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Nostalgic Books
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 149 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,516,072 ratings — published 1997
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
by (shelved 117 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,471,386 ratings — published 2005
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
by (shelved 94 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.35 — 10,007,160 ratings — published 2008
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 93 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,539,916 ratings — published 1998
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 91 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,235,182 ratings — published 2000
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 90 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,828,064 ratings — published 2003
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 90 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.58 — 4,895,769 ratings — published 1999
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter, #7)
by (shelved 90 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.62 — 4,141,005 ratings — published 2007
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
by (shelved 85 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.58 — 3,686,687 ratings — published 2005
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 64 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 3.68 — 7,365,014 ratings — published 2005
Matilda (Hardcover)
by (shelved 62 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,120,395 ratings — published 1988
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
by (shelved 60 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.36 — 4,202,039 ratings — published 2009
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1)
by (shelved 60 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.24 — 3,172,223 ratings — published 1950
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
by (shelved 52 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,407,823 ratings — published 2011
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
by (shelved 51 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.12 — 3,760,650 ratings — published 2010
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
by (shelved 50 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,384,669 ratings — published 2006
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
by (shelved 48 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.55 — 1,161,074 ratings — published 2009
Holes (Holes, #1)
by (shelved 48 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,371,626 ratings — published 1998
Charlotte’s Web (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,061,443 ratings — published 1952
The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
by (shelved 46 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.37 — 1,231,558 ratings — published 2007
The Giver (The Giver, #1)
by (shelved 45 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.12 — 2,832,269 ratings — published 1993
The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.12 — 5,765,238 ratings — published 2012
The Witches (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.18 — 430,951 ratings — published 1983
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
by (shelved 40 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,230,683 ratings — published 2008
City of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1)
by (shelved 39 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,181,792 ratings — published 2007
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.03 — 574,156 ratings — published 1999
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,293,429 ratings — published 1962
Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3)
by (shelved 34 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 3.74 — 2,006,220 ratings — published 2007
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket, #1)
by (shelved 34 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.17 — 936,410 ratings — published 1964
Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1)
by (shelved 34 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 3.97 — 1,952,654 ratings — published 2002
The Secret Garden (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,306,725 ratings — published 1911
The Giving Tree (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,243,145 ratings — published 1964
New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)
by (shelved 33 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 3.62 — 2,142,266 ratings — published 2006
The BFG (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.23 — 530,711 ratings — published 1982
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.33 — 1,123,543 ratings — published 1908
The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
by (shelved 31 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.29 — 948,713 ratings — published 2010
The Outsiders (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,625,422 ratings — published 1967
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,018,470 ratings — published 1999
The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,511,333 ratings — published 1943
Where the Sidewalk Ends (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,517,538 ratings — published 1974
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
by (shelved 30 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.02 — 424,839 ratings — published 1997
To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.26 — 6,946,661 ratings — published 1960
The Selection (The Selection, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,777,117 ratings — published 2012
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
by (shelved 29 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,884,961 ratings — published 2008
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,495,523 ratings — published 1937
The Mark of Athena (Heroes of Olympus, #3)
by (shelved 28 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.47 — 680,335 ratings — published 2012
Into the Wild (Warriors, #1)
by (shelved 28 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.32 — 122,554 ratings — published 2003
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 28 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 3.88 — 351,203 ratings — published 1960
Uglies (Uglies, #1)
by (shelved 27 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 3.84 — 710,227 ratings — published 2005
James and the Giant Peach (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as nostalgic)
avg rating 4.04 — 519,431 ratings — published 1961
“Irish Whiskey. Not Jameson. Not Teeling. Sexton. Strong and toasty, honeyed fruit stinging his nose. Sweet sponge cake. Soft, so soft, sopping with booze, oozing into his throat. Coconut Cruzan. Flavored Dominican rum, the scent of an island breeze. Beeswax, from a birthday candle, crackling between his teeth.
He'd know that rum cake anywhere. Warm and heady, half-Irish, half-Dominican, with the promise of a good time. Just like the man himself.
In all the time they'd lived together, Frankie had never had a sweet tooth--- preferred heat and spice, salt to sugar--- but whenever he went home to his mama's, he'd come back with a Tupperware of this. It was what she made every birthday, every holiday, every time her baby visited. It was the stuff of Frankie's childhood memories, the magic of his sweetest moments baked into a bundt and soused with sweet booze--- a shot of Cruzan for his 'lita, his mama's mama; a shot of Sexton for his grandmam--- and served to him in increasingly large slices as he aged up and learned to hold his liquor.
Kostya could almost see him, coming through the door with the container swinging in a plastic bag, digging a spoon out of the drawer, leaning over the kitchen counter to shovel it into his mouth, no plate, no chair, just a look of ecstatic nostalgia on his face.
Y'all can have the foie and lobster, he once said, scooping crumbs into his mouth. This is my death row wish. Want a bite?”
― Aftertaste
He'd know that rum cake anywhere. Warm and heady, half-Irish, half-Dominican, with the promise of a good time. Just like the man himself.
In all the time they'd lived together, Frankie had never had a sweet tooth--- preferred heat and spice, salt to sugar--- but whenever he went home to his mama's, he'd come back with a Tupperware of this. It was what she made every birthday, every holiday, every time her baby visited. It was the stuff of Frankie's childhood memories, the magic of his sweetest moments baked into a bundt and soused with sweet booze--- a shot of Cruzan for his 'lita, his mama's mama; a shot of Sexton for his grandmam--- and served to him in increasingly large slices as he aged up and learned to hold his liquor.
Kostya could almost see him, coming through the door with the container swinging in a plastic bag, digging a spoon out of the drawer, leaning over the kitchen counter to shovel it into his mouth, no plate, no chair, just a look of ecstatic nostalgia on his face.
Y'all can have the foie and lobster, he once said, scooping crumbs into his mouth. This is my death row wish. Want a bite?”
― Aftertaste
“Too much time will do that to you. Blur the edges between your memories and your imagination until everything feels like something you saw in a movie instead of your life.”
― Beautiful Redemption
― Beautiful Redemption
