Being practical I'd probably take 1-2 favorites and 8 long books of the "Complete works/novels/short stories of XYZ" so I'd not run out of reading material 😅
I adore IT as well. Top five favorite books for me. And although it’s long, it’s one of my most reread books as well lol agree with you. The ending is absolutely disgusting but the characters and the way they make me feel is just so lovely and homey.
Seeing Frankenstein at #1 genuinely brought a big smile on my face because it's my fav book of all time too! I LOVEEE that book! I can never talk enough about it! No amount of words that I ever say about this book will be enough! 🤌🏻
A year on a desert island with 10 books actually sounds good to me. I would have to cheat and bring some Norton Anthologies. You are a bright light and I so enjoy your videos. Thanks to you, I'm now reading Becky Chambers and Claire Keegan.
What a unique video you have made. It was so much fun to see which books you would take. I would have such a difficult time picking the books to go with me.
My first choice would have to be my Oxford UP edition of the Complete Works of Shakespeare - sure, a bit of a cheat, but it would give me a chance to read the plays I haven’t yet (Henry VI 1/2/3, Henry VIII, and King John) and after thirty years of study, I still find something new every time I see or read a play. Next, my Complete Works of Oscar Wilde, for the same reasons. Plus a sentimental attachment, as my copy was gifted to me by my Grade 12 English Lit teacher. We took turns reading The Importance of Being Earnest in class and I kept failing because I couldn’t stop laughing long enough to read aloud. Others, more off the cuff: Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (long and dense with a whole world to sink into, and definitely rewards rereading); Pratchett & Gaiman’s Good Omens (a definite comfort read and a 2-for-1, as I would struggle to choose only one of either author’s canon); Lord of the Rings (can’t go wrong with a classic); Ian McEwan’s Atonement (one of my favourite novels, and I love the themes of memory and grief); as a wild card, Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves, which I own but have not yet read. I feel like I never have the time to dedicate and concentrate on this book, but I would love an excuse to! What a fun video, thank you! ❤
My favourite book: Jane Eyre Book friends: Lovecraft Country Long book: The Count of Monte Christo Poetry collection: I would pick a read-your-own-adventure type book that would keep me entertained for a long time. Long escapist fantasy series: the Discworld series Complex and re-readable: Shadow of the wind series by Zafon Non-fiction about topic that interests you: something about astronomy and the night sky. Short story collection: Echoes ed by Ellen Datlow (massive) First aid/ survival manual
Great video as always. I would take Mary Shelley by Miranda Seymour, Farewell my Lovely by Raymond Chandler, Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay and finally Dickens ( Unabridged) by Peter Ackroyd.
Love this idea! Hard to choose but I would definitely take The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear, it´s the most wildly imaginative book I´ve ever read and I never get tired of re-reading it. Also it´s a childhood favorite, which is a must-have on the island when you´re in need of comfort! And IT is also on my list :)
That was such a fun video! Loved it 💜 I don't know if I could pick just 10 books... I'd probably drive myself mad trying to decide which ones to take with me 😂
I can only think of a couple off the top of my head. The complete Shrelock Holmes collection, it's technically in one physical book. Babel because I love it. Happy by Derren Brown as I find it comforting and thought provoking. Some form of thick book on learning Arabic, if the Duolingo bird doesn't terrorise me before I can read it. Potentially multiple religious texts as I'm not sure where I stand on this topic and I would have a lot of time to consider this point.
Very pleased you choose It. It is on my list as well. A fairy-tale set from my childhood. A barns and noble double of Dracula and Frankenstein i got as a gift. Traders tales of the solar clipper. Crocodile on the Sandbank. The unexpected Mrs Polifax. A chonky notebook and good pens
Holy shit, im so happy you picked IT! god the characters are so lifelike. It's so fun! Another king book with fantastic characters is "needful things". Again terrible ending (king cant do em) but its all just character ineractions and so fun
Btw, i just received as a present a book by mariana enriquez that is not translated to English yet but i was translating to Portuguese (only in brazil)! Its called “este é o mar” (this is the sea).
Picking books for the island is a hard task. But I think you've chosen well with Hitchhiker's Guide... Douglas Adams is just brilliant, a true one-off!
I'd bring the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, then one empty book plus a pen so I can finish the series myself. 😂 My last four would be The Lord of the Rings, Kushiel's Dart, Storyland, and poetry by Joy Harjo!
I’m like your friend. I’ve read 3 times Our Shared Of Night and I can’t wait to reread it, such a masterpiece. Thank you so much for introducing me to the Mariana Enriquez universe!❤❤
I'm definitely bringing Strange & Norrell to a deserted island; maybe then i'd actually finish it lol. desert(ed) island books would be a fab podcast, à la desert island discs!
I think if I was stuck on a desert island, I would bring books that I've wanted to read but never have due to... well, life. So, War and Peace, Infinite Jest, and yes, In Search Of Lost Time. I feel like if I'm stuck there, I'll have no choice but to finally get through the list even if they're a slog. The notebook is genius, so I'd steal your idea for that, too!
🤣🤣 yes series ist the best way to cheat. Should I take a known one like His Dark Materials or something unknown and un-read like Sanderson Misborn🤔 Or one that I don't want to read as it is a 14-books-long series : Weels of Time 😅
Since you won’t be able to re-read Our Share of the Night anytime soon maybe consider Enriquez’s Things We Lost in the Fire, a ~200 page short story collection. It’s on audiobook at my library and I’ll be checking it out soon.
Although I haven't come up with the other books yet, my first pick would surely be a dictionary. Second: a Stephen King book to be determined. 🤔 Great video. Will think about it all day. 🏝📚❤
You might alternately consider The Summer of Night by Dan Simmons, which is kinda sorta IT without that scene. Sticks the ending, too. (Simmons himself is a complete jerk, but his early books were gold in spite of that).
@@WillowTalksBooks Yeah. He caught brainworms from 9/11 and went full Islamophobe. Last I saw he was ranting about how much of a brat Greta Thunberg is for getting mad about climate change and having the audacity to express it as anger.
Oh Christ, what an absolute loser! Ugh, well that’s disappointing. I’ve never read an Orson Scott Card novel cuz he’s a gross homophobe, and now I can happily write off Simmons and all
I would love to see more Horror recs Willow!!! I just cannot stand Stephen King and I feel like so many of the current horror books are just…meh…I did love the spirit bears its teeth and I loved Mexican gothic! Have you read anything by Ocean Vuong? I think you’d love his poetry and fiction book On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous Willow!!!
Great list! I read mostly dark things but if I were stranded on a desert island for 1 year I'd need to bring something happy and I have very few of those lol if I had to pick at least one though I guess I'd choose I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn, a very cute and super fun story about a girl visiting her family in Japan and it is basically a written tour guide of Kyoto. It's labeled as a romance but that's a sub plot and that relationship is cute and explored well too, anyway.
Thank you for including the tales of the Ketty Jay. I loved the first two. I stalled a bit on the third and still need to read the fourth I also appreciate the inclusion of Becky Chambers and Douglas Adams Pure Invention sounds fascinating