Reading is one of the most rewarding and enjoyable activities. It is not a shame to donate the book to family and friends and colleagues for New Year and other holidays. The book will tell about life and take you to a fantastically interesting world and will not cause any addiction or headache in the morning. The only thing left is to choose which book is worth reading. The rating will help you with this. most read books of 2016. The list is compiled based on the results of research conducted by Amazon, one of the largest book suppliers in the world.
The main criterion for getting into the book top 20 was user reviews left on the Amazon forum.
20. The Hobbit, John R.R. Tolkien
A great story about a small, brave hobbit Bilbo Baggins. Fantasy is very easy to read and will surely encourage reading other Tolkien books as well. For those who do not have time to read, The Guardian has compiled a rating the best film adaptations of books 2016, where the Hobbit entered 9th place.
19. "My Husband's Secret" by Liana Moriarty
“An emotional and masterfully crafted novel with a focus on the complexity of relationships, secrets, forgiveness, trust and love,” as one Amazon reviewer put it.
18. "Elligent", Veronica Roth
What should be interesting books for teenagers? Such that you can immediately imagine yourself in the place of the main character or heroine. In this regard, "Divergent" is an ideal reading material for girls, because it is so easy for them to imagine themselves as a 16-year-old clever and beautiful woman, on whom the fate of the world depends.
17. Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
This tale of a crew of rowers who won gold in the 1936 Olympics provides an empirical look at athletes in difficult times of social, economic and political storms.
16. "The Book Thief", Markus Zuzak
At the center of events is nine-year-old Liesel Meminger, who lived in Germany in 1939. Her adoptive parents teach Liesel to read, and books become the main outlet in the child's difficult life. The very story of Liesel is conducted on behalf of Death, who (in the novel he is masculine) often comments on events in the book.
15. Platans by John Grisham
After the death of millionaire Seth Hubbard, lawyer Jake Braigens receives a letter with the deceased's will. He enters into a tense legal battle, during which details of the city's dark history are revealed.
14. Orphans Train by Christina Baker Kline
Among the most interesting books based on real events. "Orphan trains" in the 19th and early 20th centuries transported street children and orphans from New York slums to the west of the country, where they found adoptive parents. The main character is traveling in one of these trains.
13. Inferno by Dan Brown
The plot of Inferno is intertwined with Dante's Divine Comedy, although it is set in 21st century Florence.
12. "Fire Cross" by Diana Galbdon
A good book is not for the faint of heart, as the author touches on topics of a violent and sexual nature. Included in the Outlander series of fantasy novels.
11. "Divergent", Veronica Roth
Romance, adventure, a brave heroine, a mysterious and oppressive world where all people are divided into 5 factions depending on the dominant quality. These are the ingredients for the success of one of the most widely read books in the world.
10. "All the light we cannot see," Anthony Dorr
If you are interested in stories related to World War II, then "All the light we cannot see" is sure to be one of the best books to read. The plot is connected with a blind French girl and a German boy who are trying to arrange their lives in wartime.
9. The Goldfinch, Donna Tart
This book is the winner of many awards, including the Pulitzer (for 2014). The main character Theo Decker must, on the orders of a dying old man, take out a rare painting "The Goldfinch" and a ring from the museum.
8. "The Nightingale" by Christine Hanna
The eighth position is occupied by a book that combines family relationships, war drama and the desperate courage of a girl who dared to join the French Resistance.
7. "Unbroken" by Lauren Hillenbrand
The story of the survival of the crew of an airplane that crashed into the Pacific Ocean. For 47 days, three crew members wandered on liferafts, without provisions.
6. "The Martian", Andy Weir
The sixth issue is a science fiction story, from which you will learn how to grow potatoes on Mars, what to do on the long cold Martian evenings and whether his comrades will return for astronaut Mark Watney.
5. The Fault in the Stars by John Green
Hazel and Augustus, dying from a serious illness, are not going to give up. They fear not death, but the loss of each other.
4. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn
Until the last page, the plot of this detective thriller will not give you an answer to the question: is Nick Dunn guilty of the disappearance of his wife Amy, or all this is a spectacle played out brilliantly by an insidious woman.
3. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Every day, not too happy Rachel Watson travels to London and sees from the train window the happy spouses Jess and Jason. But one day, the ideal wife Jess kisses another man, and the next day, mysteriously disappears. And Rachel finds herself connected to the disappearance.
2. The Hunger Games by Susan Collins
"The most exciting books in this trilogy", "impossible to come off" - these are just a tiny part of the readers' responses. "The Hunger Games" is designed mainly for a teenage audience, for older people the plot may seem too saturated with the experiences of the main character.
1. Fifty Shades of Gray by Erica L. James
In the first place is the book story of Anastacia and Christian, which readers liked much more than a film based on the work. T.L. Barton, an Amazon reviewer, wrote that the characters in the popular book are "so realistic that they seem to become your friends or family, rather than the fictitious people you read about."