Article: The Most Read Books of the 2018 Reading Challenge

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The Most-Read Books of the 2018 Reading Challenge
Posted by Cybil on December 2, 2018

This year, 4 million readers joined the 2018 Reading Challenge, and collectively you've read more than 53 million books since January!

We were curious to know which books were most read during the Challenge, so we dug into our data to find out. The top book overall was Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Among books published this year, the Hitchcock-inspired debut thriller The Woman in the Window earned that distinction.

When it came to the classics, To Kill a Mockingbird was the most-read novel. And in the nonfiction arena, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life came out on top.

Below you can find—in order—the most popular books of the Challenge, from the overall most read to new releases to classics to nonfiction. Which books will you be adding to your Want to Read shelf?

The Top Four Most-Read Books:
Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone
Hunger Games
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Fault in Our Stars

The Most-Read 2018 Releases:
The Woman in the Window
The Great Alone
Educated
An American Marriage
The Wife Between Us
The Court of Frost & Starlight
I'll be Gone in the Dark
Children of Blood & Bone
Circe
Still Me
The Outsider
The Immortalist
The Cruel Prince
Fire & Fury
Girl Go Wash Your Face
Then She Was Gone
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
The Death of Mrs Westway
Leah on the Off Beat
The Kiss Quotient

The Most-Read Classics:
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Great Gatsby
1984
Animal Farm
The Handmaid's Tale
The Alchemist
Pride & Prejudice
Diary of a Young Girl
The catcher in the Rye
A Wrinkle in Time
The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe
The Hobbit

The Most-Read Nonfiction:
Subtle Art on Not Giving a F*CK
Educated
I'll be Gone in the Dark
Born a Crime
Steve Jobs
Eat, Pray, Love
Sapiens
The Glass Castle

What are you looking forward to reading? Let's talk books in the comments!

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