Comments on: The Deserted Island Reading List

By: claire

claire — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:21:16 +0000

Another John Irving fan here! I haven’t read Owen Meany but loved all the others I’ve read by him..

This is such a fun post.. I’ll be making my own list too.. thanks!

By: One Book Meme « The Book Lady’s Blog

One Book Meme « The Book Lady’s Blog — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:13:04 +0000

[...] One book you’d want on a deserted island: A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving (see my deserted island reading list) [...]

By: Distractions « Kcshiker’s Weblog

Distractions « Kcshiker’s Weblog — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:22:13 +0000

[...] in an effort to distract myself, and inspired by this blog entry, I’ve decided to create my own Deserted Island Reading [...]

By: a teacher

a teacher — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:28:16 +0000

How about “The People of the Book” by Geraldine Brooks? (I hope the title is correct.) Length would be important on a desert island, and Brooks writes many pages and covers over two thousand years.

By: Debbie Nance

Debbie Nance — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:56:45 +0000

Great topic. Books to take to a desert island, eh? I’ll think about this and add it to my blog soon.

By: authorfriendly

authorfriendly — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:17:29 +0000

While I enjoy nearly all the books on your list, I would put severalby John Irving above Owen Meany, Most Noteably Hotel New Hampshire and Setting Free the Bears. Also if I were on a desert island I might tend to bring along some lighter reads as well, such as Charlotte Hughes’ very funny What Looks Like Crazy or something written by her and Janet E.

I doubt if war and peace would be of much use if you were stranded alone. :>

David Berndt
http://www.authorfriendly.worpress.com

By: Sunday Salon Book Review: Stalking Irish Madness by Patrick Tracey « The Book Lady’s Blog

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:42:38 +0000

[...] like it took me forever to finish it. I did have some fun blog posts, though. Have you seen my Deserted Island Reading List? What would you take with you for a long trip to a desolate place? On Wednesday I dished about [...]

By: donstuff

donstuff — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:58:21 +0000

What a great list and – YES! Owen Meany! What a great book (my favorite). To convert Bob to Irving, try starting him on Garp.
When asked the question about what book he would like to have on a deserted island, G.K. Chesterton said, “I think I should like to take Thomas’ Guide to Practical Ship Building.”
Thanks for the read.

By: kcs_hiker

kcs_hiker — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:47:22 +0000

hey great idea and a nice list. You’ve inspired me complie one of my own.

love your blog by the way

By: Kimberly Mays

Kimberly Mays — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:19:51 +0000

I am going to have to think on that one. My response would really depend on the age I am when I am shipwrecked. No, wait. I know! I have always wanted to write a book myself and have made lots of “starts” that I have never finished. Therefore, I would take my own writing journals and, for once, finish that great novel that is supposed to be inside all of us. Once finished, I would put it in a glass bottle, seal it tightly, and send it across the ocean to Rebecca’s island so that she could review it for me!