Top 10 most popular books in the world for 2021

Some books are so powerful that they move the reader to change their life or attitude towards it.

From time to time, a novel or story becomes as famous as possible, people try to buy their paper version in a store or read it electronically.

Often the book becomes most relevant when it is filmed; after watching the film, the audience wants to get acquainted with its primary source.

In our article you can find the titles and authors of the top 10 most popular books for 2021. The list of the most read works of the rating is based on sales statistics in the world.

10 The Broken Prince, Erin Watt

The novel was published in 2016. It was translated into Russian in 2018. It is the second part of the Royal Family trilogy. The latest novel, The Ruined Palace, was published in 2018.

The increased interest in recent years in the novel “The Broken Prince” is most likely due to the fact that the reader can not wait to read all three parts of the saga at once, waiting for the last one to finally come out.

A series of books by Erin Watt is interesting for those readers who like to learn about family secrets, fears and worries. These things are present in the novel, but it is difficult for the characters to talk about them.

If in the first part the book lover can get acquainted with Ella and Reed (the main characters of the novel), then in the second part the secondary characters are described in more detail, which are no less interesting.

9. Kinder than Loneliness, Jun Li

The books of the writer Jun Li initially gained popularity in the United States. The writer became one of the contenders for the title of classic in the field of literature. Americans liked her simple spoken language.

Jun Li began her career writing short stories and novels. An interesting fact: the writer began to create her works, marked by prestigious awards, with almost no knowledge of English.

After the release of small books, she began to try out in the genre of the novel. One of the last works of the author, Kinder than Loneliness, attracts readers with a wonderful style of writing, novelty, understatement, which allows you to reflect on it.

8. “Fire and blood. Dance of Death, George Martin

George Martin’s books are in high demand today; the writer’s work after the release of the film adaptation of his cycle of novels “Game of Thrones” has gained countless fans.

The last of the author’s works “Fire and Blood. Dance of Death ”can be called not just a novel, but a real historical work about the Targaryen dynasty.

The images of the well-known characters of the “Game of Thrones” here are still far from those that fans of the series and readers of the saga are used to seeing.

8. “Britt-Marie Was Here” by Frederick Backman

The book was published in 2014. The novel began to gain popularity among readers due to its film adaptation in 2019. The film was released in March.

An interesting fact: the work “Britt-Marie Was Here” was not the first writer to make a film based on it. In 2015, the film The Second Life of Uwe was based on the novel by Frederic Backman.

If we return to the last literary work of the author, then according to some book lovers, it acts as an antidepressant.

According to the plot of the work, Britt-Marie is forced to part with her husband after 40 years of marriage, the woman finds herself in a world alien to her, but gradually learns to interact with him, finds work, friends, understands what people need.

7. Sleeping Beauties, Stephen King

The novel was written in 2017. The famous “King of Horrors” created it together with his son Owen King.

In April 2019, it became known that the AMC channel intended to make a film adaptation of it. The book will be adapted into a TV series.

For your information: Owen King will write the script for the pilot season, with an open-ended finale.

Those who have read the Sleeping Beauties novel note that its idea is completely new, it perfectly reflects the theme of human behavior in an unusual crisis situation.

According to the plot of the work, all the women of the city fall into an amazing dream, during which their bodies are covered with cocoons. Some men try to save their loved ones but fail.

At the same moment, a woman appears in the story who is not taken by these spells, which makes everyone wonder who she really is.

6. “Bird Box” by Josh Malerman

The novel was published in 2014. In 2018, a film based on his plot was released, in connection with which the popularity of the book increased. The film was directed by Suzanne Beer.

In the work, the reader can meet with descriptions of terrible and unpleasant moments, confirming the author’s masterful ability to whip up the atmosphere.

The main character of the novel – Melanie (according to the film – Malory, the role is played by Sandra Bullock) decides to flee the city with her children, as something has settled here that does not allow people to go out into the street, forcing them to kill themselves and others.

She and her children have a long and difficult journey in the dark in the hope of escaping from this world and finding a safe place.

5. “People Among the Trees” by Hanya Yanagihara

The book was written in 2013, translated into Russian only in 2018.

For your information: the novel for the American writer became a debut.

The plot of the work is based on real events concerning the life of the 1976 Nobel Prize winner in the field of physiology and medicine named Daniel Carlton Gaidusek, who was accused of child molestation in 1996.

The events in the book take place in the 1950s, during this period the scientist Norton Perin goes to Micronesia to find one of the tribes that do not contact the outside world. He succeeds.

The doctor observes the life of these people and understands that the secret of their longevity lies in the fact that they eat turtle meat. However, this food damages their brain.

The doctor takes one individual home, then pharmaceutical companies began to be interested in turtle meat, which led to their complete destruction and the ruin of the island, which was inhabited by a tribe of centenarians.

4. The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus

The novel was published in 2017. Its film adaptation took place in 2018, the film was nominated for an Oscar in 13 categories, received 4 statuettes and won a victory as the best film of the year. Therefore, in recent years, the book is at the top of popularity.

The story takes place in 1962. An amphibian man caught in the waters of the Amazon is kept in the research center in order to conduct experiments on him.

Eliza Esposito works there as a cleaning lady, gradually she finds a common language with the creature and feelings flare up between them. She decides to help her lover escape.

3. “Origin” by Dan Brown

The mystical novel was published in 2017, it is the 5th part of the Dan Brown series of books: “Angels and Demons”; “The Da Vinci Code”; “The Lost Symbol”; “Inferno”.

Fans of the writer’s work enjoy reading his works and watching their adaptations. But unfortunately, there is no data on the release date of the film based on the last book of the author.

In “Origin” as well as in the previous novels, it tells about the unusual events that occur with the main character Robert Langdon.

1. One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus

The book was published in 2017, is included in the category “MustRead”, which means “Read for everyone!”. This can explain its popularity, especially modern teenagers discuss the novel.

According to the plot of the work, one of the five high school students left by the teacher in the classroom after school dies. The police are sure that this is a murder, but who and why should kill Simon remains to be seen.