Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
What 3 - 5 books have you had longer than any other books you own? How long have you had them and why do you keep them? Are they paperback or hardcover? Have you moved since you purchased them? If there is a price on the book jacket or on the cover of a paperback, tell us how much they cost back then.
Stephen's King Dreamcatcher has been with me since highschool and I dunno why I haven't found a time yet to finish reading it. Lol!
As a child my father gave me his copies of The Hardy Boys (which he obtained during the 1930s). Those are the books I have owned the longest (going close to 50 years).
I've had my copy of "Little Women" since I was about 8 or 9
Sveral paperback copies of the "Peanuts" collection I got for my 10th birthday
A few "Dark Shadows" paperbacks I bought with my allowance also when I was about 10
My niece and nephew have all those Scholastic Book Service books I had when I was in elementary school. My niece was reading the 1960s version of "If You Lived In Colonial Times" the last time I saw her!
I have had a copy of "Gone with the Wind" since I was much younger... over 25 years! I treasure that book. I have been building a collection of books ever since obtaining that volume, so now I am happy to say that I have many more wonderful books. I collect mostly classics, but I have others in my collection as well. I love to read! It's my favorite way to spend free time!
Well I've still got my Sweet Valley High (probably 60 or so) & R.L. Stine Fear Street (probably 40 or so) books that 1st got me into reading back in like (1993) 6th grade.
I've also got my Diane Hoh Nightmare Hall (only like 10 or so) books from elementry school. Those are all softback.
I think also still have my baby books that my mom used to read to me. Some of those were mine & some were my brother's, who is 10 years older than I am, but I always thought they were all mine. Those are mostly hardback with a few softies in there.
Last edited by kerafaith; 09-19-2010 at 07:19 PM..
The only one that stands out to me is a paperback copy of Where the Red Fern Grows. I have had that since I was five or six; my mom read it to me as a bed time story once, and I've loved it ever since.
Hmmm...the book I've owned the longest is a Grey's Anatomy textbook that my father used in medical school when I was very small. I remember being maybe four or five and sitting on the floor 'reading' that book and looking at all the cutaway drawings of the human body. I also have a basic surgical textbook from him that was another one of my favorites once I was about six and could actually sound out words.
Location: Montreal -> CT -> MA -> Montreal -> Ottawa
17,330 posts, read 33,032,639 times
Reputation: 28903
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
Second printing, 1944.
It belonged to my aunt, who gave it to me.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
