Books We'd Want on a Desert Island
- Lista del Mes
- Septiembre 2023 (see all)
- Descripción
- Stranded on a desert island, acting out our own little Robinsonade, what books would we want by our side? Something comforting? Something uplifting? Something useful? Our List of the Month this September is devoted to the Books We'd Want on a Desert Island. Each participant may vote on five titles. Given the subjective nature of the list, please do not downvote titles.
1
por J. R. R. Tolkien
50,906 miembros
453 reseñas
½ 4.5
Puntuacion 107.76
Añadido 2023-09-13, 05:36 PM
- 29 Members
- scampus, anglemark, JohnGorski, Karlstar, kleo, PuddinTame, lizzy50usa, helena2109, FAMeulstee, willowcove, CarltonC, remikit, Crypto-Willobie, EMS_24, Eowyn1, JohnChic, aadyer, vwinsloe, al.vick, Michael.Rimmer, SF_fan_mae, Karen74Leigh, elahrairah, Charon07, kevin.mcgee, SusanNock, MichelleAbbott, Wyrd1, lfmcmillan
- Explicaciones
- elahrairah: i imagine that being on a desert island might occasionally be stressful or upsetting and so it would be important to have a large and familiar and comforting volume to lose myself in.
2
32,166 miembros
169 reseñas
½ 4.6
Puntuacion 64.09
Añadido 2023-09-14, 10:23 AM
- 19 Members
- JohnGorski, haydninvienna, mstrust, CarltonC, remikit, Crypto-Willobie, sturlington, susanbooks, thalassa_thalassa, Hartsellang, MichaelLynnSr, JAlison.Stirling, tealadytoo, closer, Boand, Yuki-Onna, Carrieida, Charon07, slimikin
- Explicaciones
- Hartsellang: Always something more to discover in this collection. Each play, each sonnet, all have such depth. Enjoy them again and again and discover something new each time.closer: I love his works & I try to read a sonnet or play every monthBoand: No explanation necessary!
3
70 miembros
½ 3.3
Puntuacion 41.77
Añadido 2023-09-14, 05:21 PM
- 12 Members
- JohnGorski, dara85, lizzy50usa, remikit, EMS_24, Tess_W, LLoLaguayasaminaj, beehappy, closer, Louanne, mombot, MichelleAbbott
- Explicaciones
- closer: I read and study my Bible every day, but I would change this version to the Jewish Publication Society's TANAKH translation 2nd edition of The Jewish Study Bible.
4
por Ryan North
837 miembros
21 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 38.74
Añadido 2023-09-15, 06:09 AM
- 11 Members
- Moloch, wdwilson3, PuddinTame, PitcherBooks, masterdeski, MaskedMumbler, Agnesium, Jeanne.Laure, SF_fan_mae, hotblack43, JAlison.Stirling
5
por Jane Austen
5,518 miembros
33 reseñas
½ 4.6
Puntuacion 36.5
Añadido 2023-09-15, 07:58 PM
- 11 Members
- PuddinTame, lizzy50usa, helena2109, PitcherBooks, susanbooks, al.vick, TBR313, beehappy, tealadytoo, kevin.mcgee, mombot
6
por Gil Gilpatrick
22 miembros
Puntuacion 34.89
Añadido 2023-09-13, 05:38 PM
- 10 Members
- stillramona, hipdeep, cpg, charl08, masterdeski, ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3, SealedArchive, CeciliaClark, MichelleAbbott
- Explicaciones
- CeciliaClark: If I were stranded on an island, I would want to know how to make things that would keep me alive and make being stranded, an adventure not a terror.
7
por Stephen King
19,993 miembros
369 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 29.73
Añadido 2023-09-18, 07:36 AM
8
4,895 miembros
48 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 28.23
Añadido 2023-09-14, 12:25 PM
- 8 Members
- anglemark, kaixo, LolaWalser, haydninvienna, EMS_24, thalassa_thalassa, Karen74Leigh, CharlesTheB
- Explicaciones
- LolaWalser: Great company.
