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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Lords and LadiesOf all the Discworld books, and I've read the lot, many times, the witches are by far my favourite story arc. If I ever have a daughter, she's being named Esmerelda, potential for vicious bullying or no.
Of those, it's tough to choose, but I'd say Witches Abroad is my preference. Obviously, the narrative is effortless, and the plot engaging, and the characters bursting with dimension, but it's also, I think, the most evocative of all his books. Genua is somehow much more New Orleans than New Orleans.
The best quote though, by far, comes from Soul Music: 'would they remember some felonious monk or shout for Glod Glodsson?'. Genius. I fell off the bed laughing.
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