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Over the last few years I have had a infrequent feature called Bestsellers Around the World. The idea was that I would take a look at the bestsellers list for that week and compare it to the Australian bestsellers list. It turned out it could be quite challenging and so despite my best intentions I haven't kept it going, although I do roll it out every now and again. For one of my final posts in this year's Paris in July, I thought I would revive it and share a list of the books the readers of Paris are reading at the moment based on the bestseller list at Sens Critique!
Sur La Dalle by Fred Vargas (On the Slab) - Book number 12 in the Commissaire Adamsberg mystery seriesJamais plus by Colleen Hoover (Never Again) - This is the first book in the It Ends With Us series. I remember looking in a books shop in The Netherlands and her books were at the top of the list there too!
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Mon mari by Maud Ventura (My Husband) - This book won France's First Prize Novel in 2021
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Kilomètre zéro Le Chemin du bonheur by Maud Ankaoua (Kilometre Zero: The Way to Happiness) - Maelle joins her friend on a healing journey to Nepal. This was on last years list too!
Une Belle Vie by Virginie Grimaldi (A Beautiful Life) - Yes, another Virginie Grimaldi book in the top 10.
In some ways it looks like the lists are pretty stable but when I started this post last week Toshikazu Kawaguchi had a book in the list but now it isn't even in the top 30. Having said that, two of these books were on last years list so it doesn't change that much! This is my third year of doing this feature and there are several names which have come up multiple times now including Melissa Da Costa, Virginie Grimaldi and Franck Thilliez.
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I am also sharing this post with Sunday Salon hosted at Readerbuzz.
What a great idea for a post! I can see how the research for it might be a bit difficult, but some of those books sound really interesting! Are you going to read any?
ReplyDeleteTerrie @ Bookshelf Journeys
https://www.bookshelfjourneys.com/post/sunday-post-57
I have read a Virginie Grimaldi book recently and I will read more!
DeleteLooking at French bestsellers is a great idea for Paris in July. These are not at all what the participants are reading, for the most part. Fred Vargas was on Paris in July lists a couple of years ago, and I did read one or two -- I might try the newest one.
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I wonder why it is that what we are reading doesn't reflect the bestsellers, especially seeing as some of authors are appearing regularly.
DeleteI'd love to read the Grimaldi book. Wish I had enough time!
ReplyDeleteHappy reading week.
Harvee at https://bookdilettante.blogspot.com
I read one Grimaldi book and I will read more Harvee
DeleteMon Mari sounds good. Added to my list. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like Kilomètre zéro or Tout le bleu du ciel by Mélissa Da Costa are available in English yet. Waaaahhhhh.
ReplyDeleteMelissa Da Costa seems to have been translated into other languages but not into English..yet.
DeleteGreat idea of post, but I think there's an issue with some copy and paste a couple times in the post, where sentences don't seem to fit.
ReplyDeleteI have read Sur la dalle, and all the previous books in the Adamsberg series, Vargas is amazing. I also enjoy a lot Thilliez, I have read a lot by him, but finally decided it was getting too dark, even though his books and plots are just brilliant.
The order changed between when I started this post and when I changed it!
DeleteI'm fascinated with what people are reading around the world, and I'm always curious about why some books are translated into English or they are not. There are so many good books that never appear outside their countries of origin because of translation problems, I bet.
ReplyDeleteI am sure that there are many amazing books that we will never know about Deb!
DeleteNice list, I have not read any of these authors. I'm trying to improve my French and some contemporary fiction would probably be a good idea.
ReplyDeleteI am trying to start learning French again Lory! Good luck with your reading!
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