Whether it's to escape from everyday life, to seek new stimuli and be inspired or simply to take a break, reading a book is - and remains - one of the greatest passions of Italians . And also this year, Amazon.it has compiled the list of the cities that have read the most, the favorite literary genres and the most loved books in the period from July 2022 to June 2023.
A ranking in which the city of Cagliari enters the top 10 placing itself in seventh place behind Bologna and ahead of the city of Florence .
Reading champions the Milanese, for the eleventh year in a row in first place. Four unexpected new entries follow: the city of 100 towers, Pavia, settles in second place, while the Tuscan city of the famous Palio, Siena, closes the podium, finishing in third position. The Pisans make their appearance in fourth position. Comeback, compared to last year, Padova rising from eighth to fifth place. And then Bologna, Cagliari and, to close the list of the top ten, Florence, Rome and Turin.
For citizens of Cagliari, the preference goes to digital texts, more loved than printed paper . And among the most popular genres, books for children and teenagers are all the rage, followed by literature texts, then the more romantic ones and, finally, thrillers and health and well-being books. The most purchased title? “Spare. The Minor” , the story of Prince Harry that sheds new light on the events of the English royal family.
(Unioneonline/vl)
