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What book has had the most impact on your life?
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"For me it was The Alchemist by Paulo Cuelho. Brilliantly eye openning book and I highly recommend it for anyone.
A close second is The Richest Man in Babylon. "
You just took the words out my mouth!!! Awesome book and totally life changing  xxx |
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"We're going on a bear hunt.
I used to read it to my kids every night"
Do you know The Sad Story of Veronica Who Played The Violin? (or why the streets are not full of happy, dancing people)?
It's by David McKee, who did Mr Benn.
It's remarkable. |
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"We're going on a bear hunt.
I used to read it to my kids every night
Do you know The Sad Story of Veronica Who Played The Violin? (or why the streets are not full of happy, dancing people)?
It's by David McKee, who did Mr Benn.
It's remarkable. "
I do like David McKee. His books and the illustrations are wonderful.
Sometimes I think I got more joy from them than the children. |
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Like many of my generation I learned to read and write with the assistance of Janet and John ......
So without doubt they must be the most influential books I've read  |
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"We're going on a bear hunt.
I used to read it to my kids every night
Do you know The Sad Story of Veronica Who Played The Violin? (or why the streets are not full of happy, dancing people)?
It's by David McKee, who did Mr Benn.
It's remarkable.
I do like David McKee. His books and the illustrations are wonderful.
Sometimes I think I got more joy from them than the children. "
The Sad Story of Veronica is remarkable because on every page there's someone crying - it's a book filled with misery - but it's hilarious |
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"We're going on a bear hunt.
I used to read it to my kids every night
Do you know The Sad Story of Veronica Who Played The Violin? (or why the streets are not full of happy, dancing people)?
It's by David McKee, who did Mr Benn.
It's remarkable.
I do like David McKee. His books and the illustrations are wonderful.
Sometimes I think I got more joy from them than the children.
The Sad Story of Veronica is remarkable because on every page there's someone crying - it's a book filled with misery - but it's hilarious "
Anytime Tales - The Sad Story of Veronica Who Played the Violin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-DEqDfji1A
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I have read some brilliant book's that have given me amazing insights into different scenarios. The book I am going to name is not one I enjoyed the most but definitely one that stayed with me the most, it's The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
The ones I have enjoyed the most have been kite runner, life of pi, the red tent and the sound of one hand clapping. Too many to narrow it down
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"I have read some brilliant book's that have given me amazing insights into different scenarios. The book I am going to name is not one I enjoyed the most but definitely one that stayed with me the most, it's The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
Madame B"
That is really good, ambiguous and you're still not quite sure how it ends. Enjoyed that |
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Can't remember the title or author but it was an ancient encyclopedia about gardening given to me by my greatgrandfather when i was a small boy. It set me on the path to being a professional gardener. |
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"I have read some brilliant book's that have given me amazing insights into different scenarios. The book I am going to name is not one I enjoyed the most but definitely one that stayed with me the most, it's The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
Madame B
That is really good, ambiguous and you're still not quite sure how it ends. Enjoyed that "
Loved the ending...It was left up to each individual reader |
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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 & 3/4
I read it when I was 10 and it was the first time I read a book that was lent dumbed down or didn't talk down to me as a child, it was a book for adults that I could enjoy too.
I read every single book in the range too and I'm gutted there won't be any more as the author has died |
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By *andVBCouple
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll. They taught me words were playful creatures, able to amuse and excite, to confuse and delight.
Those books set a fire deep inside, one constantly in need of feeding.
Fortunately my parents had a well stocked bookcase so through my preteen years I was accompanied by Poe and Wells, Tolkien and Adams. |
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll. They taught me words were playful creatures, able to amuse and excite, to confuse and delight.
Those books set a fire deep inside, one constantly in need of feeding.
Fortunately my parents had a well stocked bookcase so through my preteen years I was accompanied by Poe and Wells, Tolkien and Adams."
A nicely written post in itself. |
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Oh but that's more than one book lol
As that's the case 1984
Its spooky the amount of things that have come true even new speak when you think about it 
