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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And for fiction...The other day my kids and I were watching 'The Secret of NIMH', and I remembered that the book it was adapted from ('Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH' - the name was changed because of trademark worries by Frisbee) was the first one I literally couldn't put down. Aged nine or so, I stayed up all night reading it. Every now and again, an adult would come in, I'd pretend to be asleep, then I'd get back to reading.
The film's a pretty good adaptation, but I was really disappointed that they'd seen fit to add magic to it. The original book is pure sci-fi, with very little of the supernatural about it (we have to allow for the talking animals).
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flatfrog Staring vacantly into space, Thu 15 May 2008, 16:46,
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Read that in Year 6but I remember absolutely hating the film! The book was far superior :) and the sequels.
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Maladicta, Thu 15 May 2008, 18:45,
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It takes you back...I read this around 7 or 8 years old as well. One of the first novels I read, I think. I'm almost scared to re-read it or watch an adaptation as I'm sure it wouldn't be as good as it was when my mind was so young.
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the bookI read it as an adult for the first time so I loved the film when I saw it first
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