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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Is anyone elseusing this question as a sneaky way of finding out some good books to read?
Having got a bit drunk last night, I awoke this morning to discover I'd tried to pay for Catch 22, Catcher in the Rye, HHGTTG and Nineteen Eighty Four with the wrong debit card..... I hold b3ta personally responsible for my drunken internet shopping shenanigans now! I still bought them, though :P
I haven't mentioned my love for all things Tolkien yet either. I know squillions of people have already mentioned it, but LOTR and the Silmarillion are possibly my two favourite books of all time. I know, I know, the characters may seem a bit two dimensional, but they are fantasy novels, not gritty true life tales, the characters are supposed to be Good or Evil. The sheer depth of the world which Tolkien created over many years and the history and mythology of Middle earth are just staggering.
I especially like the bits where he's obviously realised he's made some sort of error and has revised a part of the book, usually involving two of the characters having an argument about how something might not make much sense but in actual fact.... aaaaaah, you see, it DOES make sense. See? See? Charming :D
Also, the films weren't a disappointment either, probably about as close as you could get to the books. They don't capture the sheer scale of the story though.
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baw__bag contains traces of nuts on, Sat 17 May 2008, 17:04,
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