There reading is one of the most popular pastimes for French people on vacation. Regularly, the online travel agency Opodo asks the French, Germans and English about their reading behaviour. And these are the French who come first of the rank.
In fact, among the 4,000 respondents to a previous survey, 2,200 agreed more time for books in the summer. In the lead, France and 90% of its respondents who say they read more during their holidays. And this, ahead of the English (84%) followed closely by the Germans (82%).
Another study Youboox of 2019 claimed that during the summer holidays, two-thirds of French people read more than the rest of the yearand especially the women.
Reading: proven benefits!
The French can continue to maintain their good reading habits during the summer holidays.
In addition to being beneficial for brain health, books have the gift of rest the mind and help fight anxiety. They improve the quality of sleep and even make it easier to fall asleep.
Reading is indeed a real brain sport which stimulates mental abilities while having fun. Reading a book is comparable to exercising the brain which, practiced regularly, strengthens the intellect and helps fight against the aging of nerve cells. Many studies show that reading is an effective way to prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease preserving memory capacity.
Over the long term, an assiduous reader notices an improvement in his concentration and his attention, as well as an enrichment of his vocabulary.
So don’t forget to slip a few novels in your suitcase this summer. If you want to dive into the waiting room of Cochin hospital in the midst of a hostage situation or into the clinic of Doctor H, in which a patient died in suspicious circumstances, our selection will make you shiver to the edge of the swimming pool !
As for lovers of personal development and guilt-free books, they will find their account just as much. Scroll through our slideshow to prepare for your literary summer!
