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Books for a Desert Island (According to Some People)

Users of a literary social media were asked what book(s) they would bring to a desert island. Here is what some people I'm following answered...
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84 Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)
84 Charing Cross Road
1
Helene Hanff
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Jonas Jonasson)
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
2
Jonas Jonasson
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
3
George Orwell
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
4
Arthur C. Clarke
2666 (Roberto Bolano)
2666
5
Roberto Bolano
4321 (Paul Auster)
4321
6
Paul Auster
The Accursed Kings (Maurice Druon)
The Accursed Kings
7
Maurice Druon
The Affairs of Others (Amy Grace Loyd)
The Affairs of Others
8
Amy Grace Loyd
Against the Grain (Joris-Karl Huysmans)
Against the Grain
9
Joris-Karl Huysmans
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
10
Edith Wharton
The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)
The Alchemist
11
Paulo Coelho
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
12
Lewis Carroll
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men
13
Robert Penn Warren
All the Lovers in the Night (Mieko Kawakami)
All the Lovers in the Night
14
Mieko Kawakami
Almost Transparent Blue (Ryū Murakami)
Almost Transparent Blue
15
Ryū Murakami
Ambergris (Jeff Vandermeer)
Ambergris
16
Jeff Vandermeer
The Amber Spyglass (Philip Pullman)
The Amber Spyglass
17
Philip Pullman
Americana (Don Delillo)
Americana
18
Don Delillo
The American Fiancée (Eric Dupont)
The American Fiancée
19
Eric Dupont
Americanah (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
Americanah
20
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
21
Philip Roth
And Their Children After Them (Nicolas Mathieu)
And Their Children After Them
22
Nicolas Mathieu
And Then There Were None (Agatha Christie)
And Then There Were None
23
Agatha Christie
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
24
Frank McCourt
The Angel's Game (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Angel's Game
25
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
An Instance of the Fingerpost (Iain Pears)
An Instance of the Fingerpost
26
Iain Pears
Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy)
Anna Karenina
27
Leo Tolstoy
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
28
L.M. Montgomery
The Arabian Nights (Anonymous)
The Arabian Nights
29
Anonymous
The Arrival (Shaun Tan)
The Arrival
30
Shaun Tan
Arthurian Romances (Chretien De Troyes)
Arthurian Romances
31
Chretien De Troyes
The Art of Meditation (Matthieu Ricard)
The Art of Meditation
32
Matthieu Ricard
The Art of Murder (José Carlos Somoza)
The Art of Murder
33
José Carlos Somoza
Arvida (Samuel Archibald)
Arvida
34
Samuel Archibald
Ashes, Ashes (René Barjavel)
Ashes, Ashes
35
René Barjavel
Ask the Dust (John Fante)
Ask the Dust
36
John Fante
Asta's Book (Barbara Vine)
Asta's Book
37
Barbara Vine
Asterios Polyp (David Mazzucchelli)
Asterios Polyp
38
David Mazzucchelli
Autumn in Peking (Boris Vian)
Autumn in Peking
39
Boris Vian
Autumn Rounds (Jacques Poulin)
Autumn Rounds
40
Jacques Poulin
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