tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post48909538910762614..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Desert Island BooksStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-3616187573285591642014-10-01T18:34:38.235+01:002014-10-01T18:34:38.235+01:00Oh i need to have a think ,not done a desert islan...Oh i need to have a think ,not done a desert island books , but think mine would be a number of trandlations stujallenhttp://winstonsdad.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-30881814122593409772014-10-01T12:26:27.107+01:002014-10-01T12:26:27.107+01:00My copy of Winnie the Pooh also includes the two p...My copy of Winnie the Pooh also includes the two poetry collections 'When we were very young' and 'now we are six'. If you were absolutely sure you were going to be stranded forever, I might let you take it out of pity... Otherwise no, because I need it for my own list!Melissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-50521493169006933682014-10-01T09:40:00.024+01:002014-10-01T09:40:00.024+01:00You start a meme and I'll take it on.... pond...You start a meme and I'll take it on.... pondering my list now!Annabelhttp://gaskella.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-73064818092125512982014-10-01T02:10:02.346+01:002014-10-01T02:10:02.346+01:00When I try to answer this sort of question I get h...When I try to answer this sort of question I get hopelessly tangled up in all the alternatives. I know I would definitely take:<br />--The Deptford Trilogy by Robertson Davies (hey, it's three books in one!)<br />--A poetry anthology (any suggestions?)<br />--Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara G. Walker (see luxury)<br /><br />Luxury: endless supply of yarn and knitting needles<br />Song/Music: William Byrd's Mass for Four Voices. If I were limited to only one part, then the Agnus Dei. It doesn't get much more heavenly than this. <br />Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519976394732029323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-7265320993611387552014-10-01T01:49:33.097+01:002014-10-01T01:49:33.097+01:00I've never done a similar list: it just makes ...I've never done a similar list: it just makes me shudder to imagine. Although I know a Jane Austen omnibus will always be on it. But you did remind me that I need to give Delafield a go. :)Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-22072501300635529432014-09-30T21:33:23.063+01:002014-09-30T21:33:23.063+01:00I'll go with the eight pieces of music and one...I'll go with the eight pieces of music and one book! OK I'll play the game your way, but I'd regret it in practice I think.<br /><br />The Cat (Colette)<br />The Magic Mountain<br />The Master and Margarita<br />Comet in Moominland<br />Kafka on the Shore<br />Small World<br />The Feynmann Lectures on Physics<br />Sleeping with Cats (Piercy)<br /><br />Music will be a real challenge (as you may imagine), Tricky to know whether to take something upbeat in times of despair or monumental. How about J S Bach's Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248?<br /><br />A luxury, well how about a handmade flute by Arista (go on indulge me).Dark Pusshttp://morganas-cat.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-43462488411929103802014-09-30T21:03:26.542+01:002014-09-30T21:03:26.542+01:00Music would have to be Bells of St. Genevive: a ba...Music would have to be Bells of St. Genevive: a baroque compilation. Libation :coffee. Books: The Odyssey of Homer,Gone with the Wind, The Blue Castle, The Ivy Tree ( just read this), Complete Works of William Shakespere, The Bible, Sibley's Guide to Birds, and Sophie's World by Jostein GaarderAndrea (aka rokinrev)http://facebook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-55507622740444547002014-09-30T19:06:07.243+01:002014-09-30T19:06:07.243+01:00Oh Simon! That's why we haven't been invit...Oh Simon! That's why we haven't been invited to participate in Desert Island Discs. I had in the past thought if that were me I'd have to choose 8 audio books. The hymn is lovely and I never thought of hymns for the music choice. Excellent. BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-30346600668984740892014-09-30T16:28:24.770+01:002014-09-30T16:28:24.770+01:00Only one song? You are cruel, surely we could have...Only one song? You are cruel, surely we could have a whole album... Probably David Bowie's Changes. As for books, am tempted to cheat a little and go for collected works of... But I also assume we're not allowed Shakespeare, right? So I'll be fair and reasonable and go instead for (today, at least):<br />1) Virginia Woolf's Diary (would prefer the 5 volume edition though)<br />2) The Great Gatsby<br />3) Tales of Genji - big enough to keep me going for a while<br />4) John Donne's poems<br />5) Persuasion<br />6) Kafka's stories<br />7) Faber Book of Modern Poetry<br />8) Alice (both the Looking Glass and in Wonderland)<br />So we agree on a few, I see!<br />My luxury item would NOT be coffee (because I doubt I would have anywhere to plug in my coffeemaker). Perhaps a Swiss army knife - the very top end special edition.Marina Sofiahttp://findingtimetowrite.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-64390539897277967022014-09-30T14:48:33.863+01:002014-09-30T14:48:33.863+01:00I often think of this! My books.
