, Eckhart Tolle will reveal to you the true state of affairs in your life, give you consolation, tell you how to find spiritual harmony and perspective, help you return to the “assembly point” and pave the path of your own path so that in the morning you can again enjoy a new day!
Jojo Moyes, One Plus One
Touching and incredibly gripping to the last page is the story of Jess, a single mother who works two jobs while trying to guide her two children on the right path. Unexpectedly for the heroine, but expected for us, a man appears in her life, who wakes up with a desire to help Jess and her children. Modern and unbanal, full of irony and positivity, this story ends as it should be in romance novels!
Jennifer L. Scott, Madame Chic Lessons: 20 Style Secrets I Learned While Living in Paris
If you want to learn the traditions of French families, as well as the secrets of French women about how to look not only beautiful, but elegant in any situation, how to instill good habits in yourself, how not to deny yourself your favorite dishes and at the same time not get better, as in everything accelerating rhythm of life to preserve not only beauty, but also health, then this book is for you! The story is told on behalf of the author - a purebred American who got into a French family on an exchange program and, willy-nilly, was forced to learn something ...
Peter Meil, France. A year in Provence
You can travel while sitting, without leaving the premises: right in the office or at home, cozying up between sofa cushions. This book will take you to the sun-drenched province of Provence, which seems rather eccentric to any visitor. The protagonist of the novel buys himself an old farmhouse to start here. new life, trying to accept the local way of life and merge into the environment. When you look from the window of your house at traffic jams and concrete walls of high-rise buildings, what is happening in the novel seems to be some kind of unknown miracle, which is far away in a parallel universe. And after reading the book, you begin to understand where you want to spend your next vacation ...
Daphne Du Maurier, "Rebecca"
If you like a book not only to tremble in your heart, but also to excite your nerves, Rebecca is definitely for you! The novel, written in the first half of the last century, was included in the list of 110 best works according to the BBC. Four directors did not disdain to film it, each in his own time, among which A. Hitchcock himself. This is a work that came out largely from Jane Eyre and continued in the novels of Hesse and King. According to the plot of the novel, a young woman meets an aristocrat who is much higher than her in position, and even the owner of the luxurious Manderly estate. After an imminent wedding, the main character moves to her husband in his possessions, where his former wife Rebecca, now deceased, previously hosted. Very soon, the new young wife begins to suffer from the fact that she cannot outshine her predecessor, who, it seems, continues to be the mistress of the situation even after her death. Or doesn't it seem?.. "Rebecca" will certainly become an adornment of your library and will remain in your memory for a long time. The story is so captivating that it is said that reading this book is like hypnosis. Definitely a must read!
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Talking about books different genre which can be read for the soul. These works will definitely not leave you indifferent.
This article is intended for persons over 18 years of age.
Are you over 18 already?
Well, when else, if not in winter, wonder what to read for the soul? When TV and social networks tired, it's time to pick up a book. We'll tell you what to read.
R. Bradbury "Dandelion Wine". Winter cold evenings make us remember the gentle summer. Fresh air, birds singing, a warm river, golden sunlight - this work will plunge you into such an atmosphere. Together with the main character - a 12-year-old boy - you will live a carefree summer full of discoveries, sad and joyful events, pleasant experiences.
T. Pratchett "Cat without embellishment". No politics, no drama, just Their Majesties Cats. This book is a small encyclopedia that tells about the life and essence of felines in an easy manner. "Cat without embellishment" will allow you to pass the evening in a warm cozy atmosphere, and maybe you will even learn a lot of interesting things about mustachioed pets.
A. Exupery "The Little Prince". This is an allegorical story-tale, which, despite the genre, is dedicated to adults. Together with the wonderful Little Prince, you will go on a journey through the planets and learn to look at familiar things from a different angle.
This is a work from modern literature. This novel tells about the girl Liesel, who lives in the era of the Second World War. Interestingly, the story is told from the perspective of Death, and in Zusak's book it is a male character.
Ken Kesey Over the Cuckoo's Nest. In this selection, we tried to include works of different genres, and you choose which book to read. "Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is a serious work, the characters of which are in a psychiatric clinic. The silence of hospital corridors and boring procedures reigns here, but everything changes with the advent of Patrick McMurphy. this disobedient hoolan turns everything upside down in the clinic, preventing his comrades in misfortune from bowing dutifully before the outside world.
