MAP: Jim McMahon | SOURCE: Studying in Switzerland

Reading Tastes Around the Globe

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The map above shows the book genres that are most sought out in selected countries. Researchers looked at international Google search data to determine which types of books readers were looking up the most in different parts of the world. Which genre is your favorite?

U.S.: Classics 

ARGENTINA: Horror 

NORWAY: Crime

U.K.: Classics 

PORTUGAL: Romance

SWEDEN: Manga, Classics

TURKEY: Adventure, Poetry

SOUTH AFRICA: Poetry, Romance 

RUSSIA: Fantasy

INDIA: Poetry 

PHILIPPINES: Poetry

AUSTRALIA: Adventure, Classics 

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