There was a time when Russia was called one of the most reading countries. What exactly do the residents of the Russian Federation read, what books do they like and buy? Answering this question, RBC experts studied the sales statistics of the largest publishing houses in the country. As a result, best books of 2015The readership rating has ensured them hit the top of this year's bestsellers.
10. Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch
65,285 books sold
For the best book in 2014, Tartt received the Pulitzer Prize. The story of a thirteen-year-old teenager begins under tragic circumstances - because of an explosion in the New York Museum of Art, his mother dies, and he himself, in a state of shock, grabs a picture of one of Rembrandt's students from the wall and runs out of the building. The traditional "novel about education" in a new environment, where crime and devotion to art coexist.
9. James Deschner, The Maze Runner
69,483 books
One of the representatives of the popular "among them" direction young adult - new books 2015 for the youth audience. Imagine a constantly changing labyrinth where monsters live in darkness, and in the center of it is a valley enclosed by high walls, where teenagers without memory wake up and live. Interesting? That's just it.
8. Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
74,142 books
An eternally beautiful and eternally youthful classic that everyone should read. Perhaps the surge in popularity was fueled by the discovery of the second bestselling book of 2015, Go Set a Watchman, released mid-year.
7. George Orwell, 1984
85,000 books
A gloomy dystopia about a totalitarian future, where poverty coexists with hypocrisy, and you can be imprisoned for thoughts.
6. Jojo Moyes, "Me Before You"
87,913 books
Having lost her job in a cafe, Louise is looking for a new livelihood - after all, the whole family depends on her ability to earn money. After contacting the local employment center, she is offered to take care of a completely paralyzed person ... The story of finding herself with a romantic touch.
5. Dmitry Glukhovsky, Metro 2035
97,459 books
Continuation of "Metro 2033" and "Metro 2034" (we can say with confidence what the fourth book will be called). A dark story about the Moscow metro that became inhabited after a nuclear war, where the surviving mankind took refuge. Muscovites can already look for a cozy corner for themselves.
4. John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
103,321 books
This popular book broke the record for sales in America in 2012 and appeared on movie screens in 2014. A touching story about young people suffering from cancer who found each other on the verge of death. Along the way, there is a drunken misanthrope-writer, who, against the background of death and childish feelings, realizes and repents.
3. Andy Weier, "The Martian"
107,000 books
A mixture of good old science fiction and survival literature - now anyone caught in a sandstorm on Mars will know what to do. The recently released blockbuster of the same name by Ridley Scott probably influenced sales.
2. Gregory David Roberts, Shantaram
118 445 books
The writer himself lived a long and turbulent life - he was a heroin addict, robbed banks, threatening with a toy gun, was caught, received 19 years in prison, escaped two years later and flew to India, where he lived for ten years. He contacted the criminal world, was a drug courier, was caught again and served six years. In the end, he returned to India again, where he became president of a charitable foundation. Shantaram is an autobiographical work, partially written while the author was in an Australian prison. Although the best book was published five years ago, it continues to enjoy steady popularity on the Russian market.
1. Boris Akunin, "Planet Water"
168,000 books
Tops the readers' ranking of books in 2015. 56-year-old, but still vigorous Erast Petrovich Fandorin descends to the bottom of the sea, looks for a maniac on the tropical islands of the Atlantic, wanders the Trans-Volga province, and investigates a train robbery against the backdrop of the ghost of communism walking across Europe. Fantasy about Russia-which-we-lost is still popular with the people.