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Aldan9

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Is there a book which has left a lasting impression on you, or better yet, changed your way of seeings things?
I've read Jack Kerouac's On The Road recently and all my mind is capable of doing is planning trips and the impulse to go on a hedonistic spree clings to me like a shadow :-s.

*I reported myself seeing as I was under the impression that I started it in the off-topic section, my bad*
 

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Aldan9 said:
*I reported myself seeing as I was under the impression that I started it in the off-topic section, my bad*
No need to report yourself buddy, just PM a friendly Mod and they will move it for you.

As for books, I really enjoyed Cannery Row and Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck.
Another book that I believe is my favorite (for now) is The Natural by Bernard Malamud.
 

Robert632

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i love the dark tower seris by stephen king. it's not his most famous books(there is seven.) but the characters are lovely and wholelly enjoyable, and the plot, hile being fantasy, makes sense.
 

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Changed the way I see things? Probably The Art of War. You can imagine why.
Favorite book would be either House of Leaves, or Mortal Engines. Both are awesome.
 

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His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman. Awesome books. (There's three) and now I can't read without comparing them.
 

ShankHA32

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A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin. 4 of them out so far, and they are masterpieces.
 

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ShankHA32 said:
A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin. 4 of them out so far, and they are masterpieces.
Mainly A Storm of Swords which squeezes all of the Epic from the meaning of Epic. Theres not a single event in that book that isn't memorable.
 

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oliveira8 said:
ShankHA32 said:
A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin. 4 of them out so far, and they are masterpieces.
Mainly A Storm of Swords which squeezes all of the Epic from the meaning of Epic. Theres not a single event in that book that isn't memorable.
Indeed, there is epic, and then theres the Red Wedding.
 

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I'd have to say "This Perfect Day" by Ira Levin. It starts out with a "perfect society" which most people hope we achieve one day, but the book digs deeper and shows the wrongs of changing human nature. We are made to be imperfect which, in-turn, makes us perfect. It sounds like 1984, but it's so much better, goes so much deeper, and is a lot less awkward.
 

oliveira8

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ShankHA32 said:
oliveira8 said:
ShankHA32 said:
A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin. 4 of them out so far, and they are masterpieces.
Mainly A Storm of Swords which squeezes all of the Epic from the meaning of Epic. Theres not a single event in that book that isn't memorable.
Indeed, there is epic, and then theres the Red Wedding.
Jaime Lannister sends his regards.
 

ShankHA32

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oliveira8 said:
ShankHA32 said:
oliveira8 said:
ShankHA32 said:
A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin. 4 of them out so far, and they are masterpieces.
Mainly A Storm of Swords which squeezes all of the Epic from the meaning of Epic. Theres not a single event in that book that isn't memorable.
Indeed, there is epic, and then theres the Red Wedding.
Jaime Lannister sends his regards.
Im rereading A Game of Thrones right now....i can't watch half the characters interact without feeling just slightly depressed. Especially you know who.
 

Nigh Invulnerable

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Catch-22, The Dragonlance Chronicles, Ender's Game series, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Princess Bride...
 

oliveira8

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ShankHA32 said:
oliveira8 said:
ShankHA32 said:
oliveira8 said:
ShankHA32 said:
A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin. 4 of them out so far, and they are masterpieces.
Mainly A Storm of Swords which squeezes all of the Epic from the meaning of Epic. Theres not a single event in that book that isn't memorable.
Indeed, there is epic, and then theres the Red Wedding.
Jaime Lannister sends his regards.
Im rereading A Game of Thrones right now....i can't watch half the characters interact without feeling just slightly depressed. Especially you know who.
Well...You can always think about how cool Roose and Ramsy Bolton are...oh wait...
 

ShankHA32

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oliveira8 said:
ShankHA32 said:
oliveira8 said:
ShankHA32 said:
oliveira8 said:
ShankHA32 said:
A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin. 4 of them out so far, and they are masterpieces.
Mainly A Storm of Swords which squeezes all of the Epic from the meaning of Epic. Theres not a single event in that book that isn't memorable.
Indeed, there is epic, and then theres the Red Wedding.
Jaime Lannister sends his regards.
Im rereading A Game of Thrones right now....i can't watch half the characters interact without feeling just slightly depressed. Especially you know who.
Well...You can always think about how cool Roose and Ramsy Bolton are...oh wait...
You, you....bastard! BTW bad things will happen to the Freys. ALSO EDDARD STARK IS NOT JOHNS FATHER (yes i am part of that cult)
 

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Honestly,
Where The Wild Things are.
Always has been and always will be my favorite book. It reminds me to stop being what society wants me to be and just let loose.