9
por Marcel Proust
3,947 miembros
43 reseñas
½ 4.6
Puntuacion 26.67
Añadido 2023-09-14, 12:27 PM
- 8 Members
- EerierIdyllMeme, LolaWalser, abbottthomas, baystateRA, CarltonC, EMS_24, susanbooks, MaskedMumbler
- Explicaciones
- EerierIdyllMeme: Apparently they say that someone has hit middle age when they no longer believe they will one day read Proust. Maybe I would actually read it if I were trapped on a desert island.LolaWalser: Inexhaustible.abbottthomas: Like LolaWalser said…..baystateRA: I picked mostly big novels that would stand up to lots of rereading, with more nuances and themes coming to light each time. I ALMOST got to the end of In Search of Lost Time several decades ago, but stopped. I still don't know why!
10
por Douglas Adams
39,278 miembros
719 reseñas
4.2
Puntuacion 26.2
Añadido 2023-09-14, 04:55 PM
- 8 Members
- se71, charl08, Karlstar, macygma, remikit, vwinsloe, CeciliaClark, Wyrd1
- Explicaciones
- CeciliaClark: This book is for my entertainment. I enjoy Douglas Adams' way of looking at the world and since there are no Terry Pratchetts in the choices, Mr Adams is my next best.There are many books on this list which I would like to read again and many books not on the list I would take if I could however of this list Douglas Adams book makes me smile.
11
por Betty Smith
16,770 miembros
445 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 24.48
Añadido 2023-09-18, 05:11 PM
- 7 Members
- dara85, amysisson, worksmarts, macygma, JohnChic, dottieph, jeanie0510
12
85 miembros
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 23.01
Añadido 2023-09-13, 04:45 PM
- 7 Members
- anglemark, paradoxosalpha, EerierIdyllMeme, LolaWalser, Hartsellang, helenar238, Wyrd1
- Explicaciones
- LolaWalser: This, but not this version; I'd definitely want with me the Powys-Mathers one (based on the French translation by J.C. Mardrus), lavishly expanded with Powys-Mathers' own faux "Arabian" poetry (at least as good as FitzGeraldian Khayyam).Hartsellang: The diversity of its frame story. Ever leading the thoughts here and there. Dreamy. Agreed that other versions are more expansive.
13
por Bill Watterson
3,903 miembros
61 reseñas
4.9
Puntuacion 22.62
Añadido 2023-09-14, 03:04 PM
- 7 Members
- charl08, PuddinTame, ferness, Agnesium, KeithChaffee, SusanNock, Wyrd1
- Explicaciones
- KeithChaffee: classic entertainment that will never grow stale
14
por George Eliot
625 miembros
3 reseñas
4.2
Puntuacion 21.89
Añadido 2023-09-18, 10:01 AM
- 7 Members
- thewordygecko, helena2109, goldenlobo, baystateRA, susanbooks, mombot, SusanNock
- Explicaciones
- baystateRA: I picked mostly big novels that would stand up to lots of rereading, with more nuances and themes coming to light each time. I think there's no question this one would fit the bill.
15
por Leo Tolstoy
29,295 miembros
453 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 19.58
Añadido 2023-09-17, 11:27 AM
- 6 Members
- pitjrw, BonnieJune54, CharlesTheB, elahrairah, helenar238, mombot
- Explicaciones
- elahrairah: i've only read the first volume, and found it an intense experience. perhaps on a desert island i would be able to enjoy the second and third volume at my leisure.
16
21,053 miembros
618 reseñas
4.2
Puntuacion 17.71
Añadido 2023-09-13, 04:52 PM
- 5 Members
- CDVicarage, perennialreader, tina1969, tealadytoo, Boand
- Explicaciones
- Boand: The most evocative and wonderful mystery I know.
