Il free time, for many Italians, is a luxury. And that little time to dedicate exclusively to oneself, therefore, becomes precious and to be exploited in the best possible way, by feeding those interests that are able to instill a adequate psycho-physical satisfaction. Of leisure activities, of course, there are many. Among these, one, more than others, seems to have returned forcefully in the lives of Italians: reading.
Who believed that the large telematic network could create a further detachment of the inhabitants of the Beautiful country towards literature, has been clearly denied by the facts. Thanks to the Internet, in fact, the desire to grow culturally, read a vast number of works and create one's own "personal library”, has further expanded, reversing a trend that, thanks to the “boom” of the television medium in the 80s and 90s, seemed irreversible.
“Gialli”, a transversal genre that unites different “generations”
The ease of finding a book thanks to the web, in fact, is extremely high and should not be limited to the world of eBook. From what emerges from the behavior of the last five years, the desire to savor a book in paper form is certainly greater than that in electronic format, as can be easily seen from the numerous online orders of literary works.
La tactile sensation The feeling of being able to leaf through the pages, that unique, intense, and extremely personal atmosphere that a paper book can offer, is undoubtedly priceless. And both old and new generations, therefore, love spending part of their free time immersing oneself in reading, abandoning oneself completely between the lines of a literary work according to one's personal taste.
Among the most loved literary genres, the most notable are, without a doubt, “yellows”, capable of keeping millions of readers in suspense until the last page in search of the case solutionThe “crime” genre has an almost century-old tradition in our country: created by Mondadori in 1929, they are about to celebrate the one hundred years of history without experiencing any setback in terms of Italian approval ratings.
"Detective stories” fascinate people of all ages: from children, glued to the book until the last line to discover the culprit, to older people, who believe they “have the truth in their pocket” only to discover, instead, that the killer it wasn't what I had imagined up until that moment.
From Fantasy to Spicier Novels: What Different Generations of Italians Read
Among the youngest, however, the most popular genre remains that “fantasy”, capable, like no other, of freeing the mind and letting the imagination of the younger generations fly. In this sense, one could cite several works. One collection, however, has conquered and reaped consensus like no other in the history of this genre: Harry Potter, composed of seven novels, published from 1997 to 2007, which were then successfully translated into cinema.
Among adults, however, the most loved remains, without a doubt, the romantic genre. Italians, on the other hand, are a people who make romanticism their own characteristic trait, that innate ability to conquer, male side, and seduce, female side, without equal in the world. A genre loved mainly by gentle sex, but which also enjoys great success in the male universe.
Even novels have often been successfully translated into the cinematographic field, attracting numerous attendances in our cinemas. Over time, aware of a greater maturity and emancipation, Italian men and women have also begun to appreciate works with a higher erotic content, spicing up their fantasies a little before translating them into practical sinful encounters, as happens when you meet the most beautiful escorts in Turin.
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