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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I recently readin quick succession The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. Both were unputdownable.
For some time before that I must admit to suffering somewhat from compassion fatigue with the whole thing in Afghanistan (and all points east).
These books changed my mindset completely. They managed to let me humanise the daily news reports of suffering and misery in that area and allowed me to sympathise with human beings in a position that we in the West cannot really comprehend.
Most of us are pretty good at moaning about how petrol's too expensive, how we pay too much tax, how public morals are going to hell in a handcart and whatever else all. Both of these books helped me to understand and appreciate how lucky I am to live in what is (for the most part) a free and democtratic society.
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Ramsay Tupper, Fri 16 May 2008, 13:21,
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hahahosseini's books are pure hollywood.
and so are you.
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