What's the most popular book in your library? Have you read it? What did you think? How many users have it?
My answer: The most popular book in my library is Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen. I took a course on Jane Austen in college and had to read all of her books, and while I love many of them, honestly I've never finished Pride and Prejudice- I just couldn't get through it! I found it schmaltzy and I thought Elizabeth Bennett was a boring goody-goody. 23,259 other LibraryThingers have the book, and it's been reviewed 324 times. It's listed as the 10th most most-shared book overall.
48 comments:
Here's my offeringthis week!
And mine.
Here we go...I wish I knew how to do that linky thing, help?
http://julyso4463.blogspot.com/
Here's my post this week. I think I'm going to have a very common answer.
Thanks, Maire. My post is up here.
I'd really like to be able to say the most popular book in my library is by Jane Austen. No such luck, I'm afraid. Here's my entry.
Here is my answer:
http://kbr44.blogspot.com/2008/12/tuesday-thingers.html
Marie I envy you on being able to read any of Jane Austins novels. I have tried several times and give up within a few pages. Just never cared for her writing.
This is my first TT!! My post is here.
Mine is up
http://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com/
Congrads to Beth on her first TT...A small round of applause please!
My offering for the week is here.
If I wrote mine before I read the others I would be way up the list.
Sigh. Here's mine.
Okay, how do you tell which is the most popular book guys?
Shana
Literarily
Here's my answer!
It's Harry Potter (first book) for me ... along with tens of thousands of other LTers!
Here's my full answer
Here is mine !
My post is up, too!
I want to be popular!
Here is my post.
It's all those Harry Potter books, for me. After them, The Curious Incident of the Dog In Nighttime.
Ali, Worducopia
Here is mine.
I can't seem to find where to get the information on Library Thing - help!! Every now and then I have no problem, but this one has me stumped!
:) Wendi
I have this weeks post up here.
I don't want to be a spoilsport, but didn't we already have this question? I suppose it was bound to happen sooner or later, though, with the myriad of questions you are trying to keep track of. My question, though, is whether many more people have added Pride and Prejudice since the last question to push it above 1984, or if you just recently added it yourself.
Wendi,
I don't know if you received an answer yet but on LT you need to click on the top tag that says Zeitgeist. Then in the middle of the page is a column that says Top Books and the number of people who have it next to the title.
Mine is HERE.
Shana
Literarily
mine is finally up. Here.
Thanks Icedream! I had found that page, but was looking for something directly linked to my bookshelf! LOL
Here's my Thinger!
:) Wendi
Mine is here.
Jen, Yes I asked the question before, maybe the second or third week I was doing TT. Please don't feel compelled to repeat yourself if you've already answered something before, but we have lots of people who've joined TT since we started it so I don't see the harm in repeating old questions. If you have any ideas for new things I could ask I would love any suggestions! :-)
Running a little late today at The Book Lady's Blog.
Here's mine
~ Popin
1984.
I am guessing the seven Harry Potter books in my library would fit that category and, if not, the Tolkien books perhaps.
My post is up HERE.
Thanks Marie, for another great question!!
I didn't realize you meant just on LibraryThing. I never used that zeitgeist tab before. I am not sure that popularity on LT would translate to the entire reading public although Harry Potter being first is probably true.
Do you mean to say, Marie, that you do not have the Harry Potter books? Do you not like them?
Candy, No- no Harry Potter for me! I read part of the first book and didn't care for it, so I passed it on. :-)
Mine at Wordpress and LiveJournal
Marie,
That makes total sense. I think we need to revive that thread where we offer you ideas, because this is a lot of work for one person. I just initially thought that perhaps I was losing my mind when I saw the question!
Marie--I've made a list of all the questions you've asked so far, and I'll try to come up with some new ones. (I already have an idea for one.) For 8 years I had to come up with 6 questions per week for a group I belonged to. After 2496 questions, the well ran dry. I know the effort something like this takes. Can you email me (cathyskye@yahoo.com)so I'll know where to send any questions I have?
I hate to say it but Da Vinci Code is the most popular. Pride and Prejudice is second.
I am always last at getting this done because I don't check my email until late in the day during the week!! But..
HERE is mine!
Here is my answer!!!
Mine is here. It was most interesting discovering that popular books list!
Here is my answer.
The book I thought would be my most popular isn't even in my library :P
Here's me catching up with the whole lot.
Just a little late, sorry, here is mine, on my blog Bella is reading
Better late than never, right?
Tuesday Thingers on Friday, as usual!
I'm giving away a lifetime LT membership on my blog this week. Maybe the winner will join in on TT!
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