Books We'd Want on a Desert Island
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- Descrizione
- Stranded on a desert island, acting out our own little Robinsonade, what books would we want by our side? Something comforting? Something uplifting? Something useful? Our List of the Month this September is devoted to the Books We'd Want on a Desert Island. Each participant may vote on five titles. Given the subjective nature of the list, please do not downvote titles.
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50,905 utenti
453 recensioni
½ 4.5
Punteggio 107.76
Aggiunto 2023-09-13, 05:36 PM
- 29 Members
- scampus, anglemark, JohnGorski, Karlstar, kleo, PuddinTame, lizzy50usa, helena2109, FAMeulstee, willowcove, CarltonC, remikit, Crypto-Willobie, EMS_24, Eowyn1, JohnChic, aadyer, vwinsloe, al.vick, Michael.Rimmer, SF_fan_mae, Karen74Leigh, elahrairah, Charon07, kevin.mcgee, SusanNock, MichelleAbbott, Wyrd1, lfmcmillan
- Spiegazioni
- elahrairah: i imagine that being on a desert island might occasionally be stressful or upsetting and so it would be important to have a large and familiar and comforting volume to lose myself in.
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32,166 utenti
169 recensioni
½ 4.6
Punteggio 64.09
Aggiunto 2023-09-14, 10:23 AM
- 19 Members
- JohnGorski, haydninvienna, mstrust, CarltonC, remikit, Crypto-Willobie, sturlington, susanbooks, thalassa_thalassa, Hartsellang, MichaelLynnSr, JAlison.Stirling, tealadytoo, closer, Boand, Yuki-Onna, Carrieida, Charon07, slimikin
- Spiegazioni
- Hartsellang: Always something more to discover in this collection. Each play, each sonnet, all have such depth. Enjoy them again and again and discover something new each time.closer: I love his works & I try to read a sonnet or play every monthBoand: No explanation necessary!
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70 utenti
½ 3.3
Punteggio 41.77
Aggiunto 2023-09-14, 05:21 PM
- 12 Members
- JohnGorski, dara85, lizzy50usa, remikit, EMS_24, Tess_W, LLoLaguayasaminaj, beehappy, closer, Louanne, mombot, MichelleAbbott
- Spiegazioni
- closer: I read and study my Bible every day, but I would change this version to the Jewish Publication Society's TANAKH translation 2nd edition of The Jewish Study Bible.
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di Ryan North
837 utenti
21 recensioni
4
Punteggio 38.74
Aggiunto 2023-09-15, 06:09 AM
- 11 Members
- Moloch, wdwilson3, PuddinTame, PitcherBooks, masterdeski, MaskedMumbler, Agnesium, Jeanne.Laure, SF_fan_mae, hotblack43, JAlison.Stirling
5
di Jane Austen
5,518 utenti
33 recensioni
½ 4.6
Punteggio 36.5
Aggiunto 2023-09-15, 07:58 PM
- 11 Members
- PuddinTame, lizzy50usa, helena2109, PitcherBooks, susanbooks, al.vick, TBR313, beehappy, tealadytoo, kevin.mcgee, mombot
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22 utenti
Punteggio 34.89
Aggiunto 2023-09-13, 05:38 PM
- 10 Members
- stillramona, hipdeep, cpg, charl08, masterdeski, ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3, SealedArchive, CeciliaClark, MichelleAbbott
- Spiegazioni
- CeciliaClark: If I were stranded on an island, I would want to know how to make things that would keep me alive and make being stranded, an adventure not a terror.
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di Stephen King
19,993 utenti
369 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 29.73
Aggiunto 2023-09-18, 07:36 AM
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4,895 utenti
48 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 28.23
Aggiunto 2023-09-14, 12:25 PM
- 8 Members
- anglemark, kaixo, LolaWalser, haydninvienna, EMS_24, thalassa_thalassa, Karen74Leigh, CharlesTheB
- Spiegazioni
- LolaWalser: Great company.
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3,947 utenti
43 recensioni
½ 4.6
Punteggio 26.67
Aggiunto 2023-09-14, 12:27 PM
- 8 Members
- EerierIdyllMeme, LolaWalser, abbottthomas, baystateRA, CarltonC, EMS_24, susanbooks, MaskedMumbler
- Spiegazioni
- EerierIdyllMeme: Apparently they say that someone has hit middle age when they no longer believe they will one day read Proust. Maybe I would actually read it if I were trapped on a desert island.LolaWalser: Inexhaustible.abbottthomas: Like LolaWalser said…..baystateRA: I picked mostly big novels that would stand up to lots of rereading, with more nuances and themes coming to light each time. I ALMOST got to the end of In Search of Lost Time several decades ago, but stopped. I still don't know why!
