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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The Colour of Magic - Terry PratchettWhen I was a 12 ish, I was an avid Prachett fan. I read all of his books. There was something magical (pun not intended) about the Discworld. The sarcastic tone the books were written in and the comparisons between the real world and that of Ankh Morpork. These made me laugh out loud and I'll always remember the footnotes that seemed to stray off on weird and wonderful tangents.
Whenever I have turned my hand to writing I find myself slipping into the same literacy style as Pratchett. With the recent news of his illness I regret giving away his books all those years ago. I don't read anymore as I have the attention span of a goldfish but I am glad that my early teens were not wasted by drinking in parks and fumbling around with girls, but reading the best books I'd ever laid eyes on.
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redazril I LIKE DRUGS!, Tue 20 May 2008, 12:47,
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...Did you hear him on On the Ropes this morning? (It's repeated this evening if you missed it.)
/unusually helpful
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Tue 20 May 2008, 13:49,
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