Great Books Week - Blog Tour

.....Great Books Week

In honor of Great Books Week, a holiday that is celebrated annually the first full week in October, NAIWE is hosting a Blog Tour with a specific daily topic Monday through Friday. The Association is a major sponsor of this event, and we fully support its goals.
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If you’d like to participate, write a post on your own blog on the appropriate topic each day, then visit the appropriate post (linked below) on the NAIWE blog to leave your post title and link in the comment section so that others can enjoy what you’ve written. Be sure to share your posts in Facebook, Twitter, and other social media!
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The original post is located on the National Association of Independent Writers and Editors (NAIWE) web site.
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http://news.naiwe.com/2009/10/03/great-books-week-blog-tour-october-4-10-2009/
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Here’s the schedule of topics:

Monday: If I were stranded alone on a deserted island with only seven books to read over the next few years, I would like to have…

Tuesday: When I was a child, my favorite book was… because….

Wednesday: I’d write my autobiography, but I don’t need to, because my story has already been told in… [what classic book?]

Thursday: I hated … when I had to read it in high school, but when I read it on my own later, I loved it because….

Friday: When I want to give someone a special gift, I give them [name of book] because…
So here goes…

MONDAY:

If I were stranded alone on a desert island with only seven books to read they would have to be:

Book 1: SAS Survival Guide

(How to survive in the wild, in any climate, on land or at sea)
For purely practical reasons.

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Book 2: Robinson Crusoe by William Defoe
So I didn’t feel like the only sap to get stranded on a desert island.

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Book 3: Legend by David Gemmell
His first but still his best book. It is all about heroes and holding on despite the odds. It was also one of the first fantasy books I read where the author was realistic and actually killed off some of his main characters.
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Book 4: The Edge of Light by Joan Wolf
I don’t know why but it a book I keep going back to read and I enjoy it as much or more each time. It’s a novel based on the life of Alfred the Great.

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Book 5: The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
It was probably the first novel I actually read, in my teen “I loath reading days.” Oh what I missed during those years.

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Book 6: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Because it is the best book I have ever read. It made me laugh and cry and it made me so angry I wanted to punch something. It is the only book to effect me so strongly.

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Book 7: A very thick blank journal.
So I could still write my own stories.

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