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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Fat Desert Island Novels


Ground rules: No thin books. Just chubbies. Tell me some that you would take. [And omit books about boat-building.]

 My current contenders:
  1. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
  2. Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
  3. The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe
  4. Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
  5. Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
  6. A Man in Full by Tom Wolfe
  7. A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin
  8. Memoir from Antproof Case by Mark Helprin
  9. Bleak House by Charles Dickens
  10. The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
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6 comments:

  1. Steve Layman6:41 AM

    Without Remorse by Tom Clancy, Trinity by Leon Uris, Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini, David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, Killer Angels by Michael Shaara, HMS Surprise by Patrick O'Brian, Noble House by James Clavell

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  2. Michael Wade7:07 AM

    Steve,

    Great choices!

    Thanks!

    Michael

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  3. Dan in Philly9:21 AM

    The Civil War, a Narrative by Shelby Foote (all 3 volumes).
    Moby Dick
    A Tale of Two Cities
    The Count of Monte Cristo
    All the King's Men
    Robinson Caruso

    These should keep me busy for a while.

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  4. Michael Wade10:12 AM

    Daniel,

    A Tale of Two Cities came very close to making my list.

    I plan on re-reading it this coming year.

    Thanks!

    Michael

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  5. Unknown10:24 AM

    Master and Commander.
    The Far Pavilions.

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  6. Michael Wade10:57 AM

    Chad,

    It could be reasonably argued that Patrick O'Brian's entire Aubrey-Maturin series is one huge novel.

    I remember The Far Pavilons. Didn't read it but it was giant.

    Thanks!

    Michael

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