The literature It is one of the oldest arts and serves different purposes. It not only entertains, but educates, informs and, in many cases, promotes the cultural identity of its author or highlights the political context of his time.
Therefore, a population’s favorite books can reveal their values, ideas, and political and social inclinations.
To understand reading trends around the world, a team of WordFinderX analyzed the extensive database of the digital reading platform goodreads and compiled the best evaluated books from each country, written by local authors. To determine what these titles were, the brand was based on the ratings that users gave to the books they read, with a one to five star rating method.
This is how it was discovered that the best-rated book in USA is Words of Radianceby Brandon Sanderson, a fantasy and magic title that belongs to the saga Stormlight Archive of the author.
Meanwhile in Spain stood out The warrior in the shade of the cherry tree, a work by David B. Gil that contains a fictional story of revenge and redemption in Japan, during the time of the samurai. In AustraliaInstead, the audience moved away from fiction and chose the book See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse (Look What You Made Me Do: Power, Control, and Domestic Abuse), by author Jess Hill.
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The best-rated books in Latin America
In Ecuador The highest rated book on Goodreads is The inheritance of Divine Orchid, by Zoraida Córdova from Guayaquil. This work is described as “a story about the power of family, skillfully cooked and seasoned with both mystery and magic” and is about the family secrets that matriarch Divine Orchid has cultivated throughout her life.
What has no nameby Piedad Bonnett, is the most valued reading in Colombia. The novel focuses on the life and death of Daniel, the author’s son, and presents a continuous reflection on the power of literature to accompany mourning.
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In Mexico readers preferred Fernando’s ghostsa children’s book written by Jaime Alfonso Sandoval about the adventure of a boy who seems to lose everything and who embarks on a magical journey full of secrets and ghost stories.
A work by the Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa is the most valued in his native country. Is about Conversation in the cathedralLlosa’s third novel, which addresses the frustration of Peruvian society under the pressure of a dictatorial power.
In ArgentinaOn the other hand, a compilation of comic strips stands out as the highest-rated book. Is All Mafaldafrom Quino, which has also achieved the best score in the entire region, with 4.77 stars out of 5.
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In Uruguay the best rated book is Singersa novel by Carolina De Robertis that deals with the time of dictatorship and oppression that homosexual people experienced in the 1970s. The publisher Penguin Random House describes it as “an astonishing portrait of love, community, history and the strength of human spirit.”
All the favorite books in Latin America
- Argentina: All MafaldaQuino.
- Bolivia: Tree GirlBen Mikaelsen.
- Brazil: ArlindoIllustralu.
- Chili: I’m afraid, bullfighterPedro Lemebel.
- Colombia: What has no namePity Bonnett.
- Costa Rica: CocoriJoaquín Gutiérrez.
- Cuba: Evelyn del Rey movesMeg Medina.
- Ecuador: The inheritance of Divine OrchidZoraida Córdova.
- Guatemala: PresidentMiguel Ángel Asturias.
- Haiti: The Infamous RosalieÉvelyne Trouillot.
- Honduras: Fresh Fruit, Broken BodiesSeth Holmes.
- Mexico: Fernando’s ghostsJaime Alfonso Sandoval.
- Nicaragua: The country under my skinGioconda Belli.
- Peru: Conversation in the cathedralMario Vargas Llosa
- Dominican Republic: frizzyClaribel A. Ortega.
- Uruguay: SingersClaribel A. Ortega.
- Venezuela: Moon RisingTui Sutherland.
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