Reading is one of the most useful and enjoyable activities. The book is not ashamed to present to relatives and friend and colleague for the New Year and other holidays. The book tells about life and takes you to a fantastically interesting world and does not cause any dependence or headache in the morning. It remains the smallest thing - to choose which book is worth reading. The rating will help you with this. the most read books of 2016. The list is based on a study 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. Tolkien

The great story of the small, brave hobbit Bilbo Baggins. Fantasy is read very easily and will surely prompt Tolkien to read other books. For those who do not have time to read, The Guardian made a rating of the best film adaptations of the books of 2016, where the Hobbit entered 9th place.

19. “The Secret of My Husband,” Liana Moriarty

“An emotional and expertly created novel with an emphasis on the complexity of relationships, secrets, forgiveness, trust and love,” as one Amazon reviewer put it.

18. The Elligent, Veronica Roth

What should be interesting books for teenagers? So that you can immediately imagine yourself in the place of the protagonist or heroine. In this regard, “Divergent” is an ideal reading for girls, because it is so easy for them to imagine themselves as a 16-year-old clever and beautiful girl, on whom the fate of the world depends.

17. “Boys in a Boat,” Daniel James Brown

This tale of the crew of rowers who won gold at the 1936 Olympics provides an empirical view of athletes in difficult times of social, economic and political storms.

16. The Book Thief, Marcus Zuzak

At the center of events is the nine-year-old Liesel Meminger, who lives in Germany in 1939. Her adoptive parents teach Liesel to read, and books become the main outlet in the difficult life of a child. The very story of Liesel is conducted on behalf of Death, who (in the novel he is masculine) often comments on the events in the book.

15. The Platans, John Grisham

After the death of millionaire Seth Hubbard, lawyer Jake Brygens receives a letter with the testament of the deceased. He enters into a tense lawsuit, during which details of the dark history of the city are revealed.

14. The Train of the Orphans, Christina Baker Kline

It is one of the most interesting books based on real events. Orphaned trains in the 19th and early 20th centuries transported homeless children and orphans from New York slums to the west of the country, where they found foster parents. In one of these trains the main character rides.

13. “Inferno”, Dan Brown

The plot of "Inferno" is intertwined with the "Divine Comedy" of Dante, although it happens in Florence of the 21st century.

12. The Fire Cross, Diana Galbdon

A good book is not for the faint of heart, as the author addresses topics of a violent and sexual nature. Included in the series of love-science fiction novels "Alien Woman".

11. The Divergent, Veronica Roth

Romance, adventure, a brave heroine, a mysterious and tyrannical world where all people are divided into 5 fractions depending on the dominant quality. Here are the components of the success of one of the most widely read books in the world.

10. “The Whole World Unseen for Us,” Anthony Dorr

If you are interested in stories related to the Second World War, then “The Whole World Unseen for Us” is necessarily included in the best books worth reading. 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 a laureate of many awards, including Pulitzer (for 2014). The protagonist Theo Decker must, on the orders of a dying old man, take out the rare picture "Goldfinch" and a ring from the museum.

8. The Nightingale, Christine Hannah

The eighth position is occupied by the book, combining family relationships, military drama and the desperate courage of a girl who ventured to go to the French Resistance.

7. “Unbroken”, Lauren Hillenbrand

The story of the survival of the crew of an airplane crashing into the Pacific Ocean. 47 days, three crew members wandered on life rafts, 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 long cold Martian evenings, and whether his comrades will return for astronaut Mark Watney.

5. “Blame the Stars,” John Green

Hazel and Augustus teenagers dying from a serious illness are not going to give up. They are not afraid of death, but of each other's loss.

4. "Disappeared," Gillian Flynn

The plot of this detective thriller to the last page will not give you an answer to the question: is Nick Dunn guilty of the disappearance of his wife Amy, or is this all a genius played by an insidious woman performance.

3. “Girl on the Train,” Paula Hawkins

Every day, not too happy Rachel Watson travels to London and sees from the window the electric train of the happy couple Jess and Jason. But once the perfect wife Jess kisses another man, and the next day mysteriously disappears. And Rachel finds herself connected with extinction.

2. The Hunger Games, Susan Collins

“The most exciting books in this trilogy”, “it’s impossible to tear myself away” - these are just a tiny part of the reader’s reviews. "The Hunger Games" is designed mainly for teenagers, for older people, the plot may seem too full of experiences of the main character.

1. 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, and not the fictitious people you read about."

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