Favourite books

KKHH · Nov 16th, 2003, 07:53

Books I'd take to a desert island:

Don Quixote ~ Miguel de Cervantes
The Golden Compass ~ Philip Pullman
Teach Yourself Hindi Script (I've been meaning to find the time. . .)
a book on yoga (what better place to further my practice)
Le temps des amours ~ Marcel Pagnol

*These books and my current favourites are not one and the same, although there is some crossover. Still, it is a deserted island and I'd pick to satisfy my mind, body and spirit. . .

bijapuri · Nov 16th, 2003, 08:13

Travels in the Moghul Empire- Francois Bernier
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan- Col. James Tod
First aid Manual- American Red Cross
Complete Works of Hafiz- (Still waiting for the English Edition)

Rob_The_Pom · Feb 11th, 2004, 22:23

India, a Million Mutinies Now - VS Naipaul
A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
Hitler, Hubris + Nemesis - Ian Kershaw
Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien (bit obvious really)
The Stand - Stephen King

fat freddy's cat · Apr 4th, 2004, 23:18

Hmmm.. Five only...

1) Animal Farm by George Orwell
2) Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenence by Robert Pirsig
3) One Hundred Shades of White by Preethi Nair
4) Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
5) The Chickens are Restless by Gary Larson

No particular order and likely to change next week

SHIMLA · Apr 5th, 2004, 08:59

Just finished Ruskin Bond's "The India I love". I recommend it highly.

freemanx · Apr 6th, 2004, 09:40

hm... i think i would take with me: the bible the koran
the vedas
the pali-kanon
the mahayana-sutras

but im not really shure, i could also take with me:
the old man and the see - hemingway
der steppenwolf - hesse
the beach -- garland
petit prince - saint exupery
and a copy of penthouse letters

julieellen · Apr 6th, 2004, 11:01

my favs...pure entertainment...not intellectual or anything....
-memoirs of a geisha by arthur golden (got me through the flights on my first trip to india)
-california gold by john jakes
-clan of the cave bear by jean m auel
-flowers in the blood by gay courter
-the firm by john grisham (still true that you just can't put it down)

indiawise · Apr 6th, 2004, 13:00

Among my favourites...
'JENNIE', BY PAUL GALLICO....Its a beautiful story about a Cat and a little boy who loves cats! And off course gallicos story writing style...brought tears to my eyes

Then 'world according to Garp' ..john irving
then J. Krisnamurti..various talks
then...'Slapstick or Lonesome no more'...Kurt vonnegut junior

then ..lemme think.....

vistet · Apr 6th, 2004, 14:35

Le petit prince - Saint Exupery
Songlines - Chatwin
Going home - Ondaatje

(a romantic revealed)

volga_volga · Apr 6th, 2004, 15:54

Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov (and in French)
The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov (ONLY in Russian)
One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez (NOT in Spanish! can't read it)

Serena · Apr 6th, 2004, 18:30

volga_volga, I started where you finished:

- one hundred year of solitude, Garcia Marquez
- The story of a seagull and the cat who taught her to fly, Luis
Sepulveda
- The house of spirits, Isabelle Allende
- La petite marchande de prose (write to kill), Daniel Pennac
-.............................. . , Stephen King (can't choose)

Ciao.

Samsara · Apr 7th, 2004, 12:48

I never post here as I can't think of an absolute 5 but definitely one would be -

The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings/Silmarillion (in one boxed set)

snain · Apr 8th, 2004, 03:53

Books I'd take to a deserted island:

1. ‘The Brothers Karamazov’ by Fyodor Dostoevsky (First choice for re-read.)
2. ‘War and Peace’ by Leo Tolstoy (want to read this one soon, if not on deserted island , defiantly during my holidays in India)
3. ‘The First Man’ by Albert Camus (re-read. I read this one long time back )
4. ‘Grapes of Wrath’ by Steinback (re-read)
5.‘Catch 22’ (this one I can re-read anytime from any page)

-m2- · Apr 8th, 2004, 04:12

My favorite read this past winter:

'A Suitable Boy' by Vikram Seth

favorite re-read was 'Son of the Circus' by John Irving

and I'm with Snain on 'Catch 22'; it is probably the novel I've re-read the most times.

DianeN. · Apr 8th, 2004, 06:52

This is such a hard question! I answer YES to everyone's choices...but then, how to narrow it down to only 5 books! And then, what about all the fabulous books out there I haven'T read yet?

