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 read rather too muchMy Dad seems to collect books, not helped by living close to Scarthin books, which if you know it needs no explaining. Our house resembles the paramilitary wing of the British library. Old books on history, technology, university text books, more history, Chairman maos little red book (complete with a page that was ordered to be torn out)...I think I could build myself my own house with them, and it would turn out the size of Buckingham palace.
In particular were the WW2 novels and sci fi. I used to read the former a lot, probably influencing me looking at the forces as a career. Then I realised it is nothing like in the books.
I now enjoy a lot of sci fi. Arthur C Clarke obviously, Anne McCaffrey (I've read her books so often they must be nearly worn out). Heinlein is OK occasionally, but I find a lot of his plots getb a bit formulaic-in particular the universe full of deadly, super hot nympho women. Of course, this did provide a spot of early teen wank fodder, as seems to be a recurring theme on here.
Haynes manuals are quite handy too. Oh, and Terence Dicks Dr Who novels-first got me into Dr Who, and to be honest I prefer the books to the original series, though that is pretty good. The books have better pictures.
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Greenbat, Thu 15 May 2008, 17:30,
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