Top 10 Desert Island Books (in no apparent order)
1. John Irving's The Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany - the sheer comedy and depth of character of Irving's novel is sublime
2. Celso Carunungan's Like A Brave Man - first read this when i was 13, and in love. a must.
3. Gabriel Garcia Marquez' One Hundred Years of Solitude - stunning imagery. the symbolisms are rife with meaning
4. J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, with The Hobbit - story-telling at its finest
5.Isabel Allende's The House of Spirits - the saga of an extraordinary family in turbulent times...
6.Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa - the romance and grandeur of africa captured here. kenyan coffee? yes, please.
7.C.S. Lewis' The Narnia Chronicles - gets deeper and deeper each time you read it
8.Golier's Encyclopedia (the whole shebang)- was addicted to the encyclopedia from age 10-12. read all the volumes too. cover to cover. i swear.
9.The Bible - need i explain?
10.Pablo Neruda's poetry (all of them)
6 Travel/Food Books
1. Paul Theroux's The Pillar of Hercules
2.Frances Mayes' Under the Tuscan Sun
3.Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence
4. MFK Fisher's The Art of Eating
5. Clinton Palanca's The Mad Tea Party
6. Jack Kerouac's On The Road
Authors whose work I collect
1. Garrison Keillor - almost complete
2. John Irving - almost complete
3. Anne Tyler - I have all her books. I mean ALL)
4.Jack Kerouac - 4 0r 5 of his work
5. Jon Hassler - the Staggerford series, and all his other books.
6.Nick Hornby - except for Fever Pitch
7. Douglas Coupland
8. Chaim Potok - have a lot of his work
9. Pat Conroy
10.Sue Miller
1. John Irving's The Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany - the sheer comedy and depth of character of Irving's novel is sublime
2. Celso Carunungan's Like A Brave Man - first read this when i was 13, and in love. a must.
3. Gabriel Garcia Marquez' One Hundred Years of Solitude - stunning imagery. the symbolisms are rife with meaning
4. J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, with The Hobbit - story-telling at its finest
5.Isabel Allende's The House of Spirits - the saga of an extraordinary family in turbulent times...
6.Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa - the romance and grandeur of africa captured here. kenyan coffee? yes, please.
7.C.S. Lewis' The Narnia Chronicles - gets deeper and deeper each time you read it
8.Golier's Encyclopedia (the whole shebang)- was addicted to the encyclopedia from age 10-12. read all the volumes too. cover to cover. i swear.
9.The Bible - need i explain?
10.Pablo Neruda's poetry (all of them)
6 Travel/Food Books
1. Paul Theroux's The Pillar of Hercules
2.Frances Mayes' Under the Tuscan Sun
3.Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence
4. MFK Fisher's The Art of Eating
5. Clinton Palanca's The Mad Tea Party
6. Jack Kerouac's On The Road
Authors whose work I collect
1. Garrison Keillor - almost complete
2. John Irving - almost complete
3. Anne Tyler - I have all her books. I mean ALL)
4.Jack Kerouac - 4 0r 5 of his work
5. Jon Hassler - the Staggerford series, and all his other books.
6.Nick Hornby - except for Fever Pitch
7. Douglas Coupland
8. Chaim Potok - have a lot of his work
9. Pat Conroy
10.Sue Miller
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