This book changed my lifeThe Goat writes, "Some books have made a huge impact on my life." It's true. It wasn't until the b3ta mods read the Flashman novels that we changed from mild-mannered computer operators into heavily-whiskered copulators, poltroons and all round bastards in a well-known cavalry regiment.
What books have changed the way you think, the way you live, or just gave you a rollicking good time?
Friendly hint: A bit of background rather than just a bunch of book titles would make your stories more readable
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chthonic, Thu 15 May 2008, 15:11)
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"He piled upon the whale's white humpthe sum of all the general rage and hate felt by his whole race from Adam down; and then, as if his chest had been a mortar, he burst his hot heart's shell upon it."
I suspect Moby Dick is going to be a popular choice, however, this is the book that started me (briefly) writing. A great story of one man's rage and thirst for vengeance dooming himself and his ship.
Also, H. Rider Haggard's "She". I have a thing for 19th century adventure stories. I enjoy a good dystopia too, my favourite being A Brave New World. it has Guildford in it. Yay!
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Kroney, Thu 15 May 2008, 16:20,
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bah- manly activity interspersed by lengthy, plodding, stretching, yawning pages of boredom.
Enzyme'll be spluffing himself at getting to talk about Moby Dick though, no doubt.
H. Rider Haggard rocks. Genius.
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crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 15 May 2008, 16:24,
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OopsI just posted almost exactly the same thing! Even with the quote. I'm working backward in pages. So clickage!
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yay! guildford!well now I really have to read brave new world.
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catness, Sat 17 May 2008, 20:33,
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