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39,277 utenti
719 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 26.2
Aggiunto 2023-09-14, 04:55 PM
- 8 Members
- se71, charl08, Karlstar, macygma, remikit, vwinsloe, CeciliaClark, Wyrd1
- Spiegazioni
- CeciliaClark: This book is for my entertainment. I enjoy Douglas Adams' way of looking at the world and since there are no Terry Pratchetts in the choices, Mr Adams is my next best.There are many books on this list which I would like to read again and many books not on the list I would take if I could however of this list Douglas Adams book makes me smile.
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di Betty Smith
16,770 utenti
445 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 24.48
Aggiunto 2023-09-18, 05:11 PM
- 7 Members
- dara85, amysisson, worksmarts, macygma, JohnChic, dottieph, jeanie0510
12
85 utenti
½ 4.3
Punteggio 23.01
Aggiunto 2023-09-13, 04:45 PM
- 7 Members
- anglemark, paradoxosalpha, EerierIdyllMeme, LolaWalser, Hartsellang, helenar238, Wyrd1
- Spiegazioni
- LolaWalser: This, but not this version; I'd definitely want with me the Powys-Mathers one (based on the French translation by J.C. Mardrus), lavishly expanded with Powys-Mathers' own faux "Arabian" poetry (at least as good as FitzGeraldian Khayyam).Hartsellang: The diversity of its frame story. Ever leading the thoughts here and there. Dreamy. Agreed that other versions are more expansive.
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3,903 utenti
61 recensioni
4.9
Punteggio 22.62
Aggiunto 2023-09-14, 03:04 PM
- 7 Members
- charl08, PuddinTame, ferness, Agnesium, KeithChaffee, SusanNock, Wyrd1
- Spiegazioni
- KeithChaffee: classic entertainment that will never grow stale
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di George Eliot
625 utenti
3 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 21.89
Aggiunto 2023-09-18, 10:01 AM
- 7 Members
- thewordygecko, helena2109, goldenlobo, baystateRA, susanbooks, mombot, SusanNock
- Spiegazioni
- baystateRA: I picked mostly big novels that would stand up to lots of rereading, with more nuances and themes coming to light each time. I think there's no question this one would fit the bill.
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di Leo Tolstoy
29,292 utenti
453 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 19.58
Aggiunto 2023-09-17, 11:27 AM
- 6 Members
- pitjrw, BonnieJune54, CharlesTheB, elahrairah, helenar238, mombot
- Spiegazioni
- elahrairah: i've only read the first volume, and found it an intense experience. perhaps on a desert island i would be able to enjoy the second and third volume at my leisure.
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21,053 utenti
618 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 17.71
Aggiunto 2023-09-13, 04:52 PM
- 5 Members
- CDVicarage, perennialreader, tina1969, tealadytoo, Boand
- Spiegazioni
- Boand: The most evocative and wonderful mystery I know.
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22,187 utenti
186 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 17.44
Aggiunto 2023-09-16, 07:17 PM
- 5 Members
- EerierIdyllMeme, CarltonC, aadyer, MichaelLynnSr, cipeciop
- Spiegazioni
- EerierIdyllMeme: Tom Stoppard, asked this question, said he would want this with English and Italian on facing pages, so in addition to having something to read you'd be able to learn a new language. I really liked this answer.
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181 utenti
1 recensione
4.9
Punteggio 16.12
Aggiunto 2023-09-17, 11:31 AM
- 5 Members
- kleo, JAlison.Stirling, elahrairah, DoomLuz, kevin.mcgee
- Spiegazioni
- elahrairah: this collection is bursting with ideas and dreams, for when the problems of the world-as-is are overwhelming...
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di Tim O'Shei
5 utenti
1 recensione
Punteggio 16.12
Aggiunto 2023-09-15, 10:23 AM
- 5 Members
- PuddinTame, saskia17, MareF, mombot, SkateGuard
20
3,673 utenti
95 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 15.01
Aggiunto 2023-09-14, 04:12 PM
- 5 Members
- yoyogod, abbottthomas, haydninvienna, MareF, tealadytoo
- Spiegazioni
- abbottthomas: It came down to Shakespeare or Wodehouse for my fifth book. What would you do?haydninvienna: What @abbottthomas said, but then I picked both anyway.
