If I Only Owned 30 Books...

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[HaileyinBookland]

Hope you guys enjoy today's video!
To clarify: as many commenters have pointed out, Marie said she personally owns 30 books but encourages people to only keep books that spark joy for them. The purpose of this video was to try and help others to see that she's not bashing reading at all! She's just encouraging you to take a second look at what your have in your collection and if you really want to keep it. I hope this makes sense!

[erinmd]

I saw the title and my first thought was 30 Alice in Wonderlands

[iKaroliina]

I'm about to receive a copy of the Little Prince that has been printed on a machine more than 100 years old. They only made 250 copies and my name would be in it because I gave money for them to restore the printing machine that they used to print it. I can't wait. I've been waiting for it for 1, 5 years but finally it's ready and they will start shipping out the copies next month. It will be one of my most prized possessions.

[HollyHeartsBooks]

All my books fall under the sentimental category XD

[LolasTBs]

Love the idea ;) she actually just Said that she owned 30, and that's fine for her but that anyone should own all the books that "spark Joy" for them ;)

[syd]

This was hard but probably go with novels that I love re-reading
1 War and Peace
2 Pride and Prejudice
3 Picture of Dorian Grey
4 Jane Eyre
5 And then there were None
6 Death on the Nile
7 Rebecca
8 Testament of Youth
9 Dune
10 Good Omens
11 Absolute Sandman
12 V for Vendetta
13 Great Gatsby
14 To Kill a Mockingbird
15 Complete Poetry Poe
16 Frankenstein
17 IT
18 The Stand
19 Maus
20 The Golden Compass
21 Lion Witch and Wardrobe
22 The Hobbit
23 Mistborn
24 Name of the Wind
25 The Bad Beginning
26 The Witches (Dahl)
27 HP Half Blood Prince
28 The Book Thief
29 The Bronze Horseman
30 1984

[kelsqi-books]

She actually just said that's about how many she has... it wasn't ever meant to be a suggestion for others but it's everywhere now... 😔 lol she's just not obsessed w/books. I mean I've met people who think even 1 physical book isn't necessary 😉📚📚 me, I'm building that personal library!

[ignaciogutierrez]

Marie said she PERSONALLY owns 30 books, yet some people took it as "only own 30 books" so there was a misunderstanding 😂

[mariapiovesana]

Haha I love that you would keep 7 copies of Alice even though you only have 30 books to keep – honestly respect for your dedication to that book

[_echointhevoid_]

No no no, she said she personally likes to keep 30 books. Not that people should own no more than 30 books. She said you shouldnt get rid of books if it makes you unhappy.

[sophiemontecalvo]

You deserve every single subscriber, Hailey! I love you and your videos; they make me so happy!

[valenciahidalg]

I think it’s cool to wonder which books you would keep. It really shows which books have impacted you.

[lullm]

6:50 Anyone else automatically think of Aria’s mother from Pretty Little Liars every time she says “Ella Montgomery”? Just me?






Ok

[chibireads]

I actually did do an unhaul after watching Marie Kondo on Netflix and it’s all about “does this make me happy” if not you would unhaul it. It’s the same method applied to clothes. And she does talk about doing a sentimental unhaul but it’s done separately because it’s so emotional and much harder to do. It’s basically organizing your space to make you happier.

[blazewskimeghan]

If i only owned 30 they would be
1.) Pride and prejudice
2.) Sense and sensibility
3.) Emma
4.) Northhanger abbey
5.) The alchemist
6.) The tenant of wildfell hall
7.) If this is a man
8.) Mischling
9.) the librarian of Auschwitz
10.) To kill a mockingbird
11.) The hate u give
12.) Reader come home, the reading brain in the digital world
13.) Jane on the brain
14.) Othello
15.) Of mice and men
16.) Behind the beautiful forever
17.) Gang leader for a day
18.) Floating city
19.) The maximum security book club
20.) Pachinko
21.) Homegoing
22.) Swiss family Robinson
23.) Ayisha at last
24.) After 9/11
25.) The complete muas
26.) A long way gone
27.) The male brain
28.) Heidi
29.) All queit on the western front
30.) As bright as heavan

[carolines]

Marie kondo wants you to think about whether you want to keep something because you like it or it has a use for you OR if you are just afraid of feeling guilty after letting something go.

I say this because the marie kondo method is often confused woth minimalism but it's not. It's about feeling comfortable with the amount of stuff you have and appreciate and cherish your possesions. Also she wants to convey that maybe someone else will have much more use or joy for that one item you give away. So you are not throwing things out but give it a new chance to become important to someone else.

I don't think 30 is an attainable amount of books for book fanatics, but for the regular person it totally can be. And the important aspect is that it's not a must if you cherish and love all your 300 books so be it.

[ARagTagHooligan]

My List: (In no real order, also I do not even own a lot of these as I use Library books, but I want to)
1. A Complicated Kindness
2. Turtles All The Way Down
3. The History of Love
4. Anne of Green Gables
5. A Wrinkle In Time
6. A Wind In The Door
7. Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone
8. Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets
9. Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban
10. Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire
11. Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix
12. Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince
13. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows
14. The Magicians Nephew
15. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
16. The Horse and His Boy
17. Prince Caspian
18. The Voyage of The Dawn Tredder
19. The Silver Chair
20. The Last Battle
21. Make Way for the Ducklings
22. The Hate U Give
23. Women Talking
24. The Secret Garden
25. The Little Prince
26. The Golden Compass/ The Northern Lights
27. The Stone Angel
28. Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close
29. The Bible
30. Velvet Elvis

[brightskysyl]

Mine would be:

1. The Timekeeper by Mitch Albom
2. The Great Transformation by Karen Armstrong
3. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
4. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
5. Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
6. The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
7. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
8. Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
9. Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
10. Golden Boy by Abigail Tartelleni
11. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
12. Brewster by Mark Slouka
13. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
14. The Bible by the Catholic Church
15. Catechism of the Catholic Church
16. The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
17. The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
18. The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
19. Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
20. Spiritual Friendship by Wesley Hill
21. Washed and Waiting by Wesley Hill
22. The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner
23. Mahabharata
24. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
25. Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari
26. 21 Lessons of the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
27. Scythe by Neal Shusterman
28. Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
29. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
30. Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

[jlyn]

Did my phone glitch or did you talk about Ava lavender before radio silence?

[lydiawalker]

I watched one episode of "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo" and I ended up clearing out 75% of my wardrobe, but that's mainly because that much doesn't fit me anymore.

Since I have less than 30 favorite books, this wouldn't be hard for me. I just have a large TBR.