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Today’s Topic: Top Ten Books You Would Want on a Desert Island
![The Complete Works of Edgar Allen [sic] Poe](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1494416201l/34559514.jpg)
So, I cheated a bit because I selected some that contained more than one story, but there are so many books that I have not read, but have wanted to. On a desert island, I wouldn’t get distracted and would finally get them read.
What do you think of my choices? Would any of them be on your list?
Carla Loves To Read 
August 10, 2021 at 8:19 pm
I’d take the complete works of Shakespeare as well! Great list!
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August 11, 2021 at 7:37 am
I plan on being there awhile. 😁🏝📚
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July 30, 2021 at 10:15 am
Great list Carla! Guess you are planning to stay awhile!📚🤗💜
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July 30, 2021 at 10:17 am
Thanks Susan. I was thinking of Gilligan’s Island and how long they were there. 😁🏝📚
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July 29, 2021 at 7:48 am
The Bible for sure. I LOVED Jane Eyre. I listened to it and it was excellent. I tried to read a Kate Morton book once and could not connect with it after two or three tries and gave up. I just didn’t understand what she was talking about. I must be too dumb for her books. I, too, should read And The Mountains Echoed because The Kite Runner was FANTASTIC!! I think I’m scared his other books won’t measure up. 🤷🏽♀️
Great list, Carla!! 🥰
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July 29, 2021 at 8:51 am
Never too dumb, but they tend to be very descriptive and sometimes the story doesn’t click until partway in. That is probably why her books are soooo looooong, which is why I haven’t read it yet. I read A Thousand Splendid Suns and it was also really good, very different characters, same setting. I would be lost on a desert island without a bible. Thanks Laurie. 😁
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July 31, 2021 at 7:13 am
I may give Kate Morton another shot some day.
I haven’t read A Thousand Splendid Sons yet, either. I have both books on my shelf but haven’t read them. Maybe it’s because my daughter read A Thousand Splendid Sons and said it wasn’t as good as The Kite Runner. I think she might have said the same about Mountains Echoed. 🤔
Maybe one day I’ll pull them off the shelf and read them. 🙂
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July 31, 2021 at 8:21 am
With all the books in the world, we should only read what we enjoy, that is why I don’t read the classics.
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July 28, 2021 at 10:45 pm
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July 28, 2021 at 5:48 pm
I love that you chose so many that really do need the time to digest properly Carla. I keep saying I’d just want my entire Kindle and a solar powered charger.🤣
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July 28, 2021 at 9:25 pm
I thought about that. I think I need to invest in one of those just in case …….
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July 29, 2021 at 10:12 pm
If I had one and found food, water and shelter then I wouldn’t need rescuing.😂
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July 30, 2021 at 12:14 am
😁👍
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July 28, 2021 at 2:21 pm
You’d have lots of time to read these big books!
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July 28, 2021 at 9:26 pm
That’s what I figured.
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July 28, 2021 at 1:22 pm
Great choices! I’ve read A Gentleman in Moscow. It’s a beautiful book! And several of your others are on my TBR, as well. All the Light, And the Mountains Echoed, The Forgotten Garden…I’ve only heard great things about those. 🙂
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July 28, 2021 at 1:59 pm
Thanks Dedra. Yes, I have read wonderful reviews of them all, but for some reason, have not read them. I am not on a desert island, but I am going to try to get to a couple this summer.
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July 28, 2021 at 12:50 pm
I like how you mostly went for books you haven’t tried yet instead of those you know you love and could reread! Is it because rereading isn’t something that you enjoy too much? 😀
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July 28, 2021 at 2:11 pm
That is pretty much it, Lashaan. I don’t reread except books to my grandkids (because you can’t say no to a 3 year old who wants you to read the shape book for the 100th time). There are so many books I want to read, that I shy away from rereading.
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July 28, 2021 at 9:36 am
Love your list here, Carla. I agree with the longer titles, especially the Bible. I think I’d like The Count of Monte Cristo with me too. Great list! 🧡
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July 28, 2021 at 10:22 am
Thanks Jen. I hummed and hawed about that one, but wanted to get some recent ones on there. Definitely a good choice though.
