Bestsellers, books: ranking by popularity (2014-2015). Top bestsellers

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Bestsellers are books that are rated by different sources: online bookstores, websites, as well as newspapers and magazines. Of course, the basis of any rating is the demand of readers for a particular book.

Any top, however, is quite subjective, because there will always be someone who disagrees with the current rating or with the position of a book in it.

2014 bestselling books

A list of popular books from last year might look something like this:

• R. Galbraith's The Cuckoo's Call: A detective story written by a Harry Potter author under a male pseudonym tells the story of a fashion model's suicide investigation that her brother doesn't believe. Together with a private detective, they try to figure out what really happened.
• S. King "Land of Joy": another hit book from the master of horror and mysticism. Incredibly bright, colorful and juicy story, so to speak about the book. The corpse of a young girl is found in an amusement park, but no one really wants to understand this. Givencrime is of interest only to a student who has got a job in the park. However, does he really need to know the truth or not. After all, this can negatively affect later life.
• J. Green "The Fault in the Stars": there is probably no one who has not heard of this book. A sad and sad story about seriously ill teenagers. It contains love, jealousy, and misunderstanding. They want to live like everyone else and try to live like everyone else.



• J. Dashner's The Maze Runner: It's impossible to say which is better, the book or the movie based on it, because they're both pretty good. The plot can be called apocalyptic, since everything revolves around the protagonist, who finds himself in a mysterious labyrinth, in which he is surrounded only by guys who do not remember anything about their past, except, perhaps, their name. Around their place of residence is a huge and intricate labyrinth, into which messengers are sent to look for a way out. An important rule is that you cannot stay in it overnight. Quite an exciting story for fans of this genre.
• Joe Hill "Christmasland": King's son decided not to use his father's popular surname, apparently to prove that he became a writer not for good reason. His third book was duly appreciated by readers. It is quite confusing, while reading the dream is mixed with reality. At some point, it seems that you no longer understand anything. Perhaps this is the main merit of the story. It is recommended not to read the abstract, as itcontains some spoilers.

So, the bestselling books of 2014, the list of which was given above, are mainly represented by the mystical-fiction genre.

2015 Bestsellers

Although 2015 is not over yet, you can already try to consider the ranking of best-selling books in Russia for the first half of this year:

• A. Marinina "Angels do not survive on ice": an excellent detective story from the master of Russian crime novels. In the world of figure skating, a murder has been committed, one of the famous mentors, the legendary coach, has been shot dead. Witnesses speak of his quarrel with another famous coach, but whether this was the real motive and what really happened can only be found out by reading this exciting novel.
• J. Armentrout "Waiting for you": a good youth novel. In the center of the plot is a girl who is trying to hide from her past in a small village, where she meets a local handsome man who also has secrets from the past.
• E. Dorr "All the light we cannot see": a novel that the author wrote for about ten years. The main characters are a blind girl from France and a boy from Germany. Everyone is trying to survive. There is a war going on. Each has its own problems and its own character. I must say that despite the fact that the book took the top places in the ratings of prestigious foreign periodicals, it is often not evaluated so positively in our country.

Genre rating

What genres of books do readers most prefer? Consider ratingbestselling books by genre. The first place, as in previous years, is occupied by a fantastic genre of various orientations: these are apocalyptic books, and novels about hitmen, and just science fiction. In the past few years, the genre of young adult has also been gaining popularity among readers, in which unrealistic characters often appear who are endowed with some kind of inhuman characteristics.

In addition, in the wake of the popularity of "50 shades of gray" there are books of a similar genre, which is difficult to define unambiguously. They are, however, not of high quality and are rarely really worth spending time on. Of course, good light novels for women also occupy a worthy place in the ranking. Children's literature is also popular. By the way, it is worth noting that recently some publishing houses have been republishing old Soviet books without changing their design. They definitely need to be given attention, especially if you have children.

Popular Romance Books

Who doesn't love reading about love? Unless men do not like such books. Therefore, it is undoubtedly important to pay attention to romantic bestsellers. Consider the bestselling love books below:

• D. Nichols "One Day": Many may have seen the film of the same name, so the plot may be familiar. The book is also definitely worth reading. The main characters were friends for a long time and could not figure out what feelings they actually have for each other. A very light and kind novel about love andfriendship.
• R. N. Gyuntekin "Korolek, songbird": a very beautiful love story. Events unfold in colorful Turkey. The main character is going through life's trials and difficulties, which she will be able to overcome, carrying her love for her cousin.
• E. Bronte's "Wuthering Heights": an incredibly mysterious, one might say, gothic novel, in which inhuman passions rage between the gloomy Heathcliff and the beautiful girl Catherine. Drama and love, betrayal, passion and vice - all mixed up in this exciting book.
• S. McBratney: A short children's picture story about what true love is like. One of the quotes is probably known to everyone: "I love you to the moon … and back."

Bestsellers of all time

The most popular books are usually known to everyone. True, not everyone at the same time can boast that they have read absolutely all the works included in the rating of best-selling books of all time. Such lists are compiled by various magazines, authors, websites, bookstores. Most often they contain the following best-selling books (this list probably contains books that you have already read):

1. A. Conan Doyle "Notes on Sherlock Holmes".
2. M. Mitchell "Gone with the Wind".
3. S. King "Green Mile".
4. E. Remarque "Three comrades".
5. J. Tolkien "The Lord of the Rings".
6. D. Keys "Flowers for Algernon".
7. M. Bulgakov "Master andMargarita".
8. X. Lee "To Kill a Mockingbird".
9. A. Dumas "The Count of Monte Cristo".
10. B. Vasiliev "The Dawns Here Are Quiet".

