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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HuckI know it's a classic school text in the US, but I much prefer Twain's adult writing - his travel books are so intensely ironic and satirical. Anyone who disagrees with Christianity should read his "Innocents Abroad".
It's pretty much accepted that the structure of Huck Finn is seriously flawed, but that kind of thing is overlooked in national greats. Twain is painted as one of the originators of the American voice, so he can do no wrong (ditto Whitman) - same with Shakespeare in the UK.
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