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Duchess Tapioca:
Anyways, the library has not listened to all of my requests yet, but to the person who wrote "More documentries about fuzzy bears" They ordered "Grizzy Man" and to "Mo' porn." They ordered "Kinsey."

Todays reccomendations are:

Mimic
If you want to see 6 foot bug people eat regular people and also see sewer explosions, then you can see Mimic. There aren't really that many other merits. There's a boy who likes shoes. I guess you can contemplate the morality of genetics study and introducing non native species in to the delecate subway ecosystem. See it anyways.

Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
This one should not need explination. See it for Byron, it was dedicated to Byron. Also, the cast includes: Mel Gibson with a mullet, Tina Turner in chain mail, and a monkey. What more do you want? Camels? It is your lucky day, there are camels too.

Running For Home:
Generation X by Douglas Coupland
- Required reading for the disaffected, disenfranchised, and disillusioned.  Coupland's biting wit, and tragic storytelling is enough to make you question which is better; Sell out, or burn out?

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
- DO NOT SEE THE FILM.  See a PROFESSIONAL theatre company do it, complete with period costumes, sets, and all the other details.  It's a wonderful bit of late Victorian fluff.  Wilde is the archtype for male wits, and has yet to be outclassed.

Emma by Jane Austen
- Jane Austen is at the same time, one of the most underappreciated, and overrated authors in the western canon.  She manages this trick by getting every fourteen year old girl in the world to read Pride and Prejudice when the new film adaptation comes out.  They lovingly fawn over her work, without actually understanding her command of language.  Not that this is a bad thing however.  Better Jane Austen than Babysitter's Club.  In any event, Emma is regarded as one of her most perfect works, and is worthy of the time necessary to read and comprehend it.

Addendum: If, as a male, you find yourself insecure, and afraid of being branded a nancy for reading Austen; bear in mind, that after a few drinks, being able to discuss Austen at length, can be a real panty-peeler.

Luke C:
As Ive mentioned in other threads:

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.

Simply fantastic book, full of emotion and soul. Moved me so much when I read it.

Ravenbomb:
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach. Don't be put off by the fact that Bach wrote the horrible Johnathan Livingston Seagull as well, this book is amazing. Like I said in the "books that changed your life" thread, most of the time (like 90%) I keep this book with me. Great, great book.

KibBen:
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingslover. So amazing. It's one of those books that at times makes you laugh out loud, and at others makes you feel like the word is all crap, and then makes you feel like the world is great anyway. I loved it so much.

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