B. Pasternak "Doctor Zhivago". This book can also be read for the soul, but it is rather sad. The novel shows how historical events (in this case Civil War and revolution) affect the fate of an ordinary person, who happens to be in their center.
Stephen King Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. This is the story of how main character, wrongly convicted of murdering his wife and her lover, ends up in Shawshank Prison, where corruption and violence thrive. The book is considered one of the best in the work of King.
M. Hansen, D. Canfield, E. Newmark “Chicken broth for the soul. 101 best stories". If you have never come across the Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books, then we advise you to pay attention to it. The series includes several books, each of which is a collection of stories about different people. You will learn about a boy from a simple family who met three presidents, about an actress who became happy thanks to cancer, about a girl who sold more than forty thousand cookies for the sake of her mother's dream. Here are collected amazing stories of ordinary people in whose lives something incredible happened, and you definitely won’t be able to tear yourself away from them.
It's no secret that women love to read for the soul. Most representatives of the beautiful half of humanity love to read about love. Love novels are also designed for a certain circle of readers, but if you want to read better and more interesting works, then you should pay attention to the following books:
- Maya Kucherskaya "Aunt Motya" - a classic novel about love, betrayal and experiences;
- Haruki Murakami "Norwegian Forest" - a novel about friendship, love and conscience;
- Chingiz Aitmatov "Jamilya" - a love story with chic descriptions of the steppes and mountains;
- Janusz Wisniewski "Loneliness in the Net" - a novel about modern world and the position of one person in it.
- John Fowles "The French Lieutenant's Mistress". There are many good things in this novel. The author leads the reader to the fact that conscience is an individual choice of each person.
Maybe we're wasting our lives on things we don't need? Or appreciate the worthless things? The life of a dying Lillian teaches readers how important it is to value time.
Anne Frank Shelter. Diary in letters". The book presents the diary of a little girl who kept it in Amsterdam while hiding from the Nazis with her family. This is a tragedy of the twentieth century, which was reflected in the notes of a fifteen-year-old girl.
Vladimir Nabokov "Lolita" To this work can be treated with contempt or with admiration. There is no third. A novel that stirred up society and became popular on both sides of the ocean.
The reader himself chooses what literature to read, domestic or foreign. From foreign literature you can choose very interesting books. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is admired by readers around the world. This is a love story that stands a level above all other novels in this category.
Emily Bronte "Wuthering Heights". The novel will take you to England, where the girl fell in love with her cousin. This novel is still a mystery.
Erich Maria Remarque "Arc de Triomphe". The text of this book is divided into quotations. The love story that develops in Nazi-occupied Paris cannot leave the reader indifferent. Paris, two lovers and doom - these are the main directions of the book.
Victor Hugo Notre Dame Cathedral. The novel is also recommended for reading, because this book has withstood the centuries and has not lost its popularity. A story about what can hinder love.
Margaret Mitchell Gone with the Wind. The novel remains a sought-after work decades later. If you are looking for a woman to look up to, then this novel is for you. main character Scarlett O'Hara deserves to be inherited by women with diametrically opposed social views. blackthorn". The family saga of an Australian writer. This is a story about the Cleary family, about their sorrows and joys, about ups and downs, but the main feeling that permeates the entire novel is true and pure love.
Françoise Sagan Hello Sadness. This is a novel about the experiences of a young girl Cecile. She spent some time in a monastery, and when she returned to her father, she plunged into a bohemian life without rules. Until one day a mother's friend, smart and beautiful woman with their moral values.
Mikhail Shishkin "The Letterman". The book is a correspondence between two lovers. The hero writes from the war, in which he participates in a campaign against the Chinese. The girl writes from the "citizen". Soon the reader realizes that the lovers correspond, but do not hear each other, and they live in different times...
There are many interesting things about love among Russian classics. For example, Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina has been filmed many times. Performances were staged according to its plot. A story about passion, love, which has destructive power, makes you live with the experiences of the main characters.
