![]() Parker's Spenser books-what an opportunity to read them in sequence, delighting in favorite passages. And Ernest Gaines: the brilliant A Lesson Before Dying. Then, anything by Ron Carlson, a writer whose prose rewards many a rereading ( Five Skies, the Idaho Rockies, gentle melancholy and tough men Return to Oakpine, the importance of home, work and friendships forged in high school). I've read it twice and want to read this mesmerizing novel again. I went through my collection (not library-according to Harlan Ellison, your library consists of the books you haven't yet read), got up to five, saw Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes. The easy way out is to start with the religious text of your choice. (Bob writes about readers' responses to his question below.) Unbelievably, he chose only five, and challenged me to do the same. A few weeks ago, contributing editor Bob Gray wrote a column about the books he'd pack to be stranded with on a desert island. ![]()
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