Peter Irwin
chef
“Death on The Installment Plan, by Lovis Ferdinand Céline, because he is the architect of black humor. He was the most powerful influence of Charles Bukowski. The language is fragmented into ellipsis; it’s revolutionary.”
Crystal Lara
business owner
“The Twilight series, because there’s four books. I like the love story, and vampires are hot.”
Ken Buccieri
retired bond trader
“Thucydides’ The Peloponnesian War. It’s a great book, and it’s not just about war, but human folly and our tendency as a species to repeat our mistakes.”
Candace Simonton
aesthetician
“I’d bring the Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, because they’re all about survival.”
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