tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post6033915482756406138..comments2023-08-15T05:02:58.115-04:00Comments on Stirrup Queens and Sperm Palace Jesters: Friday Blog RoundupLollipop Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-43157390262569197742009-08-15T22:15:06.602-04:002009-08-15T22:15:06.602-04:00I would bring:
Alcoholics Anonymous
Memoirs of th...I would bring:<br /><br />Alcoholics Anonymous<br />Memoirs of the Geisha<br />Hannibal<br />Bible<br />And one of the two books I use for um uh getting sleepy at nightnycphoenixhttp://www.nycphoenix.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-60765010088474094092009-08-15T01:13:24.230-04:002009-08-15T01:13:24.230-04:00Thanks for putting me in the roundup! I am touched...Thanks for putting me in the roundup! I am touched. <br />Mine would also be things I have read before.<br />A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving (it is my favorite but I love all of his books so tough to pick)<br />A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth (because it is so long. And so good.)<br />Cat's Eye - Margaret Atwood (though Handmaid would also be a contender)<br />The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay - Michael Chabon<br />A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius - Dave Eggers<br /><br />But it is gut wrenching for me to leave out Jeannette Winterson's The Passion. And I think trilogies should count as one and so His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman should be fine. And also series should count as one. So ALL of Harry Potter. And the Ender's Game series.<br /><br />This is not a good question for a librarian who is up too late with her iPhone.Briarhttp://www.unwellness.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-73835283031969571682009-08-15T00:15:03.066-04:002009-08-15T00:15:03.066-04:00I'd stick with the tried and true - I would be...I'd stick with the tried and true - I would be so disappointed if a book didn't deliver and I had limited options.<br /><br />1. Gone With the Wind<br />2. Whistling in the Dark (reminds me of To Kill a Mockingbird)<br />3. The Hunt for Red October<br />4. The Stand<br />5. Bridge of San Luis Rey<br /><br />Just the right blend of classic, contemporary lit,Techno thriller, historical romance and cheesy horror. <br /><br />I would be very tempted to squeeze in an Agatha Christie too though - just a little one! And Sonnets From the Portuguese isn't that big - it's TINY! Barrett and Browning could keep me going almost indefinitely **sigh**<br /><br />ACK - now you got me rethinking my list . . .could I live without my friends Poe and Checkov and Dickinson and and and . . aw, fudge! (Which brings up another good question - am I limited to how much chocolate/treats I can bring along too? If so, I'm not going!!)<br /><br />AArggghhh! Only 5??!! :0)JuliaShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10668995954240697998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-5717943409868714432009-08-14T22:21:51.831-04:002009-08-14T22:21:51.831-04:00Your blog-reading-style is ironically close to how...Your blog-reading-style is ironically close to how it was during the adoption matching process. If you got a look and they didn't want you, you usually hear right away. Then if you got a look and they were considering you, it was a little more time. Sometimes then an interview and more waiting. <br /><br />It's always harder to decide on good things!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05181924375187173030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-77963870765644483852009-08-14T19:56:12.066-04:002009-08-14T19:56:12.066-04:00I think on the five books I'd have to go with ...I think on the five books I'd have to go with known books too. And other than knowing I would bring The Stand by Stephen King and I'm not sure of the others. But wow. 5 books for one year? That would be a long ass year.battynursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240029154165501340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-25957239270346638462009-08-14T18:41:59.632-04:002009-08-14T18:41:59.632-04:00Only 5 books?!?!?!? I think I would have to go wi...Only 5 books?!?!?!? I think I would have to go with ones I love. And, as long as it wouldn't be considered cheating, I would pick omnibus versions that have 2 or 3 novels bound as one. I'd bring the omnibus of Anne McCaffrey's Dragonrider series, the 7th Harry Potter book, The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein, one of Christine Feehan's Dark series (don't know which one), and the Bible.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10791317184998122691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-63903360719230106392009-08-14T17:37:09.197-04:002009-08-14T17:37:09.197-04:00I think I would bring 5 that I've already read...I think I would bring 5 that I've already read. But only to choose five for a whole year? Okay... "Ride the Wind" by Lucia St. Clair Robson, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix", "London" by Edward Rutherford, my complete Lord of the Rings trilogy in one volume, and the "Joy of Cooking" because I hate coconut and would need some recipes to distract me from the taste of it.Mrs. Gamgeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351339333625358960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-29301419744890179692009-08-14T14:38:46.869-04:002009-08-14T14:38:46.869-04:00Niobe's answer kicks ass.
