If you were leaving and could only take 1 book on a trip, what would it be?

Ok guys i asked what i should read, maybe I should ask what you would read..

Simple question,

If you were going on a 10 day cruise and you could only fit one book in your bag, what book would you take?

Kevin

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Kindle

For when you can only fit one book in your bag.

Oh man i should have seen that coming

You beat me to it, Dirtbag, except I would have put Sony Reader as that is the version I have acquired, specifically for travelling!

I don't need a kindle...

You see, it works like this... other people have puncture repair kits and spare wheels and things in their car in case of emergency. I just have a copy of Hamlet, and the knowledge that it will keep me amused until the universe sorts the problems out...

So yes, I always have a copy of Hamlet somewhere close to hand, and it hasn't failed me yet!

I once went on a day trip and wanted to take the complete letters of Oscar Wilde, it's a very thick and heavy book, but my wife wouldn't let me...she was the one carrying the bag!

I find it nearly impossible to take one book, even for a short trip. If we are going away for the weekend I spend ages planning what I need to take while the wife lazily get's on with packing everything else and sorting the kids etc, so I'm not the best person to ask. If in doubt: Shakespeare, but which one? Take them all?

Don't take them all!

A complete works is too heavy (in all respects) for a ten day cruise, unless you are going anywhere near Iran...

Hamlet will suffice.

Out of the two dozen version out there I'd take the "RSC Shakespeare" ISBN-10: 0230217877 - it's quite light (in every sense) but has good footnotes & readable support material... But any version would do...

My Norton Anthology of Poetry.

Walden

Check book.

Seeing as it's only 10 days, I'd just take the book I was reading at the time. Hopefully it'd be a long one, but if not, 10 days isn't a long time.

I'd Take Mark Twain's The Innocents Abroad

I would probably take some Oscar Wilde :wave:... and that idea of his letters is quite interesting to me, maybe its time to check Amazon for Christmas shopping..... :banana:

Walden, no question about it.

Just because I can't will myself to read it at home.

Would take my own book, giving me time to edit it... Hehehehe.