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Top Five Favorite Books
I thought we'd try the "Top Five" list focusing on books. If you could only take five books with you on to a deserted island, what would they be? Oh, and your list can only include one trilogy. Again, here's my list in no particular order: Time Enough for Love, by Robert A. Heinlein - I loved the Lazarus Long character, and the way Heinlein described the downsides of living forever. The Stand, by Stephen King - I think this is King's best work. He released it again with several chapters included that had been originally edited out; made it even better. Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand - I know what some may thinking: "A progressive likes Rand?" But I think everyone should be exposed to her philosophy, whether they end up adopting it or not. Besides, I had never really been exposed to intellectual atheism before reading this book in high school. It opened my eyes to some eventual truths, much later down the road. Another Roadside Attraction, by Tom Robbins - This is the first book I read of his, but I love them all. Robbins has a way of writing that seems convoluted at first, but it all ties up in the end. Makes you want to start the book over again, just to see how he does it. The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, by Stephen R. Donaldson - This is my trilogy pick. It was a hard choice, between these books & the LOTR trilogy. I chose the "Covenant" books because of the way Donaldson sets the traditional hero tale on its head. Thomas Covenant is a mean, sad, cruel, leprosy-ridden hero. The reader still ends up respecting him in the end. And there's was a nice piece of info I discovered while researching this blog: Donaldson has begun a new set of books based on this story! I just found out what the hubby is getting for our 25th anniversary...... So, as before, it's your turn! Be kind to others' choices, and root for your favorites! 35 comments from 13 users
posted by
perdurabo
on Jul 24, 2008 at 09:26 AM
Liber ABA - Aleister Crowley Cat's Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck Illusions - Richard Bach US Army Survival Manual - Department of Defense posted by
awsmom8
on Jul 24, 2008 at 09:35 AM
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest - My camp name is Nurse Ratchet The Grapes of Wrath Watership Down Black Boy by Richard Wright Gone With the Wind Another great blog...plus it will give me a list of books to read!
posted by
oohchild
on Jul 24, 2008 at 09:42 AM
Watership Down, excellent book! Did you read The Plague Dogs by the same author? Funny how Gone with the Wind ends up on both lists. I'll bet The Wizard of Oz does, too. I'll have to pick up a copy of the US Army Survival Manual from Amazon.... ;-) posted by
Joty
on Jul 24, 2008 at 10:27 AM
This is hard - I am such an avid reader. I have top five favorites in almost all genres, but here goes, these are my favorite novels, read for entertainment: Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell (I recently read Rhett Butler's People, an excellent sequel to GWTW - much better than Scarlett - which sucked imho) Fried Green Tomatos At The Whistle Stop Cafe - Fanny Flagg (have read all her books - all wonderful) The Stand - Steven King (have read all his books/short stories, including the first version of The Stand) The World According To Garp - John Irving Angels & Demons/The DaVinci Code - Dan Brown (have read all his books) posted by
jewels
on Jul 24, 2008 at 10:28 AM
"The Power Of Now" by Eckert Tole posted by
storilori
on Jul 24, 2008 at 10:28 AM
OOOOhhhhh, sistachild!!! I'm not going to even read your post!, I don't want to be influenced by other peoples choices, how fun. What abou t a 'Chronicle?' I did scan the post, can I take that? I just saw that I could , ok. posted by
awsmom8
on Jul 24, 2008 at 01:46 PM
oohchild I read the Plague Dogs about 20 years ago and it was sad but realistic from what I remember. I will have to see if I can get that book and I too was intrigued by the Army Survival Manual and just ordered one off Ebay. A great place to get books is half.com, a division of Ebay. posted by
GregL
on Jul 24, 2008 at 02:45 PM
I'd add to this list, but I can't read. posted by
Joty
on Jul 24, 2008 at 02:51 PM
No excuse Greg...ever heard of audio books? LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!! posted by
madkow2747
on Jul 24, 2008 at 03:27 PM
I'm starting off with my favorite anthology: Compemporary American Poetry. I probably read from it about once or twice a week. And it has most of my favorites: Frank O'Hara, Sylvia Plath, Lucille Clifton, Ai, John Berryman, Bill Knott... Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Every single book by Sandra Cisneros! House on Mango Street, Caramelo, Woman Hollering Creek... The Outsiders by Susan Hinton ties with The Secret Garden by Frances Burnett for childrens books. The Outsiders has never failed to get a non-reader reading again. I'll have to figure out the last one. Possibly Jane Eyre...
posted by
awsmom8
on Jul 24, 2008 at 04:26 PM
Madkow did you know when the Outsiders was first released they listed the author as S. Hinton because the publisher was afraid that boys wouldn't read it if it was written by a woman.
posted by
madkow2747
on Jul 24, 2008 at 04:55 PM
A sad sign of the lack of progress... posted by
madkow2747
on Jul 24, 2008 at 05:05 PM
Oh, Waiting for the Barbarians by J. M. Coetzee was good too. And So Long A Letter by Mariama Ba. And we can't forget the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy "trilogy of five parts"! posted by
awsmom8
on Jul 24, 2008 at 05:08 PM
The Outsiders was first released in 1967--yes I'm that old! I was 12 or 13 when I read it. posted by
GregL
on Jul 24, 2008 at 06:15 PM
I don't think I've read five books in my whole lifetime! Except of course textbooks and technical manuals! Wait a minute, I read some great books in high school, I took a class called Literary Science Fiction or something like that. "1984" "Fahrenheit 451" "Childhood's End" "Stranger in a Strange Land" "The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag" Wow that is five!
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