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SilentJ:
Don't forget that the 15 year old took his vow of silence because he read Friedrich Nietzche :lol:
Utopian:
The Mighty Boosh has already been mentioned, but I want to reiterate how fantastic it is. The first series is better, in my opinion, than the second, although the episode about Milky Joe is probably the best one of all. The radio series is magnificent - I listen to it on a weekly basis - and when I get the chance I will definitely see them live. I find the mix of music, surrealism, poor sets and costumes and very funny jokes hugely appealing.
As for novels, I'm sure my favourites have already been mentioned so I'll recommend some non-fiction:
The Airloom Gang tells the tale of an early case of what we would today recognise as schizophrenia. It starts of simply enough - James Tilly Matthews, is mad. He believes politcal events are being manipulated by a giant "Air Loom" operated by French Revolutionaries and is sent to Bedlam at the end of the 18th Century. However, the story of what may have driven him to that state and the clashes he has with John Haslam, the apothecary at Bedlam, and the scandals he causes, not to mention modern diagnoses of his condition and what we have learnt from such a landmark case are very interesting. I took Psychology A-Level and already have an interest in learning about schizophrenia but this book reads like a thriller, is full of political intrigues and ultimately is tons of fun.
Savage Girls and Wild Boys describes several cases of feral children spanning several centuries. It's like the science and psychology behind Mowgli - awesome! Although going by these accounts Mowgli would never have made it in the human village :( In many ways it's really quite depressing.
Oooh! I cried with laughter at Little Miss Sunshine. It was a very moving film too but the tears were all from laughing. My personal favourite "watch it and all your problems go away" film is I <3 Huckabees. There's also a short, claymation film I was given as a gift called Harvie Krumpet. None of my friends had heard of it but it looked cute. It was more than cute - it was truly life affirming in a very funny way.
Asorae:
My personal favorite book ever is Sabriel, by Garth Nix. I've read it probably five+ times, and the two following books (Lirael and Abhorsen) a few times as well.
As for movies, Donnie Darko is fantastic, though kind of confusing. It's almost necessary to watch it more than once to really understand it. Another great one is Spirited Away. I beg that nobody judge it on the fact that it's animated, because it really is wonderful.
SilentJ:
the Donnie Darko soundtrack has Duran Duran on it, so it gets my automatic approval :lol:
Asorae:
Haha yeah, it has a lot of 80's music, as I *think* it is set in that decade. Go watch it. :)
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