17
por Dante Alighieri
22,187 miembros
186 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 17.44
Añadido 2023-09-16, 07:17 PM
- 5 Members
- EerierIdyllMeme, CarltonC, aadyer, MichaelLynnSr, cipeciop
- Explicaciones
- EerierIdyllMeme: Tom Stoppard, asked this question, said he would want this with English and Italian on facing pages, so in addition to having something to read you'd be able to learn a new language. I really liked this answer.
18
181 miembros
1 reseña
4.9
Puntuacion 16.12
Añadido 2023-09-17, 11:31 AM
- 5 Members
- kleo, JAlison.Stirling, elahrairah, DoomLuz, kevin.mcgee
- Explicaciones
- elahrairah: this collection is bursting with ideas and dreams, for when the problems of the world-as-is are overwhelming...
19
por Tim O'Shei
5 miembros
1 reseña
Puntuacion 16.12
Añadido 2023-09-15, 10:23 AM
- 5 Members
- PuddinTame, saskia17, MareF, mombot, SkateGuard
20
por P. G. Wodehouse
3,673 miembros
95 reseñas
4.2
Puntuacion 15.01
Añadido 2023-09-14, 04:12 PM
- 5 Members
- yoyogod, abbottthomas, haydninvienna, MareF, tealadytoo
- Explicaciones
- abbottthomas: It came down to Shakespeare or Wodehouse for my fifth book. What would you do?haydninvienna: What @abbottthomas said, but then I picked both anyway.
21
por Walter Szykitka
92 miembros
1 reseña
4.2
Puntuacion 14.79
Añadido 2023-09-15, 03:10 PM
- 5 Members
- MaskedMumbler, Hartsellang, hotblack43, SealedArchive, CeciliaClark
- Explicaciones
- CeciliaClark: I have the build a boat book, sustainable project book, and this one because I like the idea of self reliance and know full well that I do not know enough about how to achieve this.
22
por Richard Adams
25,145 miembros
473 reseñas
4.2
Puntuacion 14.73
Añadido 2023-09-14, 10:01 AM
- 4 Members
- SF_fan_mae, JHemlock, ManWithAnAgenda, elahrairah
- Explicaciones
- elahrairah: the odyssey, but with rabbits. a book about facing the challenges of the world.
23
por Lloyd Alexander
699 miembros
10 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 14.4
Añadido 2023-09-14, 02:40 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, yoyogod, konallis, Jeanne.Laure
24
por Gordon Cheers
305 miembros
1 reseña
3.8
Puntuacion 14.22
Añadido 2023-09-14, 01:15 PM
- 5 Members
- PitcherBooks, mstrust, masterdeski, Karen74Leigh, CeciliaClark
- Explicaciones
- CeciliaClark: I would prefer not to die of plant poison in my first week of being stranded, so this book seemed a worthy addition.
25
por Harper Lee
79,603 miembros
1,437 reseñas
½ 4.4
Puntuacion 12.38
Añadido 2023-09-14, 04:55 PM
- 4 Members
- Karlstar, lizzy50usa, PitcherBooks, MareF
26
por J. R. R. Tolkien
35,508 miembros
277 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 12.38
Añadido 2023-09-17, 06:37 AM
- 4 Members
- scampus, JohnChic, Michael.Rimmer, aramilf
27
- 4 Members
- abbottthomas, FAMeulstee, MaskedMumbler, elahrairah
- Explicaciones
- abbottthomas: Rather like Proust, on my desert island I should get through it at last.elahrairah: the odyssey, but in dublin. another great work that i have only read the first third of and fully intend to get round to the second and third thirds one of these days...
