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--- Quote from: redbeardjim ---I would recommend Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman because it is, quite possibly, the funniest book I have ever read. I was laughing out loud by the time I got to "APOCALYPTIC HORSEPERSONS" in the "Dramatis Personae" section at the beginning and rarely stopped after that.
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I mean seriously. Even if you have never read Terry Pratchett before, this is pretty much the perfect place to jump on, otherwise there will be all these gothic nerds getting there before you. THEY WILL KNOW ABOUT THE BEAUTY OF RELIGIOUS METAPHOR BEFORE YOU WILL, THAT IS PRETTY UNACCEPTABLE, HUH!?!?
ALSO, THEY WILL KNOW ABOUT DEATHS OBESSION WITH PUB-HOUSE TRIVIA, DESPITE THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, DEATH IS KIND OF, DEAD, YOU KNOW.
moderately brie:
--- Quote ---And I'm not sure if anyone recommended it yet - if so, this is a second - but Lolita by Vladimir Nabakov is not only a compelling story, but basically Nabakov's love letter to the English language. If you like the syllables written on this forum, you'll love to see what Nabakov does with 'em.
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Amen! Lolita was inspiring. Well, not enough to go off with my step father, but...yeah.
Ghostwriter:
The His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman.
Definitely my favorite books of all time. This is the kind of stuff that stays with you forever once you've read it. It's an incredibly epic trilogy, yet also very intelligently written and well-paced. The characters and settings are unforgettable. The story absolutely spoke to me on a level like no other book or movie or anything ever has before. Read them for enjoyment, read them for a life-changing experience.
Slick:
Brick. Just saw this movie this past weekend, and it was amazing.
I saw it described as 'a 1930's detective movie set in a high-school', and though I don't quite like that description, it fits.
Dark, well shot, excellent scenes, great dialog (I love their dialect), and an entrancing plot.
Follows a guy trying to figure out the story behind his ex-girlfriends murder, with all the twisted paths that entails. Though it's set in a high school, the key characters act in an eerily, believably adult manner. It really comes together and leaves you thinking. Each character has a depth and a history of their own, and the entire thing is well thought out and well written.
Just really good.
DeadPanDan:
The White Countess
Proof
(highbrow stuff)
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