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92 utenti
1 recensione
4.2
Punteggio 14.79
Aggiunto 2023-09-15, 03:10 PM
- 5 Members
- MaskedMumbler, Hartsellang, hotblack43, SealedArchive, CeciliaClark
- Spiegazioni
- CeciliaClark: I have the build a boat book, sustainable project book, and this one because I like the idea of self reliance and know full well that I do not know enough about how to achieve this.
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25,145 utenti
473 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 14.73
Aggiunto 2023-09-14, 10:01 AM
- 4 Members
- SF_fan_mae, JHemlock, ManWithAnAgenda, elahrairah
- Spiegazioni
- elahrairah: the odyssey, but with rabbits. a book about facing the challenges of the world.
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699 utenti
10 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 14.4
Aggiunto 2023-09-14, 02:40 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, yoyogod, konallis, Jeanne.Laure
24
305 utenti
1 recensione
3.8
Punteggio 14.22
Aggiunto 2023-09-14, 01:15 PM
- 5 Members
- PitcherBooks, mstrust, masterdeski, Karen74Leigh, CeciliaClark
- Spiegazioni
- CeciliaClark: I would prefer not to die of plant poison in my first week of being stranded, so this book seemed a worthy addition.
25
di Harper Lee
79,602 utenti
1,437 recensioni
½ 4.4
Punteggio 12.38
Aggiunto 2023-09-14, 04:55 PM
- 4 Members
- Karlstar, lizzy50usa, PitcherBooks, MareF
26
35,507 utenti
277 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 12.38
Aggiunto 2023-09-17, 06:37 AM
- 4 Members
- scampus, JohnChic, Michael.Rimmer, aramilf
27
- 4 Members
- abbottthomas, FAMeulstee, MaskedMumbler, elahrairah
- Spiegazioni
- abbottthomas: Rather like Proust, on my desert island I should get through it at last.elahrairah: the odyssey, but in dublin. another great work that i have only read the first third of and fully intend to get round to the second and third thirds one of these days...
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8,936 utenti
89 recensioni
½ 3.5
Punteggio 11.22
Aggiunto 2023-09-22, 03:06 PM
- 4 Members
- wdwilson3, saskia17, ASmallHolding, SF_fan_mae
29
di Emily Brontë
52,857 utenti
703 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 10.73
Aggiunto 2023-09-14, 10:41 PM
30
di Andy Weir
18,566 utenti
1,246 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 10.73
Aggiunto 2023-09-14, 11:37 AM
- 3 Members
- Karlstar, wdwilson3, SealedArchive
31
3,715 utenti
85 recensioni
4
Punteggio 10.73
Aggiunto 2023-09-13, 04:51 PM
- 3 Members
- CDVicarage, perennialreader, MarigoldJackiFitz
32
di Joshua Piven
3,340 utenti
32 recensioni
½ 3.3
Punteggio 10.4
Aggiunto 2023-09-14, 05:45 PM
- 3 Members
- charl08, abbottthomas, masterdeski
- Spiegazioni
- abbottthomas: This is the only ‘survival’ manual on my shelves so had to come even though it offers advice on escaping kidnappers from a moving a car and dropping out of a burning building.
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95,958 utenti
1,196 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 10.08
Aggiunto 2023-09-17, 06:39 AM
- 3 Members
- JohnChic, SF_fan_mae, aramilf
35
di Daniel Defoe
23,615 utenti
300 recensioni
½ 3.6
Punteggio 10.04
Aggiunto 2023-09-16, 09:27 AM
36
16,488 utenti
301 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 9.77
Aggiunto 2023-09-18, 09:04 AM
- 3 Members
- ASmallHolding, al.vick, MarigoldJackiFitz
37
di Ken Follett
27,553 utenti
757 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 9.71
Aggiunto 2023-09-21, 09:45 PM
38
690 utenti
21 recensioni
½ 3.5
Punteggio 9.4
Aggiunto 2023-09-13, 05:39 PM
- 3 Members
- stillramona, hipdeep, masterdeski
39
53 utenti
3
Punteggio 9.4
Aggiunto 2023-09-16, 09:11 AM
- 3 Members
- BonnieJune54, SealedArchive, CeciliaClark
- Spiegazioni
- CeciliaClark: This book epitomises why they kicked me out of the D&D club for being too realistic about my character needs. Choosing this one is about sustainable living, safety, security, and eventually, comfort.
