Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the lovely Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a new theme is suggested for bloggers to participate in. This week’s prompt is Books I’d Want With Me While Stranded On a Deserted Island.
Hello Readers! Why is it the end of July already?? I really need the days to slow down. But I have been reading some great books lately—and many off my backlist. Finally! I look forward to sharing those in my July Wrap-Up post in a few days. I’m excited to continue my backlist reading into August, as well.
Today we’re talking about books we’d want with us if we were stranded on a deserted island. Immediately my mind goes to BIG books. Books that would take me a loooong time to read. But then I’d also want some comfort reads, or books I love to reread. But nothing too depressing… And then I thought maybe I’d want helpful books, as well?? I’ll be sharing 5 books I’ve read and loved and 5 books that would include something new. Let’s see what I finally settled on!
(Link to Goodreads synopsis through book title.)
- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon – If I could ONLY have one book and not the entire series, I’d have to pick the first book. So much greatness between the covers.
- The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton – Wharton was the author I fell in love with first and I would probably pick her most popular and critically acclaimed novel—even though I did say I didn’t want anything too depressing… there’s so much to ponder in this novel.
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen – This is a book I could reread forever!
- The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater – I adore Maggie’s writing and characters and the first book in The Raven Cycle is still my favorite of hers. So far.
- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer – Please don’t roast me but I had to include Twilight. Purely as a comfort read for nostalgia, of course. 😉
- The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett – I own this beast of a book but I haven’t read it yet. What better time to read it than when I’m stranded on an island. And then if I didn’t like it, it has plenty of pages to contribute to my nightly fires.
- The Stories of John Cheever – Another one I own but haven’t read yet. I’ve heard it’s funny and I’m sure I’d need a few laughs now and again.
- The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3) – Because odds are I still won’t have read it yet. 😉
- Shakespeare: The Complete Collection – To keep my mind sharp!
- How to Survive on a Deserted Island by Tim O’Shei – Maybe not as fun, but practical, right?!
Did I include any of your favorites? Let me know in the comments!
Happy Wandering!
Pretty sure that, within reason, I’d just be grateful for almost any novel if I were stranded somewhere! But like you, I’d also be happy with comfort reading, too. 🙂
Haha! Yes!
That is an amazing list… I’ve heard much about Ken Follet, but haven’t read him yet… and the last book is definitely practical…
Thank you. <3 Yes, the size of Follett's books are daunting! Maybe someday I'll get around to picking one up. ;)
Great list! The Pillars of the Earth is a great shout – maybe I’d finally read my copy if I was stranded on a desert island with it…
Haha! Yes, same here. It’s so hard to pick up those big books when we have so many others to read. 😉
Number 10 for the win! It’s quite a mix of books, and I like that you were looking to keep your mind sharp
Haha! Yes, I figured I’d need to be challenged and comforted all at the same time. 😉
Comfort reads would be a must if stranded somewhere! Though of course, the survival guide would probably be more useful… 😉
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Right!? I don’t know what I’d do if I could only pick one!! Haha!
Oh man. Picking ten is hard enough.
Yes!!
Great list Dedra. I cheated a bit and chose a few collected works. I don’t want to run out of reading material. Of course because I have no survival books, I might not last long enough to read them all. 😁📚
Haha! I definitely did that with Shakespeare. I own a completed works of Shakespeare and it’s HUGE. There’s no way it’d fit in my suitcase with 9 other books. 😂😂
I was thinking the same thing. And of course if I ended up on a desert island, I would only have what I had with me at the time and it wouldn’t be a huge tome. 😂🤣
Haha! But it’s fun to dream, right?!