Reading not only provides food for the mind, but also develops imagination, forms an assessment of the surrounding reality and just helps to have a good time. If you need a new book to add to your reading list, we will provide you with all the necessary information about the most popular books of 2019.
The best-seller rating was based on data on the best-selling books on Amazon, as well as a selection of the best books from Time, The Oprah Magazine, Livelyb and other specialized book sites. All these books are on sale in Russian stores.
Electronic versions of books can be found in the best online libraries and read using readers from the 2019 ranking of electronic books.
10. The silent patient
Author: Michaelides Alex
Genre: thriller, drama
The life of the famous artist Alicia Berenson was like a wonderful fairy tale. She married a famous photographer, lived in a prestigious area of London in a beautiful house and did not need anything.
However, this whole ideal picture was crossed out with black strokes when Alicia shot her husband five times in the face. And since then has not uttered a word.
The secret of her act excited the public. And one of those who passionately wants to solve it is Theo Faber, a criminal psychotherapist. He takes up the business of Alicia, trying to get the husband-killer to speak.
9. “The Second Life of Uwe”
Author: Fredrick Buckman
Genre: drama, comedy, melodrama
Probably, each of us is familiar with the type of Uwe. A grouchy, quarrelsome, overly straightforward old man who gets his neighbors petty quibbles and considers others to be stupid (unlike his beloved). And his loneliness is shared only by a cat, whom Uwe did not dare to drive away.
But behind such an unattractive shell somewhere deep inside lies a good heart. It is only necessary to give him a chance to appear. Which happens when Uwe meets a family of new settlers who change his life in the same way as he does them.
By the way, if you like to compare books and their screen versions, then watch the film of the same name, released in 2015.
8. Almost Midnight
Author: Anthony Combrexel
Genre: fantastic
Six orphans got a wonderful opportunity to “rewind” time 10 minutes ago. If you approach this wisely, you can accomplish great things. Or the great tragedies.
This book is recommended for middle and senior school age, but it will be of interest to adult lovers of the steampunk style, role-playing games and adventure novels. Yes, “Almost Midnight” is a solid mixture of different genres, where the opposition of magic and technology, robots and people takes on a philosophical connotation.
7. Red pill. Face it!
Author: Andrey Kurpatov
Genre: psychology, self-development
Andrey Kurpatov has a unique talent - it’s interesting and accessible to talk about complex things. And in the new book, he, in his usual easy and laid-back manner, will introduce readers to a whole heap of important facts about the human brain.
The “Red Pill” will be interesting to those who are looking for how to get rid of suspiciousness, self-doubt and cope with “chaos in the head”.
6. Wake up, baby! Stop believing in the lies of who you are to become who you are destined
Author: Rachel Hollis
Genre: personal effectiveness, psychology
One of the most famous books of 2019 is intended primarily for women. Each chapter in it is dedicated to a separate lie that poisons the lives of millions of women around the world. The author gives examples from her own life illustrating this lie, and then the methods that she used (or would like to use) to turn the situation to her advantage.
The book deals with very sharp and pressing topics, for example:
- How not to put off important things for later?
- How to stop bothering about trifles?
- How to stop comparing yourself with others?
- How to learn to enjoy others' achievements, and not envy them? Etc.
5. What to do if ...
Author: Lyudmila Petranovskaya
Genre: cognitive literature, parental manual
One of the best children's books of all ages will be interesting not only for young readers of 6-9 years old, but also for their parents.
She in an easy, understandable way talks about how a child should act in everyday situations that often cause discomfort, or even fright. For example, how to behave if peers are teasing and offending, lost on the street, or did not have time to get out of the subway car following their parents.
A large number of illustrations serve as a visual complement to text tips.
For older readers (10-15 years), the continuation of the book "What to do if ... 2" has been released. Topical topics for teenagers are raised there: it is difficult to study, poor memory, friends offer to smoke, etc.
4. Sleeping beauties
Authors: Stephen and Owen King
Genre: mysticism, horrors
The action of this book, written by Stephen King along with his youngest son, Owen, takes place in the provincial town of Dooling in the Appalachians. One after another, the townspeople, from infants to old women, are struck by an unknown epidemic. They fall into a dream and are covered with the finest white cocoons.
When trying to break these cocoons, the sleeping ones awaken, falling into inhuman rage, and then fall asleep again.
Simultaneously with these events, a surprisingly beautiful and mysterious woman appears in the city, not subject to epidemics. Who is she, the messenger of heaven, called to save from trouble or a demon hidden under a sexual cover?
3. Healing with water
Author: Sophie Mack
Genre: dystopia
Three girls and their mother live in an island sanctuary built for them by Father King, the only man they have ever seen. By his order, the girls should be treated with water in order to wash off the toxins of the outside world, crazy and dangerous.
And their life remains unchanged until King disappears. And on the island are two men and a boy.
2. "Black Leopard, red wolf"
Author: Marlon James
Genre: fantasy, african mythology
The first novel in the promised trilogy follows the adventures of a mercenary nicknamed the Pathfinder. His path lies through ancient cities, inspired by African history and mythology, in search of a boy who is hunted by a black sorcerer.
The Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James, who called his latest book The African Game of Thrones, shows off his impressive ability to combine mystery, magic and history in this thought-provoking epic.
1. The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
Author: Stuart Turton
Genre: fiction, detective
The list of the most modern and popular books of 2019 is headed by the story that won the Book Challenge, held annually on the Livelyb portal. It was read until the end of 1972 by a portal visitor.
In the center of the plot is the heiress of the Hardcastle family, the beautiful Evelina, who died tragically during a masquerade ball. And the day of her murder will be repeated again and again until Aiden Sloan - one of the guests present at the celebration - finds the girl’s killer.
Each time with an unsuccessful attempt to find the killer, he comes to himself in a strange body. And each time in a different way.
The most anticipated book 2019-2020.
The Handmaid's Tale: Testaments
Author: Margaret Atwood
Genre: dystopia
The sequel to the best-selling book The Handmaid's Tale has already appeared on sale in foreign bookstores, but will only appear in Russia in February 2020. Eksmo Publishing House will release its Russian adaptation.
The action of the "Testaments" takes place 15 years after the events described in the first book. The theocratic regime of the Republic of Gilead retains its power, but there are signs that it is beginning to rot from the inside. At this critical moment in the life of three radically different women converge.
Two of them live on opposite sides of the border: one in Gilead as the privileged daughter of the commander, and the other in Canada, where he participates in protests against the Gilead and watches on television news about the horrors that are happening there.
A third voice joins the story of these two young women: one of the women who has power through the collection and disclosure of important secrets. Secrets long buried are what finally unites these three. And makes each of them decide how far she can go for the sake of what she believes.
