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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'The Young Ones' book cira 1982Not sure when it came out - but to a 7 year old boy it was fucking awesome. The TV show was equally awesome spawning many many lines you could repeat at school the next day but the book was brilliant. Up there with the copies of 'Razzle' we'd find stuffed in hedges.
Even now I remember the bit entitled "How to Swear Part 1"
Bum
Bits
Boob
Hole
Jobbie
Fart
Knob
Wick
Cheeks
Pants
Thatcher
Awesome.
Also, a book I read at school called 'Z for Zachariah' about a girl that survives a nuclear blast - it was proper gripping and i couldn't put it down! Books were GOOD! anyone read it at school? or remember it?
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We read Z for Zachariah in Year 9.Fucking harrowing book at the time, but it went a long way towards cementing my hatred of nuclear weapons. The bit where she had to kill the dog really got me :(
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Maladicta, Thu 15 May 2008, 22:50,
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hole?pffft!
Oh and check out Barefoot Gen if you're into the whole savagery of nuclear weapons. Harsh shit.
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Damien's Hearse, Thu 15 May 2008, 22:57,
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^ Barefoot Gen*cries* the one anime that really, really got me. I daren't watch Grave of the Fireflies for the same reason.
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Maladicta, Thu 15 May 2008, 22:59,
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I remember......'Z for Zachariah', in fact I think I still have a copy kicking around somewhere. I always liked it because my dad used to work at Cornell which gets mentioned.
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