Some books are so powerful that they encourage the reader to change their life or attitude.
From time to time, a novel or story becomes as famous as possible, people try to buy their paper version in a store or read in electronic form.
Often, a book becomes most relevant when it is made into a movie; after watching a movie, viewers want to get acquainted with its original source.
In our article, you can find the names and authors of the top 10 most popular books for 2018-2019 The list of the most read works of a rating is based on statistics of sales in the world.
List
- 10. The Broken Prince, Erin Watt
- 9. “Kinder than Loneliness,” June Lee
- 8. “Flame and blood. Dance of Death, George Martin
- 8. “Here was Britt-Marie,” Frederick Buckman
- 7. Sleeping Beauties, Stephen King
- 6. The Birdbox, Josh Mahlerman
- 5. “People among the trees”, Chania Yanagihara
- 4. “The form of water”, Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus
- 3. Origins, Dan Brown
- 1. “One of us is lying,” Karen M. McManus
10. The Broken Prince, Erin Watt
The novel was published in 2016. It was translated into Russian in 2018. It is the second part of the Royals Family trilogy. The latest novel, The Ruined Palace, was published in 2018.
The increased interest in recent years in the novel "Broken Prince" is most likely due to the fact that the reader is eager to read all three parts of the saga at once, finally waiting for the release of the latter.
A series of books by Erin Watt is interesting to those readers who like to learn about family secrets, fears and experiences. These things are present in the novel, but it is difficult for the heroes to talk about them.
If in the first part the book lover can get acquainted with Ella and Reed (the main characters of the novel), then in the second part the secondary characters who are no less interesting are described in more detail.
9. “Kinder than Loneliness,” June Lee
The books of the writer June Lee initially gained popularity in the United States. The writer has become one of the contenders for the title of classic in the field of literature. The Americans liked her simple spoken language.
June Lee began her career by writing short stories and short stories. An interesting fact: the writer began to create her works, awarded prestigious prizes, with almost no knowledge of the English language.
After the release of small-volume books, she began to try in the genre of the novel. One of the author’s latest works, “Kinder Loneliness,” attracts readers with his beautiful writing style, novelty, and understatement, which allows him to reflect on him.
8. Dance of Death ”, George Martin
George Martin’s books are in high demand today, after the release of the film adaptation of the series of his novels “Game of Thrones”, countless admirers appeared.
The last of the author’s works “Flame and Blood. Dance of Death ”can be called not just a novel, but a real historical work on the Targaryen dynasty.
The images of the well-known characters of the Game of Thrones are still far from those that fans of the series and readers of the saga are used to seeing.
8. “Here was Britt-Marie,” Frederick Buckman
The book was published in 2014. The novel began to gain popularity among readers because of its film adaptation in 2019. The film was released in March.
An interesting fact: the work “Britt-Marie was here” was not the first among the writer, according to which the film was shot. In 2015, based on the novel by Frederick Buckmann, the film “Second Life of Uwe” was shot.
If we return to the last literary work of the author, then according to some book lovers, he acts as an antidepressant.
According to the plot of the work, Britt-Marie is forced to part with her husband after 40 years of marriage, the woman finds herself in a strange world, but gradually learns to interact with him, finds work, friends, understands what people need.
7. Sleeping Beauties, Stephen King
The novel was written in 2017. The famous "King of Horrors" created it together with his son Owen King.
In April 2019, it became known that the AMC television channel intends to deal with its film adaptation. The book will be adapted for the series.
For reference: Owen King will write the script for the pilot season, his final will be open.
Those who read the novel “Sleeping Beauties” note that his idea is completely new, it perfectly reflects the theme of human behavior in an unusual crisis situation.
According to the plot of the work, all the women of the city fall into an amazing dream, during which their bodies are covered with cocoons. Some men try to save their loved ones, but fail.
At the same moment, a woman appears in the story who does not take this enchantment, which makes everyone wonder who she really is.
6. The Birdbox, Josh Mahlerman
The novel was printed in 2014. In 2018, the film was released on its plot, in connection with which the popularity of the book increased. The director of the film was Suzanne Beer.
In the work, the reader may encounter descriptions of terrible and unpleasant moments, confirming the author’s masterful ability to escalate the atmosphere.
The main character of the novel, Melanie (in the film, Mallory, played by Sandra Bullock), decides to flee the city with her children, as something settled here that prevents people from going out into the street, forcing them to kill themselves and others.
She and her children have a long and difficult journey in the dark in the hope of breaking out of this world and finding a safe place.
5. “People among the trees”, Chania Yanagihara
The book was written in 2013, translated into Russian only in 2018.
For reference: the novel for the American writer was the debut.
The plot of the work was based on real events concerning the life of a 1976 Nobel Prize winner in the field of physiology and medicine named Daniel Carlton Gayduzek, who was accused of child molestation in 1996.
The events in the book unfold in the 1950s. During this period, the scientist Norton Perin goes to Micronesia to find one of the tribes that are not in contact with the outside world. He manages it.
The doctor observes the life of this people and understands that the secret of their longevity lies in the fact that they eat the meat of turtles. However, this food damages their brain.
The doctor takes one individual to his homeland, then pharmaceutical companies became interested in meat of turtles, which led to their complete destruction and the ruin of the island, which was inhabited by a longevity tribe.
4. “The form of water”, Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus
The novel was published in 2017. Its film adaptation took place in 2018, the film was nominated for an Oscar in 13 categories, received 4 statuettes and won the victory as the best film of the year. Therefore, in recent years, the book is at the top of popularity.
The action in the work takes place in 1962. The research center holds an amphibian man caught in the waters of the Amazon with the aim of conducting experiments on it.
Eliza Esposito works there as a cleaner, gradually she finds a common language with the creature and feelings flare up between them. She decides to help her lover escape.
3. Origins, Dan Brown
The mystical novel was published in 2017; it is part 5 of Dan Brown's series of books: Angels and Demons; "The Da Vinci Code"; "Lost Symbol"; "Inferno."
Fans of the writer's work with pleasure read his works and watch their adaptations. But, unfortunately, there is no data on the release date of the film from the latest book by the author.
In “Origin”, as well as in previous novels, it tells about unusual events occurring with the main character Robert Langdon.
1. McManus
The book was published in 2017, is included in the MustRead category, which means “Read to everyone!”. This can explain its popularity, especially often the novel is discussed by modern adolescents.
According to the plot of the work, one of the five high school students left by the teacher in the classroom after class dies. The police are sure that this is a murder, but who and why it is necessary to kill Simon remains to be seen.