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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Oscar Wilde's - The Critic as Artist.The scene -
a hot summer day in an English park.
The cast -
Him - 16, 6'2", insecure, skinny, bad haircut.
Her - 21, tall, beautiful hippy/goth art student.
Scene 1.
Her ''The Critic as Artist'? I read that last year and found it fascinating - what do you think?'
Him 'I love it - it certainly challenges some of my preconceptions about art and the role of the critic'
Her 'I couldn't agree more, have you ever read...'
The two talk for hours in this manner, laughing, smiling until eventually sometime near sundown - they kiss.
Scene Two
- the following morning, her bedroom. Windows are open, a light breeze and sunshine pour into the room gently ruffling the net curtains over her head as she fellates the young man (for his very first time.) At the point of his orgasm he smiles and looks to his side, where the face of Oscar Wilde stares back from the cover, passive and non judgemental.
Scene Three - The present day. The young man is grown up and sits in front of a computer thinking of the girl who he has not seen in 21 years. With some trepidation he types the words 'Angela - if you are reading this I have to own up to something. I never read Oscar Wilde until after that day. I was only carrying it around because I was into The Smiths'.
Scene Four - He looks out of the window and wonders if in some way he has unburdened the load of guilt that he carried through the years and whispers a gentle prayer that life has been good to her; then goes to youporn to search for a girl who looks remotely like the beautiful Angela of 1985 and unburdens another load.
Fin
(, Fri 16 May 2008, 12:13, 1 reply)
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