28
8,944 miembros
89 reseñas
½ 3.5
Puntuacion 11.22
Añadido 2023-09-22, 03:06 PM
- 4 Members
- wdwilson3, saskia17, ASmallHolding, SF_fan_mae
29
por Emily Brontë
52,862 miembros
703 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 10.73
Añadido 2023-09-14, 10:41 PM
30
por Andy Weir
18,566 miembros
1,246 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 10.73
Añadido 2023-09-14, 11:37 AM
- 3 Members
- Karlstar, wdwilson3, SealedArchive
31
3,715 miembros
85 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 10.73
Añadido 2023-09-13, 04:51 PM
- 3 Members
- CDVicarage, perennialreader, MarigoldJackiFitz
32
por Joshua Piven
3,340 miembros
32 reseñas
½ 3.3
Puntuacion 10.4
Añadido 2023-09-14, 05:45 PM
- 3 Members
- charl08, abbottthomas, masterdeski
- Explicaciones
- abbottthomas: This is the only ‘survival’ manual on my shelves so had to come even though it offers advice on escaping kidnappers from a moving a car and dropping out of a burning building.
33
34
por J. R. R. Tolkien
95,967 miembros
1,196 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 10.08
Añadido 2023-09-17, 06:39 AM
- 3 Members
- JohnChic, SF_fan_mae, aramilf
35
por Daniel Defoe
23,634 miembros
300 reseñas
½ 3.6
Puntuacion 10.04
Añadido 2023-09-16, 09:27 AM
36
16,488 miembros
301 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 9.77
Añadido 2023-09-18, 09:04 AM
- 3 Members
- ASmallHolding, al.vick, MarigoldJackiFitz
37
por Ken Follett
27,553 miembros
757 reseñas
4.2
Puntuacion 9.71
Añadido 2023-09-21, 09:45 PM
38
por Lewis Dartnell
690 miembros
21 reseñas
½ 3.5
Puntuacion 9.4
Añadido 2023-09-13, 05:39 PM
- 3 Members
- stillramona, hipdeep, masterdeski
39
53 miembros
3
Puntuacion 9.4
Añadido 2023-09-16, 09:11 AM
- 3 Members
- BonnieJune54, SealedArchive, CeciliaClark
- Explicaciones
- CeciliaClark: This book epitomises why they kicked me out of the D&D club for being too realistic about my character needs. Choosing this one is about sustainable living, safety, security, and eventually, comfort.
40
por Arthur Ransome
3,948 miembros
84 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 9.23
Añadido 2023-09-15, 09:15 PM
- 3 Members
- CDVicarage, BonnieJune54, JenMDB
- Explicaciones
- BonnieJune54: I get both imaginary friends and some practical advice.
41
por Robert Graves
4,393 miembros
33 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 9.08
Añadido 2023-09-25, 08:37 AM
- 3 Members
- sturlington, MichaelLynnSr, closer
- Explicaciones
- closer: Greek myths are a joy to read and think about especially if I'm on a desert island, life could always be worse.
42
por Charles Dickens
767 miembros
6 reseñas
½ 4.4
Puntuacion 9.02
Añadido 2023-09-14, 10:41 PM
- 3 Members
- Tess_W, MichaelLynnSr, closer
- Explicaciones
- closer: I must read a Dickens novel now and then. Keeps me sane.
43
por James Herriot
8,003 miembros
142 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 8.87
Añadido 2023-09-13, 04:53 PM
- 3 Members
- worksmarts, macygma, perennialreader
44
por Stephen King
16,545 miembros
297 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 8.49
Añadido 2023-09-23, 08:50 PM
- 3 Members
- tina1969, ASmallHolding, jeanie0510
45
7,820 miembros
407 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 8.18
Añadido 2023-09-18, 05:14 PM
- 3 Members
- amysisson, baystateRA, vwinsloe
- Explicaciones
- baystateRA: I was picking big novels that would stand up to lots of rereading, with more nuances and themes coming to light each time, but when I saw that someone else had picked The Sparrow, I thought, yes, me too!