After many years of oblivion, the book is again becoming a fashionable attribute in the hands of a person who wants to be known as an intellectual. Of course, today's popularity of literature cannot be compared with the reading boom of the fifties, sixties, seventies and eighties, when children sometimes had to be torn away from the adventures of their favorite characters, but there is a completely logical explanation for this. There were no tablets, laptops and other computer miracles then, and something exciting was rarely shown on TV. The question of what is read today in Russia and the world requires a detailed answer. Different books have a target audience… you can’t call it an audience, audio is when they listen. In general, the reader of different genres is different, but they are all good, except for the boring one, as the classic said.
Classic
It is still popular, moreover, its scope has expanded significantly. Those writers who quite recently (in the historical sense, of course) were classified as fiction fell into its category. To the contemporaries of Jack London or Antosha Chekhonte, who lived at the beginning of the twentieth century, these wonderful masters of plot and words seemed to be ordinary people, contemporaries who successfully applied their talent (or even just abilities) in order to earn A.P. Chekhov himself believed that his works will be read and staged in the theater for at most a few years, and there they will be forgotten. Fortunately, the classic was wrong. His stories and novels are still popular today, they are more popular than most of the creations of modern authors, those that are read today. It is he who leads the rating, and not only in Russia, but also in many other countries (in Japan, for example), where, in addition to selling books, performances based on his plays are most often staged, interpreting them each time in a new way. The inhabitants of the planet are also not indifferent to Shakespeare, Tolstoy, Dreiser, London, Dickens, Bulgakov. A few more are in the top ten favorite writers, but in different countries they occupy different positions. Classics are read most often from paper media, so it's more interesting.
Criteria
rate the most books read today is difficult. For this, various methods are used, the main of which is circulation. This method of analysis is of the greatest practical importance, especially for publishers and printers interested in the largest possible sales of their products. However, this approach has an approximate relation to the true state of affairs. A book in our time is not a cheap thing, and today it can be safely attributed to a truly “best gift”, with which it is not a shame to come to a birthday or anniversary. Therefore, a printed edition is often lent to friends and acquaintances who do not want to spend money on such an expensive thing, and often a one-time thing. Home libraries in our time are rare people, volumes take up valuable space in the home, and then there is the Internet, where you can find almost everything, at least what is read today. The rating is looked for in the same place, in order not to get confused in the huge flow of modern and classical literature. So many people do it, drive texts into tablets and read everywhere, on buses, trams and subways.
Read frequency
The circulation of the publication is set by an official called the publisher, who often makes a decision based on his own ideas about how successful the project will be.
Another criterion by which literary ratings and lists of the best books are compiled is a simple arithmetic addition of the number of hits to the author's page on the Internet, if there is one, of course. To do this, site creators install software counters that mark each visitor. The disadvantage of this method is the lack of information. It is not known whether the work was read in full, or it was simply glanced at and immediately closed. In addition, it is impossible to count all readers due to the fact that it and the same story can be presented on different sites, sometimes, alas, without the knowledge of the author, and not all of them provide for the function of cumulative counting. The number of downloads is also not always taken into account, and in this case we are very rarely talking about material rewards.
What do women read
The beautiful half of humanity is more likely than men to be friends with a book. What worries women, and what do they read today? The rating of a dozen works most popular among ladies is closed by Eduard Asadov, a real poet and writer who sang true love. For half a century, the number of admirers of his talent has not decreased, but increased. In ninth place is a seemingly children's book called The Little Princess, or The Story of Sarah Crewe by Francis Burnett. The narrative is naive only at first glance, and mothers, introducing it to their daughters, themselves fall under the spell of the heroine's immediacy. Ustinova's detectives are buying somewhat more often, and Lauren Weisberger, the best-selling author of The Devil Wears Prada, is even higher. Further up the ladder of popularity ascend Joanna Lindsay, Tatyana Polyakova (again ladies' detectives) and with her "Secret World of a Shopaholic". Top positions are occupied by Stephenie Meyer with a vampire love story (Twilight) and a psychological novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Maybe the bottom positions are specific to Russian literature lovers, but the top ones completely repeat the rating of the most read books in the world among women.
What do men love?
