What would you take with you to a desert island?
Would you take a torch? Or maybe a rope? Would you take a book? I would!
A couple of days ago, I found myself browsing the disney+ catalogue for a show to watch.
I wanted to watch something uncomplicated and easy... with the same vibe as 'Greys Anatomy.'
In the end, I decided on 2004 TV show 'Lost'
About a group of plane crash survivors, stranded on a deserted island.
It really got me thinking about how I would cope in a situation like that... and I decided that if I was to last, I would need a good book.
To be honest, I would have a very hard time
choosing just one book to take with me, i suffer this same problem at the bookshop- hence my ever-growing physical tbr.
If I was smart I would tell you that I would bring the 'Bear Grylls: Survival Skills Handbooks' but for the sake of this blog post, I am not smart.
Readers...I have compiled a list of three!
These are all books that I love dearly and with my whole heart. Whether they have taught me lessons or just made me smile, they are all books that have left me thinking about them- long after I have finished reading them,
and books that just make me happy!
So, what books have I chosen?
In no particular order, may I present to you, my desert island books!
1. Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables is a beloved children's novel, written by the Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. The story follows 'Anne' an affectionate and tender orphan girl who has had a difficult start in life, as she overcomes many obstacles and finds a family on Prince Edward island.
Despite being published in 1908, Anne of Green Gables has a timeless feel, thanks to its charming, loveable and unconventional main character.
2. The Secret History
The secret history is my absolute favourite book, so I would without a doubt bring it with me to a desert island! In fact, I would bring this book anywhere.
With themes of manipulation, innocence (or lack thereof) and envy, this book
highlights how appearances are often superficial, and everything is not what it seems.
The story follows a group of six tight-knit college students studying ancient Greek, carefully selected by their professor Julian Morrow. The group become tied together by a very dark secret.
Despite the book being published only thirty years ago, I believe that it should viewed of as a classic!
3. Before the coffee gets cold
If you could travel back in time, with the knowledge that you can't change the future, would you?
Before the coffee gets cold is a story set in a little coffee shop in Tokyo, but there is a twist... this coffee shop provides the opportunity for its customers to travel back in time, to say one last 'goodbye'.
The rules of time travel are strict, and emphasized many times throughout the book:
1. You can only meet people who have visited the coffee shop.
2. Nothing you do or say in the past, will change the present.
3. You must sit in a particular seat, which is occupied most of the time by a ghost... and you can only sit down when she decides to go the bathroom.
4. You must come back before your coffee gets cold.
This slow-moving, character driven novel somehow manages to feel melancholic without being sad. Yet, it remains hopeful - like real life!
The book itself is rather short- just 222 pages- and sometimes repetitive (and to be honest... a bit strange) but don't the book has an undeniable warmth to it, that I have grown to love!
So! There you have it, my three desert island books! Whilst I have many more favourites (little women, the curious incident of the dog in the night time, they both die at the end ect)
These three books would definitely keep me entertained on a desert island!
Speak soon
-Freya <3
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