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3,948 utenti
84 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 9.23
Aggiunto 2023-09-15, 09:15 PM
- 3 Members
- CDVicarage, BonnieJune54, JenMDB
- Spiegazioni
- BonnieJune54: I get both imaginary friends and some practical advice.
41
- 3 Members
- sturlington, MichaelLynnSr, closer
- Spiegazioni
- closer: Greek myths are a joy to read and think about especially if I'm on a desert island, life could always be worse.
42
767 utenti
6 recensioni
½ 4.4
Punteggio 9.02
Aggiunto 2023-09-14, 10:41 PM
- 3 Members
- Tess_W, MichaelLynnSr, closer
- Spiegazioni
- closer: I must read a Dickens novel now and then. Keeps me sane.
43
8,003 utenti
142 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 8.87
Aggiunto 2023-09-13, 04:53 PM
- 3 Members
- worksmarts, macygma, perennialreader
44
di Stephen King
16,545 utenti
297 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 8.49
Aggiunto 2023-09-23, 08:50 PM
- 3 Members
- tina1969, ASmallHolding, jeanie0510
45
7,820 utenti
407 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 8.18
Aggiunto 2023-09-18, 05:14 PM
- 3 Members
- amysisson, baystateRA, vwinsloe
- Spiegazioni
- baystateRA: I was picking big novels that would stand up to lots of rereading, with more nuances and themes coming to light each time, but when I saw that someone else had picked The Sparrow, I thought, yes, me too!
46
262 utenti
17 recensioni
½ 4.5
Punteggio 8
Aggiunto 2023-09-18, 10:48 PM
- 2 Members
- merrystar, ArchdioceseGalvHou
47
13,383 utenti
247 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 7.36
Aggiunto 2023-09-14, 01:48 PM
- 2 Members
- MaskedMumbler, vwinsloe
48
8,364 utenti
589 recensioni
4
Punteggio 7.36
Aggiunto 2023-09-15, 09:14 PM
- 2 Members
- baystateRA, JenMDB
- Spiegazioni
- baystateRA: I picked mostly big novels that would stand up to lots of rereading, with more nuances and themes coming to light each time. It would be hard to leave behind the sequel to Life After Life but I would have my memory of it. Maybe I could reread it once real quick before getting shipwrecked.
49
17,767 utenti
425 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 7.04
Aggiunto 2023-09-22, 10:36 AM
- 2 Members
- joyblue, ManWithAnAgenda
- Spiegazioni
- joyblue: I've enjoyed reading (and rereading) this book for 51 years and counting. It never fails to delight and entertain. I read it as a child, read it to my own children, read it over the phone to a friend after her brain surgery (when she couldn't read on her own because it was too taxing), and reread it regularly when I need a happy boost.
50
2,294 utenti
11 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 7.04
Aggiunto 2023-09-16, 06:06 PM
- 2 Members
- lizzy50usa, BonnieJune54
52
di Leo Tolstoy
39,027 utenti
627 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 6.83
Aggiunto 2023-09-26, 10:17 AM
- 2 Members
- JohnGorski, nojod
- Spiegazioni
- nojod: This book made me feel so many different emotions for the characters portrayed. I would want to be able to live through those different emotions again and again if I was on a Desert Island away from everything human.
53
3,857 utenti
40 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 6.83
Aggiunto 2023-09-14, 12:32 PM
- 2 Members
- willowcove, Karen74Leigh
54
di Will Durant
1,173 utenti
15 recensioni
½ 4.5
Punteggio 6.68
Aggiunto 2023-09-22, 03:20 PM
- 2 Members
- namfos, MichaelLynnSr
- Spiegazioni
- namfos: Expansive, well-told story of humankinds tragedies and triumphs.
