Dessert Island Five Essay, Research Paper

After all these months of agony after being involved in excruciating scientific research and experiments, it is time for another, but of much less risk. I am to live ten long, miserable years on a lonely tropical island in complete isolation. To overcome discontentment from the lack of socialisation, I have chosen five remarkable books to endure any type of mood and to remind one what it is like to be a Martian.

The first space in my bookshelf of five will be reserved for The Ruby In The Smoke by Phillip Pullman. An ecstatic novel concerning Sally Lockhart, an uncommonly pretty eighteen year old girl. Her knowledge of English literature, French, History, Art, Music are non-existent. However, she has thorough grounding in military tactics and has the ability to run a business. The mystery unfolds as she explores deep onto her father s suspicious drowning in the South China Sea. An electrifying story line full of rage, excitement and humour; an invisible companionship.

Yet, not all of my list of five books should be related to betrayal. Out of the books I have read that involve faith and belief, Stephen King s Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption is prominent like the milky moon in the never-ending night sky.

The story takes place in the town of Maine where the innocent banker Andy Dufresne is wrongfully accused for the murdering of his wife and a golf player. Mr. Dufresne is found guilty and is condemned to two life sentences in the dreaded Shawshank maximum-security prison. Throughout his life in this complex, Andy becomes a close friend to the character of Red; who is better known as the man who can get it for you . Furthermore, he makes the Shawshank Prison vivacious with the aid of the library and music for the fellow convicts. This book will at least evoke my mind that these ten lonesome years can only be persevered by hope and motivation.

Stephen King s masterpiece will lie adjacent to a two part fantasy- His Dark Materials by the well-approved novelist, Phillip Pullman. Loaded with scenes of myth, violence, fantasy and adventure, the set includes Northern Lights and The Subtle Knife.

Part one, Northern Lights involves a savage young girl named Lyra and her soul mate Pantalaimon who become suspicious due to the disappearance of her friend Roger. They are determined to find him and their quest lead them to the bleak splendour of the north, where armoured bears rule the ice and witch-queens fly through the frozen skies; and where a team of scientists are conducting experiments too cruel to be spoken about.

The sequel of His Dark Materials, The Subtle Knife concerns Will, a twelve year old murderer who is on his own, on the run, determined to discover the truth regarding his father s disappearance. He steps through invisible window into another world where Lyra becomes his companion. Nevertheless, the world of Cittagazze is a strange and unsettling place. Deadly soul-eating spectres stalk the streets, while high above, the wing-beats of distant angels sound against the sky. Moreover, in this world lies the subtle knife , which Will acquired after a victorious brawl. The knife which people from many worlds would kill to possess, for that it is highly potent.

This series will wonder my mind into the worlds of fantasy and myth. This set will be guardians of my mind and soul during the ten years.

The final and the most exhilarating book to occupy the space on my island-style bookshelf is Daughter of Darkness by the renowned author, Steven Spruill. This first-rate thriller of horror, police procedure and hospital drama that evolves around Dr. Jenn Hrluska, an intern of a hospital s pediatrics wing. A struggle for her own survival commences as she discovers a body of a young woman sprawled across her living room and thirsts for the still fresh blood. For Dr. Hrluska is not a normal human being. Under the white, hygienic coat covers a heart of darkness, the craving of a vampire to feed on the blood of others. This, the dark book out of the five others, will exhaust my mind with horror and shock under the white moon of some dreaded nights.

Other than myself, I will depart with invisible characters that will make my gloomy stay at the tropical island fun, exciting, thrilling and frightening. Yet there is so much missing, such as books containing murder, humour and mystery. Perhaps these ten lengthy years will not be as dreadful as imagined. It will be a vacation, for my mind and soul. So, when do we depart? Tomorrow? Magnificent!

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