If we discard money-mad entrepreneurs (who more often become characters in novels than their consumers) and representatives of the stronger sex, who have an extremely low level of intelligence, then the rest of the not very numerous male brethren are also not averse to holding free time turning pages. Which of the works for them is the most and most read? Many books have been written on the subject of courage. This is J. London, and E. M. Remarque, and historical chronicles, and literature of a military-technical nature. Everyone reads men, from Hemingway to Stephen King, but as a rule, they cannot stand specific women's novels. However, there are exceptions. Women sometimes, too, in fairness, indulge in pleasure with some book, which is considered exclusively male.
Children
Children, as already mentioned, read little now, and the author needs to make a lot of effort, combined with talent, in order to interest them in something. And in this case, it does not matter how deep the thoughts of such a work are, as in general what they read. Today, the rating of teenage and literature is headed by Alexander Anderson's books "Alex and coins" and "All the most beloved fairy tales" by Grigory Oster. In addition to them, fantasy stories, novels and sagas are popular (roughly like science fiction in the past). It can take a long time to analyze the reasons why life in a fictional world seems more interesting to the younger generation than the real one, but such is the prose of life, and it must be reckoned with, which is what publishing houses are doing, interested in the profitability of their activities. Some consolation is the decline in the popularity of Harry Potter. And the nostalgic return to eternal values, expressed in the “Murzilka Archive”, published in two volumes (from 1966 to 1974), is very pleasing.
Humor
Literature that causes laughter is the most difficult genre. Squeezing a tear out of a reader is much easier than making them even smile. The modern book lover reads Zhvanetsky with pleasure, especially the early one, pays tribute to Evgeny Petrov and is interested in contemporary authors. I was pleased with the book with the intriguing title “Plumber. Yours is my knee ”author Se Slava (obviously a pseudonym). Previously, this material was published on popular blogs, and now it came out "live". At the moment, these are the most read books in Russia on a humorous theme, and how to place them on the prize steps is up to the people to decide.
parables
In our country, as well as abroad, a large stratum of lovers of philosophical literature has formed. It's not about some serious scientific research(they are also in demand). These most widely read books in Russia in their genre are designed to encourage a person to think about eternal values, escape from worldly fuss and, if possible, gain wisdom, time-honored. These include the “Prophet” by Khalil Gibran, the paternal moralizing of the holy elders, the instructive polemics of Kuraev, and similar literature. Sales ratings do not give a real picture of the popularity of these publications. It is possible that someone acquires them in order to put them on the shelf in order to create the image of an intellectual person, in other cases they are literally read to holes. When presenting such a book as a gift, one should remember that only a thoughtful person, prone to
Fashion Literature
There is such a capricious and windy lady, who is called fashion. Most often it is found in branded boutiques and car dealerships, but sometimes it is also found in bookstores. A number of authors, having created a certain work, strive for scandalous fame, and achieve it by different methods. They generously saturate the speech of the characters with profanity, trying to give originality to the images, choose stories about cannibals, crazy people, drug addicts and other unsightly audiences, trying to surprise rather than please. For a rather short period of time, sellers tell buyers that these are the most read books in Russia. Today these are some authors, tomorrow others, and their succession does not dry out. It happens that stories do have certain artistic merit, but fashion writers who keep their nose to the wind of conjecture rarely create masterpieces.
It remains for the reader to evaluate his spiritual needs and choose his own among boundless sea literature.
WHAT IS PUBLISHED, WHO IS PUBLISHED. 20 WRITERS WHOSE BOOKS WERE MOST PRINTED AND BOUGHT IN 2017
Some statistics
The Book Chamber of Russia is still summarizing the data for the last quarter, but, apparently, 2017 outperformed 2016 in terms of circulation. In total, about 100 thousand titles of books were published in Russia with a total circulation of about 350 thousand copies.
According to preliminary data, the range of book products has become a little less diverse: if you count by title, in 2016 there were several thousand more books published. However, in 2017 there were fewer reprints (after all, electronic copies of books made the need for reprints less urgent), but more new products came out, including translations. According to the data for the first three quarters of 2017, the share of translated literature in the total number of books accounted for about 13%, and for the same period in 2016 - a little more than 11%.