55
839 utenti
21 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 6.68
Aggiunto 2023-09-13, 04:46 PM
- 2 Members
- paradoxosalpha, DoomLuz
56
di M. K. Wren
437 utenti
17 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 6.68
Aggiunto 2023-09-14, 10:43 PM
- 2 Members
- Tess_W, ASmallHolding
58
59
di Isaac Asimov
6,668 utenti
82 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 6.4
Aggiunto 2023-09-30, 03:45 PM
- 2 Members
- jcumani, Karen74Leigh
60
253 utenti
11 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 6.19
Aggiunto 2023-09-22, 06:23 AM
61
893 utenti
4 recensioni
4.2
Punteggio 6.08
Aggiunto 2023-09-15, 02:40 PM
- 2 Members
- chellerystick, helena2109
62
9,508 utenti
204 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 5.87
Aggiunto 2023-09-16, 02:00 AM
- 2 Members
- PitcherBooks, haydninvienna
- Spiegazioni
- haydninvienna: The first book I knowingly bought an extra copy of because I didn't want to be without it.
63
1 utente
Punteggio 5.87
Aggiunto 2023-09-27, 09:40 AM
64
di John Milton
14,171 utenti
113 recensioni
4
Punteggio 5.71
Aggiunto 2023-09-17, 02:21 PM
- 2 Members
- thalassa_thalassa, JHemlock
65
di Amor Towles
9,451 utenti
524 recensioni
½ 4.4
Punteggio 5.71
Aggiunto 2023-09-24, 11:17 PM
- 2 Members
- JohnChic, helenar238
- Spiegazioni
- helenar238: A delightful read
66
5,529 utenti
150 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 5.71
Aggiunto 2023-09-17, 08:05 AM
67
97 utenti
1 recensione
½ 4.3
Punteggio 5.71
Aggiunto 2023-09-14, 11:23 AM
68
- 2 Members
- aadyer, thalassa_thalassa
69
di Peter Høeg
7,427 utenti
164 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 5.5
Aggiunto 2023-09-18, 04:10 PM
- 2 Members
- charl08, CDVicarage
- Spiegazioni
- charl08: It's so good at describing ice cold temperatures, it would be great for an island with no A/C.
70
di Matt Groenig
136 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 4.6
Punteggio 5.5
Aggiunto 2023-09-14, 03:06 PM
- 2 Members
- beehappy, KeithChaffee
- Spiegazioni
- beehappy: If I couldn't watch TV, I would want to read about it.KeithChaffee: every episode gets a 2-page spread, so every time I turn the page, I'll have a full episode of memories to recall
71
111 utenti
10 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 5.5
Aggiunto 2023-09-22, 10:36 AM
72
856 utenti
8 recensioni
4.1
Punteggio 5.35
Aggiunto 2023-09-22, 07:21 AM
- 2 Members
- FAMeulstee, macygma
74
25,979 utenti
433 recensioni
½ 4.3
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2023-09-24, 02:05 PM
76
di Gary Paulsen
17,983 utenti
583 recensioni
3.8
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2023-09-17, 11:18 PM
78
- Member
- amysisson
81
6,034 utenti
96 recensioni
3.9
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2023-09-15, 04:01 PM
86
925 utenti
13 recensioni
4
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2023-09-14, 03:00 PM
- Member
- KeithChaffee
- Spiegazioni
- KeithChaffee: a look at the complexities of translating, built around the author's numerous attempts to translate a short French poem; the challenge of writing my own versions will keep my mind occupied
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89
di Brandon Mull
332 utenti
6 recensioni
½ 4.5
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2023-09-14, 12:26 PM
- Member
- willowcove
90
di John Berger
320 utenti
11 recensioni
4
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2023-09-25, 03:20 AM
- Member
- thewordygecko
92
- Member
- chellerystick
93
76 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 4.5
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2023-09-24, 11:12 PM
- Member
- helenar238
- Spiegazioni
- helenar238: I can use that desert island time to psychoanalyze myself
94
45 utenti
½ 2.5
Punteggio 4
Aggiunto 2023-09-24, 11:50 AM
- Member
- chocorua
- Spiegazioni
- chocorua: I've never read the bible in in its full length and since I'd likely have some time, it would be a welcomed pursuit. Also, having been raised in the Catholic faith and given this book as youngster in catechism, I'd likely find it comforting and additionally, due to interest in the philosophy of religion, I would enjoy comparing and contrasting with The Gnostic Bible (also in my choice of books).
99
- Member
- helenar238
100
di John Bunyan
17,793 utenti
164 recensioni
½ 3.7
Punteggio 3.36
Aggiunto 2023-09-22, 02:09 PM
- Member
- MichelleAbbott