Johnny Carson Whit Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Can anybody recommend any fiction of this type? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I don't know if it would be quite your thing, but Savages by Shirley Conran is excellent. A group of corporate wives are left in hiding on a hostil island after their husbands are massacred. They have to learn to survive each other as much as their situation. It really is a fantastic read, but I think perhaps geared more towards women than men. I've read it multiple times and will certainly read it again - I love it that much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I read this years ago Castaway by Lucy Irvine. This is the story of Lucy who agrees to marry a man much older than herself and live on a remote Island in the Torres Strait between New Guinea and Australia and the problems that arise. It was quite good, I think better than the subsequent film adaptation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Carson Whit Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share Posted March 8, 2010 Thanks for the suggestions ladies, not quite what I had in mind I was thinking more kind of man lives with wolves in the middle of nowhere type thing, but worth consideration on the back of a recommendation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 What about this? I haven't read it, and I have heard mixed reviews on here but it might be worth checking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Carson Whit Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share Posted March 8, 2010 What about this? I haven't read it, and I have heard mixed reviews on here but it might be worth checking out. Thats the stuff, that link also gave me a name I have been racking my brain for all day Jack London! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceinwenn Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Or what about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I remember reading a novel about a boy raised by a pack of wolves (and no, it wasn't The Jungle Book ) when I was younger, I'll do my best to recover the title for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWords Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 The "Natty" Bumppo books (James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales) may be of some interest to you also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 (edited) I immediately thought of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, but thinking about it further, I wondered if you minded children's books? The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series by Michelle Paver is set in (I'm not very good with historic periods) pre-historic times, about a boy who needs to use his survival skills on his journeys, and although he comes into contact with other humans and clans, there is a lot of it which follows his day to day life and how he uses his knowledge of nature to survive. I love them, and am eagerly waiting for next month when the last one (book 6) comes out in paperback. ETA: Just remembered The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney as well. It's one I keep meaning to get myself, but hasn't made it on to my book shelf yet. Edited March 11, 2010 by chesilbeach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrysalis_stage Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 (edited) Just noticed you asked for fiction not non-fiction ah well here are some non-fiction if you want to read about some truthful encounters. I recently bought my boyfriend who is interested in similar things a book called One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey by Sam Keith (Author), Richard Proenneke (Author) Would Walden and Other Writings by Henry David Thoreau be suitable, I have that on my bookshelf? Blurb: The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation' In 1845 Henry David Thoreau left his home town of Concord, Massachusetts to begin a new life alone, in a rough hut he built himself a mile and a half away on the north-west shore of Walden Pond. Walden is Thoreau's classic autobiographical account of this experiment in solitary living, his refusal to play by the rules of hard work and the accumulation of wealth and above all the freedom it gave him to adapt his living to the natural world around him. And another book I am reading is Finding Your Way without a Map or compass by Harold Gatty....any of these what you are looking for? Also Call of the Wild by Guy Grieve? As for fiction I would say those already mentioned Chronicles of Ancient Darkness by Michelle Paver are great although aimed at YA I know plenty of adults who have read and enjoyed like many books aimed at YA. A boy with a wolf for a best friend. I've read the first three myself and loved them. Edited March 11, 2010 by chrysalis_stage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon - Stephen King Nation - Terry Pratchett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreader Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 (edited) No one mentioned Wiliam Golding's Lord of the Flies. I enjoyed Jules Vernes's The Mystery Island, talk about necessity being the mother or all inventions! Edited March 11, 2010 by Kreader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 No one mentioned Wiliam Golding's Lord of the Flies. There might be a reason for that - I can't remember many people liking it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreader Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 True:blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Carson Whit Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 Yea I was waiting for and dreading someone mentioning Lord of the flies. I thought it would have been one of the first suggestions, i'm impressed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Carson Whit Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon - Stephen KingNation - Terry Pratchett I was not aware of this SK book. I'm going to need recommendations for a book to keep all my recommendations in soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreader Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 (edited) No one mentioned Tarzan or Jungle Book either. Edited March 12, 2010 by Kreader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 No one mentioned Wiliam Golding's Lord of the Flies. There might be a reason for that - I can't remember many people liking it! I liked it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tui Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Touching the Void by Joe Simpson is fantastic!! It's not so much surviving in the wild, as surviving after a near-fatal accident. You probably know of the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eck Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Anything by Jack London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Well, there's Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, which is supposed to be a good read. I have it on my tbr, but haven't started it yet. Although on second thoughts, it's non-fiction and isn't really about survival, as the person who it's written about died. (This isn't a spoiler, as it tells you this on the back of the book and within the first few pages). It's about Chris McCandless, who gave his savings to charity, burnt all the money in his wallet and set off to explore the wilds of Alaska. A film was made of it too, but the general consensus is that the film is not up to much. P.S. I loved Lord of the Flies! I didn't like it first time round because I was made to read it at school, but I thoroughly enjoyed it when I read it later, of my own accord. I realise I'm in the minority here though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Carson Whit Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 It's about Chris McCandless, who gave his savings to charity, burnt all the money in his wallet and set off to explore the wilds of Alaska. Man I would LOVE to do that One for my list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arewenearlythere Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Well, there's Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer...it's non-fiction and isn't really about survival, as the person who it's written about died. (This isn't a spoiler, as it tells you this on the back of the book and within the first few pages). It's about Chris McCandless, who gave his savings to charity, burnt all the money in his wallet and set off to explore the wilds of Alaska. A film was made of it too, but the general consensus is that the film is not up to much. I watched that movie and found the soundtrack to be the best thing about it, love a bit of Eddie Vedder! If the book is even better than the movie than I must recommend! In terms of fiction there's an old book called Man Plus about adapting humans for survival in the Martian atmosphere, an otherworldly suggestion for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 I have to say, having read the book and watched the film, I found the Into The Wild film to be much better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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