Noticeable trend: contemporary writer must be able not only to tell stories smoothly, but to create worlds in which it will be interesting for readers and ... colleagues. The share of serial publications, according to preliminary data, has grown by 3% in just one year: "patrols", "stalkers" and "academies" of all stripes rule the mass interests. The desire of publishers to "lay eggs in baskets" is easily explained: the release of a genre novel in a series allows it to immediately find its way to its reader, and the reader to find himself again in the beloved universe. Of course, this does not mean that you meet the same characters over and over again: the books published in the publishing series "LitRPG", "TrueStory" and others are similar in the main, but can radically differ in details.
Another trend is that books are becoming less and less paperback and more and more hardcover. In just one year, hardcover books added as much as 6.5% to their circulation (and paperback editions lost the same amount, respectively). We repeat that these data are preliminary, at the end of the year the statistics will still bring out the final figure, but the alignment of forces is unlikely to be fundamentally different. It is obvious that people are increasingly buying such paper books, the very touch of which brings aesthetic pleasure. And cheap pocketbooks for fast reading gradually replaced by e-books.
TOP-2017: rating of the most popular writers in Russia
The share of the 20 most popular writers in Russia in 2017 accounts for about 1/8 of the total circulation of all books published in the country. Who are these titans of pen, keyboard and royalties?
For clarity, we supplemented our rating with statistical data from the Russian Book Chamber based on the results of the first three quarters of the outgoing year in the sequence "number of titles of published books / their total circulation in thousands of copies." Please note that the same book by the author, published in different publishing houses or in the same publishing house, but in different series, is considered different titles.
20. In this place, the good old (54/225.5)
She was not in the top 20 most popular writers in Russia in 2016, but in 2017 the former glory to the "queen of detectives" returned along with the film adaptation of "" and "".
It is generally accepted that among writers in terms of the number of prophecies that have come true, George Orwell, aka Eric Arthur Blair, ranks first. One can argue with this, but the fact is indisputable that Orwell very accurately predicted many things: from the aggressive influence of the media on the worldview of people, newspeak and reality shows to the logic of development and the crisis of the communist dictatorship. Years do not detract from the popularity of the author "" and "", as well as the relevance of his writings and statements:
"The best books tell you what you already know."
"We, the representatives of the middle class, except correct pronunciation there's nothing to lose."
"If you want an image of the future, imagine a boot trampling a man's face - forever."
"Power is not a means; it is an end. A dictatorship is not established in order to protect the revolution; a revolution is made in order to establish a dictatorship. The purpose of repression is repression. The purpose of torture is torture. The purpose of power is power."
"The masses never rise of themselves and never rise just because they are oppressed. Moreover, they do not even realize that they are oppressed until they have been given the opportunity to compare."
"In a time of universal lies, telling the truth is extremism."
"War is a way of smashing to pieces, pulverizing in the stratosphere, drowning in the depths of the sea, materials that could improve the life of the people and thereby, ultimately, make them more intelligent."
"Patriotism is by its nature not aggressive either militarily or culturally. Nationalism is inseparable from the desire for power."
Brown was silent, silent, and in 2017 broke into the top 20 immediately to the 16th position in the ranking. And, perhaps, will further improve its position, taking into account book sales in the last quarter. Brown has two trump cards: "" came out for children from 10 years old and, in which the villains prevent the scientist Robert Langdon from learning, no less, the secret of the origin of mankind.
For comparison: in the top 20 for 2016, Maria Metlitskaya ranked 16th with a circulation of 338,000 copies. The author of numerous sentimental novels has a chance to repeat the success.
It's nice that the most popular writer in the world is appreciated in his "homeland". Moreover, the circulation of Lev Nikolayevich is growing. In 2016, the total circulation of his books amounted to 310 thousand copies in 12 months, now the milestone of 300 thousand has already been crossed in the 10th month since the beginning of the year.
On our site you can find not only Tolstoy's books, but also interesting publications about the writer:
The housing problem spoils far from the first generation of Russians, but we still love and appreciate Mikhail Afanasyevich - from year to year he is in the top 20 most popular writers.