Popular fantasy books

In this part, we will consider another rating of best-selling books. Fantasy is loved by almost all men and an impressive number of women. We can say that this is a popular genre. So it would be wrong not to pay attention to him. Among the most popular science fiction works are:

• R. Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451": A very scary and tense dystopia that depicts what would happen if TV completely swallowed up books: dissidents begin to be treated and corrected, books are burned, and there is an endless fear that will never end.
• Strugatsky brothers "It's hard to be a god": a researcher from an advanced planet gets to more primitive creatures, which he can only observe, but in no case interfere in their internal affairs, which are quite terrible: there are some scandals around, the extermination of the best and more intelligent people. Fans of science fiction will definitely like this book, because many consider it a classic of the genre.
• S. Lukyanenko "Draft": what to do if everyone around you stops recognizing you? This happens to the main character of the book, who seems to have disappeared from the lives of all his acquaintances, relatives and friends. Together with their best friend, who still doesn't recognize him, they look for a solution.this problem.
• R. Heinlein's "The Door to Summer": one of the first books to bring up the topic of time travel, the ability to apply something like long sleep by freezing the human body to oneself in order to be well preserved in the distant future. An entertaining book that, so to speak, "smells" of a retro era.
• J. Connolly "The Book of Lost Things": this book could be called fabulous, if everything were not so realistic. It is written at the intersection of reality and fantasy: in the real world surrounding the protagonist, there is a war going on, in the world where he ends up, there is also a struggle between different fantastic creatures for power. All this is interspersed with fairy tales, but dark enough, so the book is more for adults.

Children's books

Recently, more and more books for children have been published. Therefore, you can not ignore the rating of best-selling books (with reviews) for children:

• M. Parr "Waffle Heart": a sweet and kind story from the life of two bosom and inseparable friends is very popular with young readers. It is filled with adventure and various events. She is funny and sad at the same time. Definitely recommended reading for children of all ages.
• R. Gossini "Baby Nicolas and his friends": a wonderful children's book, consisting of funny stories, adventures of little Nicolas. There is a sea of fights, pranks, disputes and quarrels. All this is presented in an entertaining way. According to reviews, the book can and shouldreread many times.
• N. Farmer "Sea of Trolls": a boy and his sister are captured by the Vikings, they have a lot of adventures, interesting events happen. All this is mixed with Scandinavian mythology. Reviews recommend the book for reading to children of middle school age.

Non-fiction bestsellers

Books, rating, description of non-fiction works will be presented in this section. I must say that over the past few years there has been an increase in interest in non-fiction books. Perhaps this is due to better texts or the simplification of the language in which they are written. So, if we consider the rating of best-selling non-fiction books, then it will contain such works:

• A. Kazantsev "Who would have thought! How the brain makes us do stupid things": a fascinating book about how our brain and nervous system work, what genes are, what activities they carry out. The author cites new experiments, talks about the achievements of modern scientists. The book is written in an accessible, popular science language, which is undoubtedly its big plus.
• S. Strogats "The pleasure of x. A fascinating excursion into the world of mathematics …": the basis of the book was notes that the author published in an American newspaper and which readers liked so much that they demanded more and more. That is why this book came about. It is definitely worth reading for high school students, as well as those just interested in mathematics, it will tell a lot of new andinteresting, will help you fall in love with this difficult subject.
• M. Kaku "Physics of the Impossible": The author tells readers about what seemingly incredible things will become possible in the future, which will affect their implementation. Using clear language, an American scientist describes complex phenomena in a way that even those who are not very versed in physics can understand.

Bestseller cycles

Now let's look at the best-selling book series. These works will captivate their readers for a long time. And among the most popular serials there are also bestsellers. Books that have held their own in the rankings, even though they are cycled, are:

• J. Martin and his A Song of Ice and Fire series: an intriguing and exciting story about the struggle for the throne in an alternate reality where magic is at work and fantastic creatures live in the neighborhood of people. The book is violent and unpredictable, and partly reminiscent of M. Druon's Cursed Kings. In this story, human life is worthless, and the hero can die at any moment.
• J. Rowling's "Harry Potter": Starting as a moderately kind and magical book, the story gradually darkens as the characters and their readers grow up, so we can say that its relevance remains unchanged. Some characters are not what they seem at first, so the intrigue remains until the very end of the seventh book.

Ratings

Of course, the ranking of best-selling books on online shopping sites is not always realisticreflects the situation, since often their creators place in the top not very well-selling literature, as well as quite expensive works. In addition, sometimes they arrange pseudo-voting, in which the book paid in advance wins. Sometimes this goes unnoticed, and the work is awarded the proud Readers' Choice badge. Sometimes users notice injustice and protest against vote cheating, leaving negative reviews for the book. Approximately the same situation happened with a book (or rather, one of the series of best-selling books) by a not very famous writer Elena Zvezdnaya on one of the book sites.

Therefore, we can conclude that often bestsellers are books whose rating does not fully reflect the choice of readers. Sometimes it's just a marketing ploy of a certain book publisher.