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The 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

(I helped save b3ta! chthonic, Thu 15 May 2008, 15:11)
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Cars + sex
J. G. Ballard's Crash.

It was this fine piece of modernist erotica that made me accept my inappropriate love for a Mk2 VW Polo. I can't read it anymore as the pages are stuck together, especially at the car wash bit.

I believe Ballard wrote it as a cautionary tale about the fetishisation of machinery.

Fuck it, machinery is sexy.
(I helped save b3ta! crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 20 May 2008, 17:11, 12 replies)
I'm waiting for this
To turn up from Amazon.
Ordered it a couple of weeks ago *shakes fist*

EDIT: And I've had Empire of the Sun, which I ordered at the same time, for weeks now.
(I helped save b3ta! Cawl, Tue 20 May 2008, 17:17, closed)
Crash
is waaaay better than Empire of the Sun. I think it will appeal to you very muchly, Mr Kaol.
(I helped save b3ta! crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 20 May 2008, 17:25, closed)
So when you go out dogging
you're actually just looking at the cars?
(Bazongaloid, Tue 20 May 2008, 17:26, closed)
I know...
But I like to mix things up a bit.

Anyway, my copy of Powertrip by Monster Magnet is done burning, so I'm going to drive home in rock-tastic style.

I shall catch you fine people tomorrow.
(I helped save b3ta! Cawl, Tue 20 May 2008, 17:28, closed)
er
yeah. If I'd ever been dogging. Which I haven't.

Edit: I did sleep in a van last week.

Edit again: Monster Magnet?? There's a blast from the past!
(I helped save b3ta! crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 20 May 2008, 17:29, closed)
10-4 good buddy
i'm off too. Try not to rub yourself on any cars on the way home CHCB.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 20 May 2008, 17:29, closed)
monster magnet certainly is not a blast from the past!
their latest album (released late last year) is fucking awesome

man I love monster magnet
(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 20 May 2008, 18:28, closed)
blast from my past, rather
- last I heard of 'em was Dopes to Infinity
(I helped save b3ta! crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 20 May 2008, 18:35, closed)
in that case, you've missed out!
while dopes to infinity is good, there are some fantastic songs on their later stuff
(I helped save b3ta! Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 20 May 2008, 18:57, closed)
I'm glad that I sparked
Some Monster Magnet-related chat, always a good thing.

*rocks out*
(I helped save b3ta! Cawl, Tue 20 May 2008, 22:21, closed)
I've been in two crashes in Mk2 VW Polos
and they were very, very arousing

especially when the girl who hit me (writing off her brand new Toyota) started crying
(I helped save b3ta! emvee cruor deo cruoris, Wed 21 May 2008, 7:49, closed)
See, now, I read that as fertisation of machinery.
...and that's just plain weird, that is.
(I helped save b3ta! Fireflier La la la la, not listening on, Wed 21 May 2008, 9:51, closed)

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