Älska
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Joined: 12/3/2007
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| Books that leave a lasting impression on you!
Posted: 1/28/2008 1:50:01 PM | Most of Tom Sharpes books..so funny... Wilt ....Wilt alternative etc...
Boy called 'It' and series....
The Chronicles of Narnia...brill..I read under my sheets with a torch , lol I was 10 ! | |
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Posted: 1/28/2008 2:12:06 PM | Thanks Pants, thats the one...My sons girl friend has been on about this film for weeks now and was sure it was by Steven King...I have seen ,it but didnt know who wrote it...
Now hopefully she will give me some peace, although I can now see her asking if I can get it from somewhere.. | |
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Posted: 1/28/2008 2:25:23 PM | | Have to say I agree with the choice of books written by Dave Pezler. I found myself getting mad and saying comments whilst reading the books. Very sad indeed. | |
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Posted: 1/28/2008 2:33:01 PM | Large heavy coffee table books have always left an impression on me, any with photos of famous artists' work in them or ones about garden design or even that book of magical trees.
Most memorable novels from my teenagehood would be "The Collector" by John Fowles and both "War & peace" and "Anna Karenina" by Tolstoy, I'd rather just look at pictures nowadays. | |
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| Books that leave a lasting impression on you!
Posted: 4/5/2008 2:07:25 PM | Mine has to be, The Big Sky by Pierre Clostermann .
Its the war time diaries of a Free Fench Pilot in WWII who came to Britian from France in 1939. You feel as though you are in the****t with him. I 1st read it when I was about 13 and read it 4 more times before leaving school at 16. I have also read it several times since and always look for it at bootsales, as I would love to reread it again. | |
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Älska
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Joined: 3/29/2008
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| Books that leave a lasting impression on you!
Posted: 4/5/2008 2:20:33 PM | | 'The Crimson Petal and the White' and 'Under the Skin', both by Michel Faber. The first for the detail and the amazing way he has of making the reader feel they are really there; the second for ensuring I never see the A9 the same way again. | |
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Posted: 4/5/2008 2:29:48 PM | | Has to be a book called "The Fingerprints of the Gods."by Graham Hancock,damn that book blew my mind.Its non-fictional and covers alot about ancient history,religion and such,and might not suit eveyone but if you can get your head around it..wow | |
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Posted: 4/5/2008 2:55:12 PM | Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks, now on my top 10 must read list. I couldn't put it down even though the subject matter isn't my usual taste, it is so well written you feel as though you're in the trenches alongside the men. It gives you an overwhelming appreciation and admiration for what they went through in the Great War.
you beat me to it..
an awsome book. sad though, a guy goes his whole life and never really knows love.
as a kiddie i loved the silver sword, dont remember who wrote it. i bought it for my kids, think i might just dig it out and have a read... | |
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| Books that leave a lasting impression on you!
Posted: 4/5/2008 2:55:54 PM | Enid Blytons "Famous five" and "Secret seven" books.
Thats what got me into reading I think.
Also, the Lee Child books. His character, Jack Reacher quit the rat race, roams around USA. He has only one possession, a toothbrush. Does not even carry luggage - replaces rather than changes clothes.
Has left an impression on me, in that I would love to try that sort of nomadic lifestyle ! | |
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Posted: 4/5/2008 3:04:26 PM | I loved The Hobbit and Of Mice and men. Both books i read at school and both books i would never have picked up myself.
I have just read He's just not that into you, can't remember the authors but very enlightening but sadly i will probably keep making the same mistakes. | |
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Posted: 4/5/2008 3:31:09 PM | Far too many books have made a lasting impression to list them all, the most recent one?
"Collapse (How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed)" by Jared Diamond ......... Enlightening read , mind you I have enjoyed all his books so far :)
One from years ago "The Diversity of Life" Edward O. Wilson Fuelled my interest in biodiversity and indirectly led to me studying Archaeology (Human Origins) | |
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hazzi
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Joined: 2/24/2008
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| Books that leave a lasting impression on you!
Posted: 4/5/2008 3:49:57 PM |
A few years back, a friend recommended a book to me called "A child called It" it was a true story of a boys nightmare childhood at the hands of his abusive mother.
The story continued in "The lost boy" and finished with "A man called David"
Reading it, it left me reeling in horror as to how a mother could treat her child in such an horrific fashion.................David Pelzer was the child in the books, it left me with such stomach churning emotions, it was a book that was literally unputdownable....and one that will stay with me forever...............
Have you read a book that just blew your mind?
I read those books also, had me in tears right from the start.
A piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown was another abuse autobiog, that was an incredible read also. | |
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Posted: 4/5/2008 4:17:06 PM | | Ghost Girl by Torey Hayden.... i've read many of her books and found all really amazing stories of how many children suffer at the hands of the very people there to care for them... but Ghost Girl is the most shocking story i've ever read!! next to, of course, A Child Called It!! | |
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Joined: 1/8/2007
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| Books that leave a lasting impression on you!
Posted: 4/5/2008 4:17:57 PM | | Reading always leaves an impression of some sort & a good book can transport me to another place. My last really great reads were both by Khaled Hosseini - The kite runner & A thousand splendid suns. Both set in Afghanistan they taught me things I didnt know and made me cry - wonderful! | |
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Posted: 4/5/2008 4:20:45 PM | Half of a yellow sun.
This book made me cry, and i couldn't put it down. Addictive and beautifully written.
I knew nothing about the Biafran war in the 60's until i read this. I loved the characters, and by the end of the book i felt totally attached to them. Great author and one i will certainly read again. | |
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Posted: 4/6/2008 1:40:46 AM | I have read the Dave Peltzer books,the first 1 i read in about 8 hours,i wanted to put it down because what i was reading was making me sick,but i needed to know the outcome.When i finished reading it i cried for about an hour.I dont think anyone that reads these books will forget them.
Another 1 along the same sort of lines is Little prisoner.
Torey Haydens books are good ,ghost girl by her leaves a lasting impression as to how sick some people could actually be.
My favourite books as a child were the wind in the willows,and i read of mice and men in high school and loved it. | |
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Posted: 4/6/2008 2:24:29 AM | i have read a child called it and a few others along the same lines, little prisoner, dont tell mummy, behind closed doors and i find you cant help but be affected by these sad stories. another true story book that left an impression on me was paul britton the jigsaw man he was a pshychological profiler and he was involved in many high profile case such as cromwell street and jamie bulger. it is hard to read at times given that these are true cases but just amazing how he works thing out.
i would have to say the best book from my childhood is the water babies by charles kingsley i read is so many times and even enjoyed it as an adult when reading it to my kids . | |
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Posted: 4/6/2008 2:45:17 AM | ^^^ Did you find after you read the jigsaw man you looked at people differently?
I became so paraniod after reading that i thought everyone was a sexual deviant. | |
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