In March 2017, the premiere of the film "Split" directed by Shyamalan took place in Russia, which fueled interest in Keyes' book about a maniac with 24 alter-ego "". Also in 2017, the novel "" was first published in Russian. But the main hit of Keys, of course, "" is one of the most famous books of the 20th century.
In the 2016 ranking, the writer took second place, having published 66 titles with a total circulation of 762,000 copies in a year. Will she be able to repeat last year's success? Carefully assume that it is unlikely. Although Tatyana Ustinova (nee Kuralesina) is undoubtedly a woman of inexhaustible energy, and one can expect any feats from her. It is enough to see what vigorous activity Tatyana Vitalievna launched on the TVC channel, where her author's programs are replaced by series based on her own detective stories. And in the ranking of 2017, she is still on the 7th line.
Although the name of this author of adventurous detective stories has not become a household name, Tatyana Polyakova is included in the top 20 most read and sold writers in Russia from year to year. Her statement is known: “At one time I said that I would retire after the fiftieth. But I saw a poster in honor of the release of the hundredth book by Daria Dontsova and thought:“ Am I weak? In 2017, Tatyana Polyakova released several new novels, including "" and "". At this rate, the writer is only 3-4 years away from retirement.
Plot depth and great writing style. Every year, Remarque's books are published in Russia with a circulation of about half a million copies.
In 2017, the most popular police lieutenant colonel turned 60 years old. But Alexandra Marinina is still in the ranks, having released the two-volume "". In addition, Marina Anatolyevna (real name of the writer) has significantly improved her position compared to 2016. Although last year she entered the top 20 most popular Russian writers, but according to the results of 12 months, her books were published with a circulation of 428 thousand copies, which is almost 140 thousand less than in just 9 months of 2017. Why? In 2016, Marinina decided on a creative experiment and published three volumes of the family saga with a medical and legal bias "" about the events from 1842 to the present day. Apparently, something went wrong, although more successfully than others. But as soon as the writer returned to the genre of a police detective mile, the circulation of her books increased again.
The popularity of this writer in Russia is not weakening, and every year the circulation of his reprints amounts to hundreds of thousands of copies.
Who is the leader of the ranking? Of course she is, the famous Daria Dontsova! Still popular and extremely prolific. New novels with her name on the cover come out with such frequency that either Agrippina Arkadyevna does not eat, does not sleep, does not walk her dogs, but only knocks on computer keys, or ... However, despite the evil rumors, the army of readers does not lose their taste for a cocktail from simple, banal, understandable characters and non-banal plot twists. And Daria Dontsova, a person and a brand, has been easily bypassing pompous colleagues with a wide smile for many years now.
Where is Pelevin?
Yes, the list of literary favorites in 2017 is similar to the top 20 of 2016, but there are changes. Several names have disappeared from it. The author of good women's prose about life and the detective, who in 2016 occupied the 8th (circulation 522 thousand copies) and 9th (499.19 thousand copies) lines of the rating, lost the most points.
Left the 15th position (350.5 thousand copies). The authors of crime novels (297 thousand copies) and (285.5 thousand copies) who were on the bottom lines of the rating left the top 20.
But it's one thing when Christie and Orwell appear in the rating instead of Alexandrova and Kolychev - it's not a sin to give way to such titans. It’s different when the “co-author of modernity” was in the ranking of the most popular writers of 2016 at 17 positions (36 titles, 313 thousand copies in circulation; top - Maria Metlitskaya, bottom - Leo Tolstoy), and in 2017 did not even reach the 20th places.
There are several possible explanations for this.
First: "read on the iPhone" Pelevin writes for the new generation of intellectuals, for whom mobility is a world-forming principle: mobile communications, mobile office, mobile library, after all.
Secondly, most writers release novelties in the first half of the year, while Pelevin's new novel was released at the very end of September, and the current statistics of the Russian Book Chamber have not yet taken into account additional circulations of his books in the fourth quarter. The final results of the year can correct the literary picture.
Third, perhaps Russian readers in the past year Orwell and the Strugatskys actually turned out to be closer to Pelevin.
And where is fantasy and new science fiction?
