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'll be boring....But it has to be 2001 by the late Arthur C Clarke. It was the summer holidays and I had just turned 13, i'd just watched 2010 on the TV and as I had no access to things like cable or sky (this was 1986 in the UK and my parents were broke!) I went to the library to look for 2001....
It blew my mind...
All summer I did nothing but read as much sci-fi as I could, I even learnt a few things along the way which came in handy at school!
I also read the book of 2010 which was even better than the film!
I was even waiting outside the bookstore in 1988 for 2064 to be released!
The least said about 3001 the better :o(
edit: Okay it was 2061...I blame this crappy keyboard!
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Ummm...Wasn't it 2061?
And if it was 1986 in the UK, what was it elsewhere?
/God, I'm bored.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 16 May 2008, 15:17,
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Maybehe was three years late!
True about 3001, but now he's dead and we should't speak ill.
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Oh, I don't see why not...If a book's shite, it's shite. I thought the shite crept in with 2061, actually...
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 16 May 2008, 15:23,
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I was desparate for more Clarkebut not desparate as for more Foundation stuff.
God I was dissapointed.
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@jmaxiI think we've found something on which we agree...
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 16 May 2008, 15:31,
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