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02
Tuesday Thingers: Popular
2008 at 2pm Posted by Rebecca Joines Schinsky
This week’s question from Marie at The Boston Bibliophile: What’s the most popular book in your library? Have you read it? What did you think? How many users have it?
The most popular book in my library is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. 37,389 other users share it, and it has been reviewed 363 times. It is actually the only one of the Harry Potter books that I haven’t read. When the books came out, I was just finishing high school, and I was way too cool for some silly book about a wizard kid. But when the movie came out, I reluctantly agreed to go with some friends, and I loved it. I don’t know why I never actually read the book, but I immediately bought it and the second one, thoroughly enjoyed them, and proceeded to read the rest of the series as it was released.
Though I liked the books and looked forward to each one, I was never fanatical about it. I just kind of read them when I felt like it.
After several of the Harry Potter books, the next most popular book in my library is The Da Vinci Code. Yes, I’ve read it; and no, I didn’t think it was amazing. This is definitely a case in which high sales and bestseller status do not indicate quality. Brown is good for quick, light reading, but nothing more.
After that comes The Hobbit shared by 24,939 users. This is one of my all-time favorite books and one that I could read over and over. Oh, how I wish it were at the very top of the list.
What’s the most popular book in your library?
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Like you, mine is Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone! I loved it. I’ve never actually read The Hobbit — my dad bought it for me when I was around 12 and desperately wanted me to like it, but I could never get into it. Maybe I could try again now.
When I was 8, my dad busted out his used copy of The Hobbit from when he was in college in the 70s and read it to me as a bedtime story, a few pages at a time. I loved it then, and I love it now.
I’d never read any Tolkien until I’d seen the LOTR movies.
My teacher read the Hobbit to us in class, back in grade 4. I still remember the pictures, it was great. I’ve read all of the Harry Potter books, but I’ve never owned any of them. Friends of mine always let me borrow their copies.
~ Popin
Da Vinci Code is definitely the top of my list, granted my other titles on LT are eclectic.
I’ve read all the HP books and they’re sitting on the shelves in our spare bedroom, but I haven’t put them in my LT library for some reason. My most popular book is The Golden Compass.
I have *HP and the Sorcerer’s Stone* at the top of the popularity chart, too. I feel like such a lemming!
My full answer is here
I haven’t read the Hobbit yet, but my Dad has told me it was his favorite for quite a long time.
I haven’t read any of the Harry Potters either. I know my husband and I have all the books, but neither of us have read them yet.
Here’s my Thinger!
Wendi
Mine too is Harry Potter. I loved all the HP books and all this talk about them is making me want to re-visit them again. lol.
My most popular book on LT is Pride & Prejudice, followed closely by Wuthering Heights. My library only has books I’ve read this year though.