Urban fantasy and combat, school and academic, chrono-opera with fantasy elements or science fiction about hitmen, apocalypse, space and steam engines - where is it all? Fantasy fiction genres and subgenres together are the most popular, if not the most popular, subspecies of literature today. Moreover, in the film industry competing with books, fantasy, unlike detectives and rom-coms, has not yet been put on stream, since it is difficult and expensive to shoot it. So why in the top 20 writers, half of the list is still detectives, and not science fiction?
An optimist will say that fantasy and science fiction are the literature of the young and progressive, who today prefer electronic books paper.
A pessimist will object that although modern science fiction writers are in demand, eminent ones, like or, rarely write, trading franchisees, while other authors give their strength to hasty one-day books, books "for the evening". And therefore, even with the general abundance of circulation, the Strugatskys or Bradbury put each modern science fiction writer individually on the shoulder blades of one left.
What do you think?
Nowadays, reading is not only necessary, but also useful. However, those who like to occupy their time with some fascinating book very often face the fact that they simply do not know what kind of work is really worth the time spent on it. To get around this problem, you need to know and remember the most interesting books that are waiting to be read. Anyone who makes such a small list for himself will not spend a huge amount of his precious time searching for works.
The most interesting books to read for teenagers. Novel "It's good to be quiet"
It must be said that in last years reading has become fashionable, and it's great. A few years ago, not a single teenager rested while sitting at a book, because his peers could ridicule him. Now the situation is completely different: not to read - ashamed! Therefore, many teenagers are fond of literature that interests them. However, very often they cannot choose the works that suit them, because many writers write what they think is “boring”, and such books are very difficult for teenagers to read. In order not to face such problems, it is necessary to make a list called "The most interesting books that should be read by teenagers."
One of all teenagers is "It's good to be quiet." The plot of this novel is very exciting and interesting, besides, the work is written in an easy and understandable language for every teenager.
This book will focus on Charlie - the main character, who once overheard the conversation of his classmates about a guy who has the ability to understand the thoughts of other people. The hero was in a depressive state associated with the death of Aunt Helen and his best friend, whose name was Michael. Charlie found out the address of the "understanding" guy and began to write letters to him. In them, he detailed all his feelings and experiences, but hid his address and name.
"A house where..."
No less will be the "House in which ...". This novel is intended for those who are fond of horror, mysticism and fantasy. It is important that the plot of the work does not allow the reader to relax for a second, because with each new sentence read, the teenager gets acquainted with new actions taking place in the novel.
"The house in which ..." describes the events that unfold in a boarding school for disabled children. They are experienced by the main character named Smoker. He was transferred to another group, as he quarreled with his own, and it was after that that he became a witness to unusual and mystical phenomena taking place in the House.
In the list of works for teenagers called "The most interesting books to read" you can include "For boys and girls. School Survival Advice Book.
This work will be interesting for those children who study in secondary and high school. For those who are still in elementary grades, it is better to postpone acquaintance with the book. It is worth noting that people who have long graduated from school would also be interested in reading this work and remembering their school years.
The best books about life. "Crime and Punishment"
Not only teenagers like to read, but also adults. They are interested in literature written in a more “complex” language. Many adults like to read books about life. After all, it is in such works that you can find yourself, draw any conclusions, change your outlook on life and learn worthwhile lessons from them. In order not to spend a huge amount of time looking for a good book about life, you need to make a small list for yourself called "The most interesting books about life that are worth reading."
One of the most famous and 19-20 century is "Crime and Punishment" by the great F. M. Dostoevsky. Probably, people who are not familiar with this work do not exist. The novel describes the emotional drama of a man who decided to kill and committed it. "Crime and Punishment" is considered a classic of Russian and world literature. Anyone who wants to read any literature about the life of a little man needs to get acquainted with this work.
"Life and Destiny"
The most interesting books worth reading about life can always please and surprise any reader. Therefore, anyone who wants to read really good literature, should make a small list for himself, with the help of which it will be possible to spend time with pleasure and benefit.
The work "Life and Fate" should be noted, because it is it that is considered one of the best books about life.
Through this novel, the author tried to convey to the reader that there is nothing that can be put above human values: neither the ideals of the revolution, nor a single system, etc. The writer wanted to show that the life and fate of any person is the greatest value.