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July 28, 2021 at 9:19 am
I’d love to have a Bible. But I wonder which version I would want to take with me.
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July 28, 2021 at 9:29 am
That is a tough question, my study bible print is so small, I don’t use it as often as I like, so I have one less to choose from. 😀
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July 28, 2021 at 8:50 am
I also have the Bible on my list. I need to go back and read Jane Austin again. Here is my link: https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2021/07/ttt-stranded-on-desert-island.html
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July 28, 2021 at 9:30 am
I have never read Jane Austen, but seen so many movies, I am afraid it would be ruined for me. Off to check out your post.
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July 28, 2021 at 8:08 am
Awesome reads!
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July 28, 2021 at 8:15 am
Thanks Michelle. I am planning to be there for awhile.
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July 28, 2021 at 7:56 am
Doerr and Towles books are both some of my all time favorites. Happy reading. My TTT https://readwithstefani.com/ten-books-i-want-to-read-by-the-end-of-2021/
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July 28, 2021 at 3:19 am
You’ve got some serious reading here!
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July 28, 2021 at 7:38 am
I am planning on being there for a while. 😁😁
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July 28, 2021 at 1:22 pm
😂😂😂
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July 28, 2021 at 2:22 am
Love your selection. I really enjoyed The Forgotten Garden, was a brilliant read 😊
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July 28, 2021 at 7:38 am
That is one I have had on my bookshelf upstairs for awhile, I really want to get to it.
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July 28, 2021 at 12:41 am
I think most of the books that you are taking with you that you haven’t yet read are also on my TBR. I haven’t yet read the Kate Morton, and I have A Gentleman from Moscow on my shelf waiting to be read.
The first book I would pack would be The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-the-pooh by A.A. Milne, then Ken Bruen’s Jack Taylor series, and after that I’m not really sure. 🤷♀️❤📚
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July 28, 2021 at 7:43 am
Yes, Winnie-the-pooh, what a great choice. I have only read a few of them, so that would be a great choice. There are so many great books on my TBR, but these are some I really want to read, but always seem to think, later. I would have nothing else to do, so what a great chance to get to them. 📚💖🏝
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July 27, 2021 at 11:05 pm
The Poisonwood Bible, what a great choice. I read that years ago, what a great book.
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July 27, 2021 at 10:23 pm
This is quite the list Carla. I have leather bound collector’s editions of both Shakespeare and Poe, as well as Sherlock Holmes and Jane Austen. There’s a new edition of the Bronte sisters works that’s coming out this Fall that I already have on my wish list.
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July 27, 2021 at 10:28 pm
I don’t know how long I will be shipwrecked, so I didn’t want to run out of things to read. As well, with my ADD, I give up too easily on longer tomes, but will not have other stuff to do, so might actually read some of the things on my TBR. 😁📚 That new Bronte book sounds wonderful for fans of the sisters.
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July 27, 2021 at 10:07 pm
I have enjoyed all of Kate Morton’s books and could easily re-read all of them but THE CLOCKMAKER’S DAUGHTER (the only one I didn’t love). I’m with you on the Bible as well. I would definitely want some scripture to comfort me and give me hope as I waited for rescue!
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
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July 27, 2021 at 10:16 pm
I could have put so many more on my list, but I am happy with those ten. I liked your take on this week’s topic, Susan.
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July 27, 2021 at 9:25 pm
Nice list, Carla💜 I like that you’ve included more challenging books.
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July 27, 2021 at 9:28 pm
Thanks Jo, books I will read because I have nothing else to do, or nowhere to go.
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July 27, 2021 at 8:20 pm
The Forgotten Garden sounds lovely.
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-books-id-want-with-me-while-stranded-on-a-deserted-island/
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July 27, 2021 at 9:29 pm
I really want to get to it sooner rather than later. Off to check out your post Lydia.
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