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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Dunno if it's been mentioned yetBut Duma's "The Count of Monte Cristo" is an excellent read, though perhaps not life changing. It's a shame that it's been dumbed down in so many films and such because the nature of the story as well as the content is of a rather adult theme.
Also Hugo's "Les Miserables". I'd heard about it from the musical, but read the book first after seeing a TV version of it (yea, yea...). How the hell does it work as a musical?
Kurkov's "Death and The Penguin", and it's sequel "Penguin Lost", are worth picking up as well.
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Death and the Penguin...I loved that. Soooo sad. Misha is one of literature's most bafflingly deep creations.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Mon 19 May 2008, 15:08,
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OoooThe count of Monte cristo completely slipped my mind, I loved that book. I gave my copy to my cousin in Australia. Must get myself another copy.
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I loved Death and the PenguinI named my tortoise Misha too...
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Cawl, Mon 19 May 2008, 15:28,
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Les MisIt works incredibly well as a musical, actually. Yes, they've had to cut out and change some parts, but it's one of the best things I've ever seen on stage in my life.
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