46
por Victoria Goddard
262 miembros
17 reseñas
½ 4.5
Puntuacion 8
Añadido 2023-09-18, 10:48 PM
- 2 Members
- merrystar, ArchdioceseGalvHou
47
13,383 miembros
247 reseñas
4.2
Puntuacion 7.36
Añadido 2023-09-14, 01:48 PM
- 2 Members
- MaskedMumbler, vwinsloe
48
por Kate Atkinson
8,364 miembros
589 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 7.36
Añadido 2023-09-15, 09:14 PM
- 2 Members
- baystateRA, JenMDB
- Explicaciones
- baystateRA: I picked mostly big novels that would stand up to lots of rereading, with more nuances and themes coming to light each time. It would be hard to leave behind the sequel to Life After Life but I would have my memory of it. Maybe I could reread it once real quick before getting shipwrecked.
49
por Norton Juster
17,768 miembros
425 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 7.04
Añadido 2023-09-22, 10:36 AM
- 2 Members
- joyblue, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explicaciones
- joyblue: I've enjoyed reading (and rereading) this book for 51 years and counting. It never fails to delight and entertain. I read it as a child, read it to my own children, read it over the phone to a friend after her brain surgery (when she couldn't read on her own because it was too taxing), and reread it regularly when I need a happy boost.
50
2,294 miembros
11 reseñas
4.2
Puntuacion 7.04
Añadido 2023-09-16, 06:06 PM
- 2 Members
- lizzy50usa, BonnieJune54
51
por Thomas Nelson
22 miembros
5
Puntuacion 7.04
Añadido 2023-09-16, 02:21 PM
- 2 Members
- BonnieJune54, ptimes
52
por Leo Tolstoy
39,028 miembros
627 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 6.83
Añadido 2023-09-26, 10:17 AM
- 2 Members
- JohnGorski, nojod
- Explicaciones
- nojod: This book made me feel so many different emotions for the characters portrayed. I would want to be able to live through those different emotions again and again if I was on a Desert Island away from everything human.
53
por Anne McCaffrey
3,857 miembros
40 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 6.83
Añadido 2023-09-14, 12:32 PM
- 2 Members
- willowcove, Karen74Leigh
54
por Will Durant
1,173 miembros
15 reseñas
½ 4.5
Puntuacion 6.68
Añadido 2023-09-22, 03:20 PM
- 2 Members
- namfos, MichaelLynnSr
- Explicaciones
- namfos: Expansive, well-told story of humankinds tragedies and triumphs.
55
por Ann VanderMeer
839 miembros
21 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 6.68
Añadido 2023-09-13, 04:46 PM
- 2 Members
- paradoxosalpha, DoomLuz
56
por M. K. Wren
437 miembros
17 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 6.68
Añadido 2023-09-14, 10:43 PM
- 2 Members
- Tess_W, ASmallHolding
58
59
por Isaac Asimov
6,668 miembros
82 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 6.4
Añadido 2023-09-30, 03:45 PM
- 2 Members
- jcumani, Karen74Leigh
60
por Andreas Eschbach
253 miembros
11 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 6.19
Añadido 2023-09-22, 06:23 AM
61
por Richard Ellmann
893 miembros
4 reseñas
4.2
Puntuacion 6.08
Añadido 2023-09-15, 02:40 PM
- 2 Members
- chellerystick, helena2109
62
por Italo Calvino
9,508 miembros
204 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 5.87
Añadido 2023-09-16, 02:00 AM
- 2 Members
- PitcherBooks, haydninvienna
- Explicaciones
- haydninvienna: The first book I knowingly bought an extra copy of because I didn't want to be without it.
