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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 88 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,506,657 ratings — published 1997
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 72 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.35 — 9,998,154 ratings — published 2008
Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,854,618 ratings — published 1813
To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 61 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,940,781 ratings — published 1960
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 60 times as old-books)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,360,218 ratings — published 2005
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 56 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,535,685 ratings — published 1998
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 55 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,890,676 ratings — published 1999
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 55 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,231,097 ratings — published 2000
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 52 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,824,739 ratings — published 2003
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 51 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,683,900 ratings — published 2005
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 50 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,405,180 ratings — published 2011
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 49 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,197,620 ratings — published 2009
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
by (shelved 49 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,480,929 ratings — published 1868
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 49 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,138,061 ratings — published 2007
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as old-books)
avg rating 3.93 — 5,969,200 ratings — published 1925
Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,344,338 ratings — published 1847
The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,761,491 ratings — published 2012
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 45 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,756,744 ratings — published 2010
Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,611,714 ratings — published 1945
1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,534,427 ratings — published 1948
Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as old-books)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,165,540 ratings — published 1847
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,490,974 ratings — published 1937
New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)
by (shelved 41 times as old-books)
avg rating 3.62 — 2,140,985 ratings — published 2006
Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3)
by (shelved 40 times as old-books)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,005,049 ratings — published 2007
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,468,302 ratings — published 2005
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,829,951 ratings — published 1993
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,907,363 ratings — published 1890
Romeo and Juliet (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as old-books)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,838,543 ratings — published 1590
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
by (shelved 37 times as old-books)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,883,893 ratings — published 2008
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as old-books)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,920,503 ratings — published 1818
The Odyssey (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as old-books)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,204,954 ratings — published -800
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 34 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,177,096 ratings — published 1954
Sense and Sensibility (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,305,729 ratings — published 1811
Anna Karenina (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.10 — 940,023 ratings — published 1878
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,170,280 ratings — published 1950
The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as old-books)
avg rating 3.80 — 3,920,077 ratings — published 1951
Emma (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.05 — 992,578 ratings — published 1815
Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
by (shelved 28 times as old-books)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,630,350 ratings — published 2012
Holes (Holes, #1)
by (shelved 28 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,370,757 ratings — published 1998
The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 27 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,902,817 ratings — published 2005
Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as old-books)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,861,859 ratings — published 1937
Dracula (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,492,024 ratings — published 1897
The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,508,398 ratings — published 1943
The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,223,731 ratings — published 1947
Matilda (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,119,308 ratings — published 1988
Lord of the Flies (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as old-books)
avg rating 3.70 — 3,225,613 ratings — published 1954
Charlotte’s Web (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,059,815 ratings — published 1952
The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as old-books)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,610,490 ratings — published 1988
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
by (shelved 24 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,180,564 ratings — published 2007
Persuasion (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as old-books)
avg rating 4.15 — 785,020 ratings — published 1817
“The tome weighed more than all of their schoolbooks combined and smelled musty, like a shop filled with things much older than themselves. Each page looked one breath away from breaking, and the boys took great pains not to damage the book.”
― Haze
― Haze
“Most people these days chase new things - new houses, new cars, new objects. But, they don't realise that old houses, old cars, and old objects have something that new things don't have - their history and culture.
We must look at life from each other's perspective. New things will make you feel good but maybe for a short time. There is nothing fascinating about chasing new things.
Which is why some people, like my parents, love old things, because these things have emotions, and sentiments attached to them.
My Mom and Dad choose to stay in our old house in my hometown, because it was the house they built with their hard work and love. It is the house where my mother writes her beautiful poetry. It is the house where my father treats his patients. It is a house which has books, culture, cracks and yes history.”
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We must look at life from each other's perspective. New things will make you feel good but maybe for a short time. There is nothing fascinating about chasing new things.
Which is why some people, like my parents, love old things, because these things have emotions, and sentiments attached to them.
My Mom and Dad choose to stay in our old house in my hometown, because it was the house they built with their hard work and love. It is the house where my mother writes her beautiful poetry. It is the house where my father treats his patients. It is a house which has books, culture, cracks and yes history.”
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