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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Didn't actually change my life, butThe Novelization of 'The Mummy Returns'.
When I was about 6 or 7 me and my brother shared a room and had a bunk-bed. It was common for us to read for a little while before we went to sleep and we would often talk for a while afterwards. Anyway, one night my brother (Jake) was reading the aforementioned novel and, all of a sudden, leant over the side of his bunk and said 'Listen to this'
He then read a sentence from the book. It went something along the lines of 'Lok-Nah turned purple with rage'.
For those of you who haven't seen the film, Lok-Nah was a big black guy.
I was a bit confused as to why Jake had read this out to me and asked why he had read it.
Me: Why did you read that?
Jake: It says he turned purple with rage.
Me: So?
Jake: He's black. How could he turn purple?
To my childish mind, this was fucking hilarious and I didn't stop laughing for at least 5 minutes. After a while I had calmed down and, after wiping the tears from my eyes, I got back to whatever it was I was reading. Until Jake leant over again.
Jake: Listen
Me: What?
Jake: 'Lok-Nah turned white with fear'
I almost died.
(, Thu 15 May 2008, 19:39, 1 reply)
AhEvocative childhood memories.
Made me smile. Cheers.
Have a click.
(, Fri 16 May 2008, 12:13, closed)
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