Lust for Life: Vincent van Gogh
If you want to find something worth reading, don't miss Lust for Life: Vincent van Gogh. You will surely like it. Every lover of literature about human life will not remain indifferent after reading the book, because it is a real masterpiece.
This work describes a very tragic fate the great Vincent van Gogh. The reader will get acquainted with how difficult the life of the artist was, no one understood him. Van Gogh's work was criticized and not accepted by society.
Now your list called "The most interesting books that everyone should read" has replenished. However, it is worth recalling several interesting works about psychology that will appeal to every reader.
List of books about psychology. "People who play games"
If you do not like science fiction, mysticism, drama, etc., then a list called "The most interesting books to read about psychology" will be a great helper in choosing good literature for you.
One of the most popular and best books on psychology is People Who Play Games. It can be safely added to the list called "The most interesting books worth reading." The work was written by the world-famous psychologist Eric Berne, who created transactional analysis, as well as a system of psychological assistance based on it.
The book is dedicated to the reader being able to get rid of the complexes and stereotypes that hinder him in Everyday life. Through this work, the author tried to teach all readers to analyze their communication.
From the very beginning, the psychologist wanted to publish this book as an advanced textbook on psychology, but he managed to write it in a simple and understandable language for everyone, which can be understood by any person who has expressed a desire to get acquainted with this work.
In order not to doubt the choice of literature suitable for you, you must use the list called "The most interesting books worth reading." Reviews of each product you choose can be easily found. This will help you understand what impressions the reader has after reading this or that book, and that is why you can right choice works.
"Man's Search for Meaning"
Undoubtedly, a masterpiece of literature on psychology, which is simply a must-read for everyone, is the book "Man's Search for Meaning." A lover of writings about psychology should get acquainted with this book, because it contains reasoning and answers to some important questions for every person. The book "A Man's Search for Meaning" raises such eternal questions as the meaning of life and death, love and suffering, etc. The author decided to pay great attention to issues related to psychotherapy.
"Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process"
The best one that absolutely everyone should be familiar with is Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process.
The work is one of the best textbooks on psychoanalytic personality diagnostics. However, the frightening title does not affect the content at all. This book is written " plain language". The work will be interesting to absolutely everyone who is fond of psychology and likes to read the relevant literature, written "simple" and "easy".
However, many people prefer to read not such as it seems to them "difficult works". Many simply adore the classics and everything connected with it. Therefore, it is necessary to list several works that can be safely included in the list called “The most interesting books worth reading. A classic that will remain in the heart.
A classic of literature that everyone should read. "Faust"
Classics will never go out of fashion, because such works appeal to most people who are fond of reading. In order to easily find such a book, you need to make a small list of the best works that can not leave absolutely no one indifferent.
Faust is considered one of the most significant works in German literature. It is significant that Goethe worked on this book throughout his life. The author completed the work a few days before his death. The writer saw the story of Dr. Faust for the first time when he was 15 years old, and after five years he decided to start creating his own interpretation of the popular myth, filling it with philosophical questions that relate to being.
Despite the fact that Faust is a very interesting work, it is necessary to add to the list of "The most interesting books worth reading." The list of masterpieces of literature will help each reader find what he has been looking for for a long time and read such works that are very popular.
"War and Peace"
"War and Peace" is the greatest epic novel that shows Russian society during the wars against Napoleon. The novel contains a huge number of parts, as well as chapters with plot completeness. This book contains hundreds of episodes that will not leave the reader indifferent.
"One Hundred Years of Solitude"
No less amazing is the work "One Hundred Years of Solitude". It is worth saying that reading this novel will cause every reader a storm of emotions, and also leave best experience. Therefore, if you want to read a real masterpiece of literature, make a choice in favor of the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude.
Now you can safely name the most interesting books worth reading. A list of these works will always help in difficult times when you want to read some good literature. Books - best friends, which will help you escape from depression, as well as learn a lot of new things, and in addition, spend your free time with benefit. Therefore, you should not spend a lot of time looking for really good and worth your time books, because the list of the most interesting works will always help you quickly choose a book, and it will definitely become your favorite.