Interesting choices..
Out of curiosity, would Fahrenhite 451 (the science fiction novel depicting a future wherein all forms of productive literature are destroyed [except for comics and dirty magazines/tabloids]) be on your list of books you would read if you were stranded on an island?

Posted by Aziroth on 2008-10-01 19:27:39
For me, Aziroth, no. It's a great book, but not a must-have for all eternity.

Posted by Agent M on 2008-10-02 10:23:19
Cool.
Thanks for answering. :)

So... what will be the next set of must-haves on a desert island?

Posted by Aziroth on 2008-10-02 11:06:44
Quick list and why
On the Road - Keroauc, because the world is incredibly big and astonishingly small at the same time

Tale of two cities - huge self-sacrifice in a time of utter insanity

Yes Slaughter House - the first time I read an honest criticism of WWII and the Dresden bombing, forever changing my perspective and encouraging me to improve everything I care about through honest criticism

Old man and the sea - made me see my elders in a whole new light

Peeps history of the U.S. - Zinn



Posted by coolhanddave on 2008-10-02 12:48:42
My 5
-"The Cat Who Walks Through Walls" by Robert Heinlein. A humourous and twisted read from an insightful novelist, filled with some very memorable characters.
-"Snow Crash" by Neil Stephenson. A look at a ruined cyberpunk landscape privatized to within an inch of its life, adding a cyberspace dilemma with a virus/drug that transcends body, mind and technology. There alot in it to drink in.
-"1984" by George Orwell. A cautionary tale of a man and woman who found, then lost, love in a dying, resource scarce, ultra controlling government dystopia. Still relevant in our time.
-"The Watchmen". Need I say more?
-The complete works of William Shakespeare.

As a runner up, I would have also taken my hardcover of the complete works of H.G. Wells. Still haven't cracked it open.

Posted by DRock1 on 2008-10-02 18:49:20