I'd bring:
(1) ...Niobe's answer kicks ass.<br /><br />I'd bring:<br />(1) Desert island book. I've read Swiss Family Robinson but not Robinson Crusoe, so we'll go with the latter.<br />(2) Long-ass book I've read and loved. Middlemarch.<br />(3) Long-ass book I haven't read. Something Russian perhaps, Tolstoy or Dostoyevsky.<br />(4) Big book of logic puzzles. (I get a pencil, right?)<br />(5) 7th Harry Potter in another language that I speak. That will kill some time, is fun and breezy, yet will keep my mind active, but it won't be as impossible as, say, reading Gabriel Garcia Marquez in the original without a Spanish-English dictionary (which I'm not wasting one of my five slots to bring). My friend who is perfectly bilingual says that non-native speakers should always read Marquez in translation, always. A desert island is not the time to prove her wrong.<br /><br />Also considered Ulysses. I've read Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (and loved it) but never had time for Ulysses. Should have plenty of time on the island, but I suspect that a book so challenging is a bad idea. There might be a lot of hurling the book into the ocean then wading to retrieve it and lovingly drying out the pages in the sun to try again.Baby Smiling In Back Seathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06483533946303787478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-78101088417075039452009-08-14T14:14:40.575-04:002009-08-14T14:14:40.575-04:00Could I take five blank books? Cause I think I...Could I take five blank books? Cause I think I'd rather write than read.niobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10685766216611639434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-51079296775531292552009-08-14T12:14:49.482-04:002009-08-14T12:14:49.482-04:00I'd bring five books I love because you can...I'd bring five books I love because you can't risk crappy books on a trip. Three of my five would be 1)The Shadow of the Wind 2) Pride and Prejudice 3) Harry Potter book <br /><br />thanks for the insight into how publications were chosen. I'm fiddling with my fiction manuscript and I'm so scared to send it out, its interesting to hear the inside story.<br /><br />So Mel, is it safe to say that if we ever pop up on your friday blog round up that we're on your reader?Katehttp://www.twoweekwait.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-31552600820227159662009-08-14T11:41:06.722-04:002009-08-14T11:41:06.722-04:00I think I would do a little of both. There are a f...I think I would do a little of both. There are a few I could not live without, but also a few new ones I think I would need to try. <br /><br />Collected Works of Jane Austen<br />Possibly something by Ayn Rand<br />The bible<br />a few new ones.tbonegrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15051899488480345902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-68739218464103999362009-08-14T11:24:24.440-04:002009-08-14T11:24:24.440-04:00I'm with Carrie - some I've read, some new...I'm with Carrie - some I've read, some new. And, thanks Jendeis for a brilliant idea - collections! So, for me, it would be the Complete works of Shakespeare, the Collected Works of Jane Austen, To Kill A Mockingbird, and a couple trashy novels (Julia Quinn or Amanda Quick) for those days when I need something light.areyoukiddingmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16107214079237461141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-48776573701272157052009-08-14T11:23:40.778-04:002009-08-14T11:23:40.778-04:00I would take four books that I love to read. Then...I would take four books that I love to read. Then, since I am practical like that, my last book would be something like "How to Survive on a Deserted Island." Or is that cheating?HereWeGoAJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17457680345376171720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-19584071104385406992009-08-14T10:24:04.628-04:002009-08-14T10:24:04.628-04:00I'm not a big re-reader, but there are a few t...I'm not a big re-reader, but there are a few that I could read over and over again that I would bring:<br /><br />Little Women by Lousia May Alcott<br />A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks <br />The Notebook By Nicholas Sparks.<br /><br />not sure of the other two. Definitely something new and THICKJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887360369268725280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-19316066904656303622009-08-14T10:04:51.693-04:002009-08-14T10:04:51.693-04:00I would definitely take 5 books I've read befo...I would definitely take 5 books I've read before - I love to reread my favorites every couple of years! Narrowing down to 5 though, is incredibly difficult. <br />I would bring:<br />Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen<br />The Jeeves Omnibus by P.G. Wodehouse <br />The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein<br />Dune by Frank Herbert<br />and a childhood favorite<br />The Melendy Family by Elizabeth Enright<br /><br />Okay, it's a weird mix of British lit. and Sci-Fi, but I think I could re-read those books over and over! Of course, ask me again tomorrow and I might pick different ones altogether (except P&P, that's a staple). <br /><br />(Maybe I should have chosen some sort of survival guide?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-38328348261575640502009-08-14T10:03:53.639-04:002009-08-14T10:03:53.639-04:00I'm really not a fan of surprises so I thought...I'm really not a fan of surprises so I thought I'd go with 5 books I know I love. I'm packing The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, the 7th Harry Potter (I figure it brings up enough of the stuff that came before and is probably the longest one?), a collection of Raymond Carver short stories, and Goodnight Nobody by Jennifer Weiner. All for different moods and enjoyable. Since, you know, I'll need something enjoyable for when I'm done crying because I'm stuck alone on an island.Lollipop Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-38115826561313783522009-08-14T10:02:12.250-04:002009-08-14T10:02:12.250-04:00My family loves debating this Weekly What-If quest...My family loves debating this Weekly What-If question. The most recent debate was whether or not one can count an anthology as only 1 book. The current solution is to say that if the anthology or collected works is currently sold in a bookstore/online, then you can count it as one book.<br /><br />I don't think I could gamble that much on a book that I haven't read.<br /><br />Here's where I wind up:<br />1. The Torah (w/ haftorah, commentaries, psalms, etc. attached) (some I've read, some I haven't)<br />2. The Collected Works of Shakespeare (some I've read, some I haven't)<br />3. The Collected Works of Jane Austen (some I've read, some I haven't)<br />4. Drums of Autumn (from the Outlander series) by Diana Gabaldon (wish they made the whole series an anthology, but each book weighs 10 pounds so they'd have to sell it with a shopping cart)<br />5. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverJendeishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11960909534349311223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-89790560363721327882009-08-14T09:59:30.599-04:002009-08-14T09:59:30.599-04:00I think I'd do a combo: Bring a couple of book...I think I'd do a combo: Bring a couple of books I've never read but have heard great things about and bring a few of my all-time faves. I'd have to think about two of them, but would definitely bring "Ahab's Wife." Love that one.Carriehttp://welayinrepose.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.com