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So I suppose, for practicality's sake, I should have a couple of How to Survive on a Deserted Island books, but what the heck, let's just pretend I already know how to do that already because if I didn't I highly doubt I'd survive long enough to even read these ten books....
Chunky/Time-consuming books:
The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling--this might be cheating because it's an entire series, but oh well!
The Bible--...because it's The Bible! And I haven't read it yet, so why NOT do it on a deserted island?
[Insert notoriously famous classic]--i.e.: The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, etc.
Light-hearted romances:
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins--Paris + Etienne = best chick-lit ever.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen--Humor. So much wit. And MR. FREAKING DARCY. Need I say more?
ANY book by Sarah Dessen--though my main favorites are This Lullaby, The Truth About Forever, and Just Listen (okay, maybe not so light-hearted, but there's romance! And I love re-reading these!)
Humor/Adventure
Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan--this series is made of awesomesauce. I could re-read Percy's one-liners all day!
The Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter--hilarious and full of covert missions!
Books that give me ALL THE FEELS
The Lumatere Chronicles by Melina Marchetta--I haven't even read the last book yet and I don't know if my heart can take it!
The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare--You guys must have seen this coming.... I mean, I need my daily dose of Will Herondale, even if I'm on a deserted island!
Well, those are my top ten books. What are yours? Please leave me a link or just tell me in the comments; I'd love to know! :)
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LOVE the Gallagher Girls series (my favorite is book #3) and Sarah Dessen's books (my favorites are Along for the Ride, This Lullaby, and The Truth About Forever)! Here's my TTT: http://aliceinreaderland.wordpress.com/2012/11/12/top-ten-books-id-want-on-a-deserted-island/
ReplyDeleteAlice @ Alice in Readerland
The chunky time-consuming ones are good choices to keep you occupied for a long time; my list has a few of those:
ReplyDeletehttp://annabelsmith.tumblr.com/post/33157799448/top-10-tuesday-desert-island-books but I wrote that only a month ago so I made another list for today:
http://annabelsmith.tumblr.com/post/35614437489/top-10-tuesday-sibling-rivalry
Few follower here. Great list. Cant go wrong with Sarah Dessen. Feel free to checkout my TTT
ReplyDeleteGreat choices. I had to limit myself on 10 but I see a few I'd like to take with me from your list as well.
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Harry Potter! Even if I could bring only those 7 books with me, it would be fine :p Can't live without a bit of HP.
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I could NEVER leave behind either Finnikin of the Rock or The Infernal Devices, even if it meant taking them in the place of some survival guides!
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I love your list! Some really great choices that I have as well.
ReplyDeleteAh, Anna and the French Kiss and Dessen books--some of the best! Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteRachel @ Beauty and the Bookshelf
Oh yeah, Harry Potter would have to come.
ReplyDeleteBrandi from Blkosiner’s Book Blog