Weekly Feature here at Snowdrop Dreams of Books where authors and bloggers share what five books and what five other items they would want with them if they were ever stuck on a deserted island and why they chose them. Some posts are serious, some are extremely silly and some are mixture. Check back every week to see what your favourite authors and bloggers would pick. Click here if you would like to participate.
Author Tellulah Darling stopped by this week to spend some time discussing her Deserted Island choices. She is the author of Sam Cruz's Infallible Guide To Getting Girls! I hope you will enjoy Tellulah's hilarious guest post!
Thanks for having me here today! But I gotta tell you, picking five
books was hard. I kept looking at all their sweet little covers,
thinking of them cast off, weeping in the pouring rain - like the lamp
in the IKEA commercial. Then I figured that they were the smart ones not
getting themselves stranded on a deserted island and I didn't feel so
bad.
You all know why. And if you don't, then go out and read the series so you do.
2) Bet Me - Jennifer Crusie
The
gold medalist of romantic comedy novels. It's sweet, sexy, funny, and I
read it over and over again for inspiration and pure escapist delight.
3) Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman
One
of my favourite books of all times. Gaiman re-imagines London, taking
the familiar and forcing us to see it in a brilliant new way. It's
filled with amazing characters and poor poor displaced Richard, just
trying to get his life back. What's not to love?
4) A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
Longtime
Irving fan here. His characters are so complex, and fully realized, and
nowhere more so than with Owen Meany. Irving makes me fall in love with
a guy who uses no quips or sarcasm. Who hates jokes and is, in fact,
totally literal, yet is anything but earnest or plodding. Plus the
Christmas pageant scene makes me hold my sides laughing every time I
read it. It's one of those books that gives you extremes of laughter and
tears and is unbelievably emotionally satisfying.
5) Franny and Zooey - John Salinger
Most
people rave about Holden Caulfield when they speak of Salinger. For me,
it's all about the Glass family. This story is basically about how
Franny Glass has an existential breakdown and her brother Zooey helps
her through it. A barrel of laughs, right? But it's a gorgeous book,
filled with sublime (Ick! So pretentious, I know! But true.)
writing and genuine human connection. The two siblings are so real for
me, and it's not because they're on a wacky quest or tossing off
one-liners. Their authenticity comes about through introspection and
Salinger's understanding of human nature. I come back to this one
often.
Now, which five items? Sure, I could
have listed a bunch of really useful electronic devices, but let's be
real. They'd probably die before I got rescued and then I'd be stuck
with a bunch of dead weight. So I need to think practically here.
1) Towel
Since
I was a wee lass, I have taken Douglas Adam's sage advice very
seriously. I always know where my towel is. To use to pillow my head,
wrap around me for warmth, or snap at angry hyenas, it has proven its
worth on more than one occasion.
2) Sharp Hatchet
A very handy tool for both the chopping of kindling and decapitation purposes when the zombie apocalypse happens. Tellulah,
you say, what are the chances that the virus will spread to your
particular deserted island and infect the local animals? Do I really
want to take that chance? I think not.
3) Vat of Ground Espresso - preferably Lavazza Rossa.
This
desert island stay can go one of two ways. I can be happy (with
espresso) or very very cranky. Believe me, no one wants the latter.
Since I'll have my hatchet to both chop the wood for the fire and cut
open a coconut which I'll Martha Stewart into a stovetop (firetop?)
espresso maker, it's just common sense.
4) Box of black sharpies
I'll
finally have time to write my masterpiece on a nice cave wall. Also,
I'm going to want to mark my tough survivor status by getting me some
ink, and since I'm not a fan of needles, the sharpies will have to
suffice.
5) MAC Paramount lipstick
I
don't leave home without it because I was not raised by wolves. And even
if I'm only facing angry hyenas or zombies, there is no need for me to
look as scary as they do. Plus at least my epitaph can say "She was
stupid enough to get herself stranded on a deserted island, but boy, did
she look good!"
Thanks so much for letting me participate, Chrystal. This was a blast!
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