If I really had to only take 5 books with me somewhere, I guess it would be something to read that has multiple layers to it, so that every time you read it you get a different message. And then, each book would need to be at least 2000 pages long.

I decided that I will only move to a desert island if there is a library....or perhaps amazon.com there.

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Nov 16th, 2003, 07:53	#16
KKHH Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 26	Books I'd take to a desert island: Don Quixote ~ Miguel de Cervantes The Golden Compass ~ Philip Pullman Teach Yourself Hindi Script (I've been meaning to find the time. . .) a book on yoga (what better place to further my practice) Le temps des amours ~ Marcel Pagnol *These books and my current favourites are not one and the same, although there is some crossover. Still, it is a deserted island and I'd pick to satisfy my mind, body and spirit. . .

Apr 4th, 2004, 23:18	#19
fat freddy's cat Miaowing Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: uk Posts: 197	Hmmm.. Five only... 1) Animal Farm by George Orwell 2) Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenence by Robert Pirsig 3) One Hundred Shades of White by Preethi Nair 4) Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 5) The Chickens are Restless by Gary Larson No particular order and likely to change next week

Apr 6th, 2004, 09:40	#21
freemanx Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: somewhere Posts: 432	hm... i think i would take with me: the bible the koran the vedas the pali-kanon the mahayana-sutras but im not really shure, i could also take with me: the old man and the see - hemingway der steppenwolf - hesse the beach -- garland petit prince - saint exupery and a copy of penthouse letters

Apr 6th, 2004, 11:01	#22
julieellen Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: maryland, usa Posts: 52	my favs...pure entertainment...not intellectual or anything.... -memoirs of a geisha by arthur golden (got me through the flights on my first trip to india) -california gold by john jakes -clan of the cave bear by jean m auel -flowers in the blood by gay courter -the firm by john grisham (still true that you just can't put it down)

Apr 6th, 2004, 13:00	#23
indiawise Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: india Posts: 265	Among my favourites... 'JENNIE', BY PAUL GALLICO....Its a beautiful story about a Cat and a little boy who loves cats! And off course gallicos story writing style...brought tears to my eyes Then 'world according to Garp' ..john irving then J. Krisnamurti..various talks then...'Slapstick or Lonesome no more'...Kurt vonnegut junior then ..lemme think.....

Apr 6th, 2004, 14:35	#24
vistet Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Umeå , Sweden Posts: 1,819	Le petit prince - Saint Exupery Songlines - Chatwin Going home - Ondaatje (a romantic revealed)

Apr 6th, 2004, 15:54	#25
volga_volga Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 1,459	Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov (and in French) The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov (ONLY in Russian) One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia Marquez (NOT in Spanish! can't read it)

Apr 6th, 2004, 18:30	#26
Serena Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Bologna, Italy Posts: 282	volga_volga, I started where you finished: - one hundred year of solitude, Garcia Marquez - The story of a seagull and the cat who taught her to fly, Luis Sepulveda - The house of spirits, Isabelle Allende - La petite marchande de prose (write to kill), Daniel Pennac -.............................. . , Stephen King (can't choose) Ciao.

Apr 7th, 2004, 12:48	#27
Samsara Sentient Being Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 507	I never post here as I can't think of an absolute 5 but definitely one would be - The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings/Silmarillion (in one boxed set)

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snain Sandeep Nain Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Chandigarh, India Posts: 74	Books I'd take to a deserted island: 1. ‘The Brothers Karamazov’ by Fyodor Dostoevsky (First choice for re-read.) 2. ‘War and Peace’ by Leo Tolstoy (want to read this one soon, if not on deserted island , defiantly during my holidays in India) 3. ‘The First Man’ by Albert Camus (re-read. I read this one long time back ) 4. ‘Grapes of Wrath’ by Steinback (re-read) 5.‘Catch 22’ (this one I can re-read anytime from any page)

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Apr 8th, 2004, 04:12	#29
-m2- . Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: . Posts: 1,577	My favorite read this past winter: 'A Suitable Boy' by Vikram Seth favorite re-read was 'Son of the Circus' by John Irving and I'm with Snain on 'Catch 22'; it is probably the novel I've re-read the most times.

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DianeN. Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Japan Posts: 255	This is such a hard question! I answer YES to everyone's choices...but then, how to narrow it down to only 5 books! And then, what about all the fabulous books out there I haven'T read yet? If I really had to only take 5 books with me somewhere, I guess it would be something to read that has multiple layers to it, so that every time you read it you get a different message. And then, each book would need to be at least 2000 pages long. I decided that I will only move to a desert island if there is a library....or perhaps amazon.com there.