Yes, it’s time to play the Desert Island game! Here are seven books of fiction I would have to pack (along with a change of underwear and socks, plus a portable ham radio rig) before setting out on my course for adventure/disaster. Agree? Disagree? What am I missing? What would you pack?
1) The Brothers K – David Duncan
2) The Unbearable Lightness of Being – Milan Kundera
3) Light in August – William Faulkner
4) Evolution – Stephen Baxter
5) Watership Down – Richard Adams
6) The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
7) The Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry
OK, the last two might seem like a cop out, but it’s my luggage and my island — I need my poetry and drama. Also, it seems I’ve packed some sad novels. Oh well, that’s me.
I tweeted you my list – “Bhagavad Gita, Discworld series (counts as 1, right?), complete Shakespeare, Pride&Prejudice, Bible, any Kingsolver, LesMis” but now I am debating between Les Mis and a good translation of the Odyssey . . . . hmmmmm. Only 7?
Hmmmmmm. You know I hate these lists because it makes me feel like a dunce to not include any traditional classics. But . . . Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. Last Herald Mage trilogy. (I know thats cheating) Harry Potter series. (more cheating) Lord of the Rings. ( I’ll skip vol. 2 just to save room) My Side of the Mountain. Death Be Not Proud. Alas Babylon.