as the title says, or what affected u the most emotionally? i think mine would have to be Harper Lee's 'To Kill A Mockingbird.' i didn't actually like the book that much, but I cried twice, and i hardly ever cry in books or movies. ok, you go.
as the title says, or what affected u the most emotionally? i think mine would have to be Harper Lee's 'To Kill A Mockingbird.' i didn't actually like the book that much, but I cried twice, and i hardly ever cry in books or movies. ok, you go.
Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
(Mark Twain)
As I Lay Dying
As I say I i'm only fourteen
Bah. To Kill a Mockingbird isn't very good at all... so many flat characters.Originally posted by fayefaye
as the title says, or what affected u the most emotionally? i think mine would have to be Harper Lee's 'To Kill A Mockingbird.' i didn't actually like the book that much, but I cried twice, and i hardly ever cry in books or movies. ok, you go.
I'd have to say The Secret Agent. It's affected me emotionally by making paranoid as ****. Nostromo had a similar affect.
Definitely the Iliad. Made me develop a huge interest on fantasy stories.
Ningún hombre llega a ser lo que es por lo que escribe, sino por lo que lee.
- Jorge Luis Borges
The Futurological Congress By Stanislaw Lem. It has some very interesting ideas. I also believe that the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy sereies has affected me. It is a profound piece of literature. It is not just weird for wierdness sake.
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Stanislaw Lem
1921 - 2006, Rest In Peace.
"Faith is, at one and the same time, absolutely necessary and altogether impossible"
This'll sound stupid, but being easily influenced as a kid, Matilda had quite an effect on me. Not entirely a positive one: taught me I could seek revenge through use of my mind.
Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
(Mark Twain)
Most books by Dahl have that effect. They generally portray adults as people who are their only to punish children.
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Stanislaw Lem
1921 - 2006, Rest In Peace.
"Faith is, at one and the same time, absolutely necessary and altogether impossible"
I read Mathilda at least 12 times...I just stopped counting at the 12th... The first times I read it I cried at the end...cos it was over!!! I was VERY much into Dahl...
As for long lasting effects... uhm... *blushes*... Gone With The Wind. I've tried to behave like Scarlet O'Hara for all of my teenage years (no, not about men...maybe I should have done that too lol... Don't try, all that pride and fake strength are likely to make a mess!
Also I can say that Dostoevsky's 'the Demons' made me decide to study Russian, so it affected my life somehow...
dead on the inside, i've got nothing to prove
keep me alive and give me something to lose
I dont think that I have ever read a novel that has had a lasting effect on how I live my life. Most of the books that have really molded me into who I am today were non-fiction. Mostly Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, Tiraq Ali, Al Franken. Although, 1984 and Animal Farm both did (I forgot about those earier). Ooh and Shakespeare's plays (mostly Hamlet, Macbeth, R & J, Julius Ceasar) they deal alot with fate, which I am really big into. I've heard that no one can read The Stranger by Camus without it having a life changing affect, but I have yet to read it.
...Also baby duck hat would be good for parties.
Catcher in the rye......
1984......
The family handiman, helpful hints
Jonus
Whatever happened to peace on earth?
I really loved Dahl as a kid.
Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
(Mark Twain)
Oh! -actually I remember quoting insults from Matilda was something I used to do.I think I was like six or seven ... I still remember some of them 'They have all the beauty of an iceberg, but unlike an iceberg, nothing beneath the surface' No that's not exact.. but it's been at least eight years since I last read it.
Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
(Mark Twain)
Yeah, Roald Dahl was a great writer. For me, a book that has a last affect on me is Louisa May Alcott's Little Women.
I also like the Harry Potter books as well as the Lord of the Rings.
What is invisible is essential to the eye...from The Little Prince of Exupery
Definitelly The Cather in the Rye
I have a plan: attack!
bible
Wilfred
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