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Question #23: Desert Island Scenerio
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2. The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.
3. Another cheat, but I used to have a copy of the first three Anne of Green Gables books in one. I'd say the whole series, but I don't think you can get all 8 books in one!
I think if I was stranded on a desert island, I would want the comfort and familiarity of old favorites. So that explains Jane and Anne. Time Traveler's Wife is so that I could occupy myself by making a complete chart of Henry's life, and its intersection with Clare's.
If I wanted to take 3 books to remind me of home/my life at home, I'd take
- The Westing Game - I never get tired of this book, and if I were stuck on an island, this would definitely be a fun book to have
- Adventures in Hi-fi - A wonderful R.E.M. biography
- The Fountain the Mountain: The University of Washington Campus in Seattle - Fabulous and beautiful pictures and descriptions of the University of Washington. It would remind me of home (and then probably make me really sad that I wasn't there)
If I wanted to take 3 books that were good reads to have while stranded, I'd take
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Yes, this may "just" be a "kids" book, but it's good entertainment!
- If On a Winter's Night a Traveler
- The Master and Margarita - I think I could probably keep myself amused on a desert island with this book, because every time I reread it, I'd probably find something new in it
And because I'm crafty, I'd hide The Exploits of Arsene Lupin or some other Arsene Lupin book somewhere, like tucked in the waist of my jeans
- The Westing Game - I never get tired of this book, and if I were stuck on an island, this would definitely be a fun book to have
- Adventures in Hi-fi - A wonderful R.E.M. biography
- The Fountain the Mountain: The University of Washington Campus in Seattle - Fabulous and beautiful pictures and descriptions of the University of Washington. It would remind me of home (and then probably make me really sad that I wasn't there)
If I wanted to take 3 books that were good reads to have while stranded, I'd take
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Yes, this may "just" be a "kids" book, but it's good entertainment!
- If On a Winter's Night a Traveler
- The Master and Margarita - I think I could probably keep myself amused on a desert island with this book, because every time I reread it, I'd probably find something new in it
And because I'm crafty, I'd hide The Exploits of Arsene Lupin or some other Arsene Lupin book somewhere, like tucked in the waist of my jeans


Whenever anyone asks the "desert island" question, I always remember that joke...good stuff.


I would take
1. Fall On Your Knees - Anne Marie MacDonald
2. Complete works of Shakespeare
3. Complete works of Jane Austen (I haven't read a lot of them, so it would be interesting for me)

1. East of Eden by John Steinbeck
2. I might have to go with the Bible as well. It would at least take up quite a bit of time, which you'll have on a deserted island.
3. The Golden Notebook. A little bit of a risk since I haven't read it, but it'll be good to have something new and if I really hate it it's long so it could make a decent fire.

2. Sex, Drugs and Coco Puffs - Chuck Klosterman
3. The Watchmen - Alan Moore

the Hobbit.
i like the blank book idea, at least i would have someone to talk to. (myself) ha ha
can you imagine a life without being able to write stuff down? agh!!

1. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.
2. The Second World War by Winston Churchill (This is a bit of a cheat since it's actually six volumes.)
3. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

If not, I'd settle for a really LOOOOOONG book, as well as #3, and a blank book (I like that idea).


1. Any poetry book by Leonard Cohen
2. The Master and the Margarita. I've tried reading this book four times now and it loses me every time but I WILL finish this book. I will. And what better way to conquer this book on a desert Island. Oh this also includes the Cliffs Notes which still counts as one book. Thanks for bringing that up Tiffany.
3. The thickest and biggest hardback book I can find by Ayn Rand. Bishop brought up a great point about keeping a fire going.
I wish I could smuggle in a blank book. That was a great idea.

Pride and Prejudice
Breakfast at Tiffany's: A Short Novel and Three Stories
My old Girl Scout Handbook

2. The complete works of Shakespeare
3. The Long Walk by Richard Bachman (Stephen King)

o I loved Dandelion Wine! And a blank book is a perfect answer.

I've always considered this a strange question. lol I'm a practical sort and would want reference books that would help me to survive on the island or how to get off the island and find my way back home. So I would choose:
1) The Swiss Family Robinson
2) Robinson Crusoe
3. Kon-Tiki Across the Pacific by Raft

1) The Complete Works of Jane Austen (familiarity)
2) The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll (sort of familiar, but mostly new)
...and probably...
3) The Tudor Chronicles (definitely new)
Books mentioned in this topic
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (other topics)The Fellowship of the Ring (other topics)
The Westing Game (other topics)
Robinson Crusoe (other topics)
Romeo and Juliet (other topics)
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