1. Complete Adria...I often think of this! My books.<br />1. Complete Adrian Mole (I'm sure there is a complte works) - I will never tire of re-reading them. <br />2. Agatha Christie - Hmm, probably A Murder is Announced for classic AC<br />3. Any Penguin 20th Century book of British Verse<br />4. The Otterbury Incident - C.Day Lewis, a childhood favourite.<br />5. The Unlikely Pilgrimige of Harold Fry <br />6. I Capture The Castle <br />7. 1984<br />8. Moondial by Helen Creswell<br /><br />I'm afraid that list sounds rather cliched and obvious, but if I'm on an Island with 8 books, they have to be ones that I can re-read over and over, whose prose is timeless and that have meaning to me. My song would be Speigel im Speigel by Arvo Part and my luxury item would be lose leaf, single estate Asam tea. *g*Cathyhttps://twitter.com/violetcremenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-88363680904771782382014-09-30T12:57:08.993+01:002014-09-30T12:57:08.993+01:00What fun! I'm going to have to have a think ab...What fun! I'm going to have to have a think about this and choose mine!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-779575862888012542014-09-30T08:45:44.877+01:002014-09-30T08:45:44.877+01:00Only one book or only one record? Argh, impossible...Only one book or only one record? Argh, impossible choice! But yes, I think I'll give this a go.Nose_in_a_bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154323912093068113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-68992822648552701132014-09-30T07:45:27.408+01:002014-09-30T07:45:27.408+01:00Oh dear another challenge. I'll certainly try ...Oh dear another challenge. I'll certainly try to have a go.harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-84144193090710351192014-09-30T04:53:50.989+01:002014-09-30T04:53:50.989+01:00Wonderful list, Simon. If we were shipwrecked tog...Wonderful list, Simon. If we were shipwrecked together, I would be very happy to share all your selections. Now must think what my own would be...Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-27898487426702697162014-09-30T04:45:57.758+01:002014-09-30T04:45:57.758+01:00I like your list. Still trying to find No 5! Will ...I like your list. Still trying to find No 5! Will eventually find it. Love mrs Delafield! Agree about the tea. Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-7812760280276199802014-09-30T03:31:43.694+01:002014-09-30T03:31:43.694+01:00What an irresistible challenge, much too tempting ...What an irresistible challenge, much too tempting to ignore.....I like to listen to DID's and I too find that I would prefer to have the ability to chose a quantity of books rather than music...but which to chose and how to only chose 8 ? So with out over thinking I'll have a go ….<br /><br />The eight I'd chose today would include<br /><br />The Natural history of Selbourne by Gilbert White (The Richard Mabey edition)<br /><br />Persuasion by Jane Austen<br /><br />Traditional Farmhouse fare : A Collection of Country Recipes from "Farmers Weekly"<br /><br />A Collection of the short stories of Rudyard Kipling (favourites include Rikki Tikki Tavi, The Maltese Cat, Lispeth)<br /> <br />Gerald Durrell's ” The Corfu Trilogy” isn't it lovely when an edition contains three favourite books!<br /><br />The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West<br /><br />John McNabb by John Buchan<br /><br />The Hobbit by JRR Tolkein<br /><br />But if I had to answer tomorrow the list might be very different ..lolValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-21866474940470887182014-09-29T23:07:21.658+01:002014-09-29T23:07:21.658+01:00Simon, I shall ponder my eight selections.
For now...Simon, I shall ponder my eight selections.<br />For now, however, I heartily agree on the tea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com