All Ears Audiobooks discussion

A few months ago, someone asked me the question, "What book would you bring if you were stranded on a desert island?" Embarassingly, my first inclination was to cheat. I'd bring The Lord of the Rings and of course, throw in The Hobbit, since it is a prequel. Or, the Harry Potter series - all 7 books. But, if I was limited to just one title, I think I've found my answer - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, and I would definitely bring the Blackstone audiobook version, narrated by John Lee. I just finished listening to this audiobook and I can't praise it enough. The story is wonderful. Although originally written in the mid 1800's, the book does not suffer from the blah blah wordiness of many classics. The plot is gripping and the characters are so wonderfully complex. The main character, Edmond Dantes, is on a mission to seek revenge for a plot that resulted in him spending 14 years in prison. The book has adventure, passion, love, justice and revenge - what a great story! And John Lee reads it perfectly, throwing in lots of accents and passion in his narration. And don't forget to bring a lot of batteries or a solar charger, because at 47 hours, it takes awhile to finish this one. But hey, you're on a desert island - time is not an issue.

So all you audiobook fans - what book would you bring?

Must it be an Audio book? Either way I'd bring along "The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations." In this way I'll get the best of a whole variety of books.

Minnie wrote: "Must it be an Audio book? Either way I'd bring along "The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations." In this way I'll get the best of a whole variety of books."

No, it doesn't have to be an audiobook. Great suggestion - The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. Do you have a favorite quote? Although, is that sort of like bringing a library of books with you instead of just one title? And wouldn't it be so frustrating to see these wonderful quotes but not be able to read the entire book? Sort of like passing by a bakery when it's closed!

if i were stuck on a desert island with only one book i'd want the old standard - the Bible. Regardless of your philosophical or religious thoughts the Bible is a fascinating book. It's very long, has great adventure stories, beautiful poetry, lovely words of wisdom, and great advice. And since the books are written by many authors throughout many centuries it has an amazing historical perspective. It's a great book to open up randomly and start reading.

Now if i could take along a collection by a single author it would be the works of Willa Cather. I was introduced to Cather by a high school English teacher who suggested Death comes for the Archbishop. I fell in love. I can't pinpoint what about her stories i love but i've read them all and every year i reread a selection of them.

Julie at All Ears wrote: "Minnie wrote: "Must it be an Audio book? Either way I'd bring along "The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations." In this way I'll get the best of a whole variety of books."

No, it doesn't have to be..."
I'd like the eclectic nature of the book. And because it will be the best bits, I'll comfort myself that I won't have to wade through the boring bits!