63
por Agatha Christie
miembro 1
Puntuacion 5.87
Añadido 2023-09-27, 09:40 AM
64
por John Milton
14,173 miembros
113 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 5.71
Añadido 2023-09-17, 02:21 PM
- 2 Members
- thalassa_thalassa, JHemlock
65
por Amor Towles
9,451 miembros
524 reseñas
½ 4.4
Puntuacion 5.71
Añadido 2023-09-24, 11:17 PM
- 2 Members
- JohnChic, helenar238
- Explicaciones
- helenar238: A delightful read
66
5,529 miembros
150 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 5.71
Añadido 2023-09-17, 08:05 AM
67
por Greg Stafford
97 miembros
1 reseña
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 5.71
Añadido 2023-09-14, 11:23 AM
68
por Marcus Aurelius
15,081 miembros
155 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 5.66
Añadido 2023-09-17, 02:18 PM
- 2 Members
- aadyer, thalassa_thalassa
69
por Peter Høeg
7,427 miembros
164 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 5.5
Añadido 2023-09-18, 04:10 PM
- 2 Members
- charl08, CDVicarage
- Explicaciones
- charl08: It's so good at describing ice cold temperatures, it would be great for an island with no A/C.
70
por Matt Groenig
136 miembros
2 reseñas
½ 4.6
Puntuacion 5.5
Añadido 2023-09-14, 03:06 PM
- 2 Members
- beehappy, KeithChaffee
- Explicaciones
- beehappy: If I couldn't watch TV, I would want to read about it.KeithChaffee: every episode gets a 2-page spread, so every time I turn the page, I'll have a full episode of memories to recall
71
por Heather Webber
111 miembros
10 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 5.5
Añadido 2023-09-22, 10:36 AM
72
por William Harmon
856 miembros
8 reseñas
4.1
Puntuacion 5.35
Añadido 2023-09-22, 07:21 AM
- 2 Members
- FAMeulstee, macygma
74
por Alexandre Dumas
25,988 miembros
433 reseñas
½ 4.3
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2023-09-24, 02:05 PM
76
78
- Member
- amysisson
80
por Margaret Atwood
7,421 miembros
131 reseñas
3.8
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2023-09-15, 10:19 AM
- Member
- SkateGuard
81
por Haruki Murakami
6,034 miembros
96 reseñas
3.9
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2023-09-15, 04:01 PM
83
por Anthony Trollope
2,883 miembros
58 reseñas
4.2
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2023-09-17, 06:41 PM
- Member
- tealadytoo
84
por Kathleen Norris
2,714 miembros
32 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2023-09-26, 09:33 AM
- Member
- AndreaLP
86
925 miembros
13 reseñas
4
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2023-09-14, 03:00 PM
- Member
- KeithChaffee
- Explicaciones
- KeithChaffee: a look at the complexities of translating, built around the author's numerous attempts to translate a short French poem; the challenge of writing my own versions will keep my mind occupied
87
88
por Sarah J. Maas
621 miembros
2 reseñas
4.8
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2023-09-25, 04:45 PM
- Member
- Verkruissen
89
por Brandon Mull
332 miembros
6 reseñas
½ 4.5
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2023-09-14, 12:26 PM
- Member
- willowcove
90
- Member
- thewordygecko
92
- Member
- chellerystick
93
por Bruce Tift MA
76 miembros
2 reseñas
½ 4.5
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2023-09-24, 11:12 PM
- Member
- helenar238
- Explicaciones
- helenar238: I can use that desert island time to psychoanalyze myself
94
por Nelson Reference
45 miembros
½ 2.5
Puntuacion 4
Añadido 2023-09-24, 11:50 AM
- Member
- chocorua
- Explicaciones
- chocorua: I've never read the bible in in its full length and since I'd likely have some time, it would be a welcomed pursuit. Also, having been raised in the Catholic faith and given this book as youngster in catechism, I'd likely find it comforting and additionally, due to interest in the philosophy of religion, I would enjoy comparing and contrasting with The Gnostic Bible (also in my choice of books).
96
- Member
- anglemark
98
por Charlotte Brontë
59,854 miembros
926 reseñas
4.2
Puntuacion 3.36
Añadido 2023-10-22, 09:30 PM
- Member
- bearette24
99
- Member
- helenar238
100
por John Bunyan
17,799 miembros
164 reseñas
½ 3.7
Puntuacion 3.36
Añadido 2023-09-22, 02:09 PM
- Member
- MichelleAbbott