Goodreads has compiled a list of the 25 most popular Ukrainian books

Some of the most popular titles by Ukrainian authors on Goodreads are books by Max Kidruk, Tamara Horikha Zernia, Anastasiia Levkova, Illarion Pavliuk, and Andrii Semiankov.

The list’s compiler Yaroslav Diakun announced this on the “Vrazhennia UA” Facebook page.

7 of the 25 most popular books on Goodreads are written by Max Kidruk. Three novels by Illarion Pavliuk are among the 10 most read books, and “I See You’re Interested in Darkness” has the highest rating.

The full list below:

1.   “New Dark Ages. Colony” by Max Kidruk – rating 4.71 based on 1872 ratings, 402 reviews;
2.   “Daughter” by Tamara Horikha Zernia – rating 4.69 based on 2187 ratings, 368 reviews;
3.   “There is Land Beyond Perekop” by Anastasia Levkova – rating 4.66 based on 1843 ratings, 251 reviews;
4.   “I See You’re Interested in Darkness” by Illarion Pavliuk – rating 4.64 based on 6171 ratings, 706 reviews;
5.   “Footprints on the Road” by Valeriy Markus – 4.60 rating based on 2001 ratings, 218 reviews;
6.   “The Dance of the Simpleton” by Illarion Pavliuk – rating 4.47 based on 1783 ratings, 224 reviews;
7.   “Dancing with Bones” by Andrii Semiankiv – rating 4.45 based on 3198 ratings, 434 reviews;
8.   “White Ashes” by Illarion Pavliuk – rating 4.44 based on 2368 ratings, 257 reviews;
9.   “Until the Light Goes Out Forever” by Max Kidruk – rating 4.44 based on 1428 ratings, 135 reviews;
10. “Bot. The Atacama Crisis” by Max Kidruk – rating 4.44 based on 1419 ratings, 104 reviews;
11. “Don’t look back and keep quiet” Max Kidruk – rating 4.42 based on 2697 ratings, 243 reviews;
12. “Mozart 2.0” Dorje Batuu – rating 4.42 based on 1252 ratings, 210 reviews;
13. “Orphanage” by Serhiy Zhadan – rating 4.41 based on 5902 ratings, 697 reviews;
14. “Francesca. Mistress of Trajectories” by Dorje Batuu – rating 4.41 based on 1839 ratings, 230 reviews;
15. “Zalyshenets” by Vasyl Shkliar – rating 4.40 based on 1213 ratings, 71 reviews;
16. “The Stronghold” by Max Kidruk – rating 4.40 based on 1027 ratings, 90 reviews;
17. “Tango of Death” by Yuri Vynnychuk – rating 4.39 based on 1333 ratings, 101 reviews;
18. “Sweet Darusia” by Maria Matios – rating 4.37 based on 2003 ratings, 132 reviews;
19. “The Age of Jacob” by Volodymyr Lys – rating 4.37 based on 1264 ratings, 98 reviews;
20. “Look Into My Dreams” by Max Kidruk – rating 4.31 based on 1457 ratings, 114 reviews;
21. “Ask Miechka” by Eugenia Kuznetsova – rating 4.29 based on 3699 ratings, 540 reviews;
22. “The Ladder” by Eugenia Kuznetsova – rating 4.25 based on 2028 ratings, 299 reviews;
23. “The Museum of Abandoned Secrets” by Oksana Zabuzhko – rating 4.21 based on 1263 ratings 181 reviews;
24. “Where Is No God” by Max Kidruk – rating 4.15 based on 1602 ratings, 153 reviews;
25. “Felix Austria” by Sofia Andrukhovych – rating 4.11 based on 2838 ratings, 305 reviews.

Other popular books among readers are “The Arcana of Wolves” by Pavlo Derevianko (4.75 rating based on 921 ratings, 162 reviews), “Apricot Bookstore” by Oresta Osiichuk (4.47 rating based on 779 ratings, 144 reviews), “Who Are You?” by Artem Cheh (4.45 rating based on 838 ratings, 113 reviews).

Goodreads announced the winners of the annual Goodreads Choice 2023 ratings at the end of last year.

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Translation: Iryna Holotova

Editing: John G Sennett, Sr