Desert Island Book Tag, subtitled How to Build an Inexpensive Hut
I stole this unabashedly from My Lady Bibliophile. Thanks, Schuyler! Here are the eight books I would bring with me on a desert island.
The desert island1. The Bible
I've got to finish it sometime, y'all. As it is, I'm still stuck in Maccabees 1. Don't even get me started on the Wisdom of Solomon! I figure I would have plenty of spare time to finish it while stranded.
2. The Complete Plays of William Shakespeare
Yes, this is one book. Rereading all thirty-eight would keep me plenty occupied, and I could use it to kill small mammals for food. You really can't go wrong with Shakespeare.
3. Fire and Hemlock, by Diana Wynne Jones
Every time I read this book, I catch a new theme, a new reference, or a new take on a familiar character. Some of my other reading is pretty dense, so this would be the perfect book for relaxing and unwinding on a tropical, albeit desert, beach.
4. Chime, by Franny Billingsley
I would bring this for the same reasons as Fire and Hemlock. It is deceptively light and masks a great deal of subtle artistry, whose surface I have only begin to scratch.
5. Gaudy Night, by Dorothy L. Sayers
Because it is perfect. There need be no other reason.
6. The Complete Novels of Jane Austen
Yes, I know I'm grievously cheating and lumping multiple volumes into one. But I have seen it done before! I would bring Jane Austen for her civility and sharp wit. Besides, if you set it next to the Shakespeare and lay the Bible on top, it would make a decent hut.
7. The Iliad and the Odyssey, by Homer
Now my hut has a wall, and I can enjoy the adventure, warfare, and romance of the ancient Greeks.
And finally, 8. Words of Radiance, by Brandon Sanderson
I could spend happy hours reading about Kaladin, nobility, courage, Kaladin, honor, war, Kaladin, extraordinary worlds, and Kaladin. What's not to love? And besides, now my hut has a door.
I challenge you, readers! Which volumes would you bring with you on a desert island, and how would you assemble them into a storm-proof shelter?
The desert island1. The BibleI've got to finish it sometime, y'all. As it is, I'm still stuck in Maccabees 1. Don't even get me started on the Wisdom of Solomon! I figure I would have plenty of spare time to finish it while stranded.
2. The Complete Plays of William Shakespeare
Yes, this is one book. Rereading all thirty-eight would keep me plenty occupied, and I could use it to kill small mammals for food. You really can't go wrong with Shakespeare.
3. Fire and Hemlock, by Diana Wynne Jones
Every time I read this book, I catch a new theme, a new reference, or a new take on a familiar character. Some of my other reading is pretty dense, so this would be the perfect book for relaxing and unwinding on a tropical, albeit desert, beach.
4. Chime, by Franny Billingsley
I would bring this for the same reasons as Fire and Hemlock. It is deceptively light and masks a great deal of subtle artistry, whose surface I have only begin to scratch.
5. Gaudy Night, by Dorothy L. Sayers
Because it is perfect. There need be no other reason.
6. The Complete Novels of Jane Austen
Yes, I know I'm grievously cheating and lumping multiple volumes into one. But I have seen it done before! I would bring Jane Austen for her civility and sharp wit. Besides, if you set it next to the Shakespeare and lay the Bible on top, it would make a decent hut.
7. The Iliad and the Odyssey, by Homer
Now my hut has a wall, and I can enjoy the adventure, warfare, and romance of the ancient Greeks.
And finally, 8. Words of Radiance, by Brandon Sanderson
I could spend happy hours reading about Kaladin, nobility, courage, Kaladin, honor, war, Kaladin, extraordinary worlds, and Kaladin. What's not to love? And besides, now my hut has a door.
I challenge you, readers! Which volumes would you bring with you on a desert island, and how would you assemble them into a storm-proof shelter?
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