One of the diaries this morning ended with a mention of Walter M. Miller, Jr.'s great
A Canticle for Liebowitz.
This is one of those books that I have made a point to reread at least every few years, and always keep a copy, replaced after a move, loaning it out, or just plain reading the words off the pages.
I am suffering through a mighty bout of Bush fatigue this morning, and thought an interesting diversion would be to compile a list of "desert island" books, the ones that you treasure, reread and recommend to others. Maybe there are a few in your list that I haven't read.
My picks on the flip. (just my top 5)
A Canticle for Liebowitz.
Colin Wilson,
The Mind Parasites
John Irving,
A Prayer for Owen Meany
Robertson Davies,
The Deptford Trilogy
JRR Tokien,
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Add one more: John Hersey,
The Child Buyer (yes, he also wrote
Hiroshima