Kindle Books

Books and Taste

Amazon's list of the ten bestselling Kindle novels of all time. 

1.  "Fifty Shades Of Grey" by E.L. James
2. "The Hunger Games" (Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 1) by Suzanne Collins
3. "Catching Fire" (Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 2) by Suzanne Collins
4. "Mockingjay" (Hunger Games Trilogy, Book 3) by Suzanne Collins
5. "Fifty Shades Darker" by E.L. James
6. "Fifty Shades Freed" by E.L. James
7. "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn
8. "The Girl On The Train" by Paula Hawkins
9. "The Help" by Katherine Stockett
10. "The Fault In Our Stars" by John Green

Only 20% of Americans own e-readers, and they generalize as female, white, college-educated and affluent, according to a 2015 Pew survey. And for all we know, the same people who are reading "Fifty Shades Of Grey" on their e-books then move right on to "Ulysses." But these are books with a specific, relaxed and relaxing aim, a far cry from the books that, as part of their pedigree, boast "challenging."

And books may say as much about the culture in which they appear and their audience as their author.