Fiction that changed your life.

[Farmer John]

One moment in television that had a big impact on me is when Steve Urkel transformed into Stefan Urquelle.

It was the moment I understood acting.

A masterclass.

[Anders]

Books

Yeah me too man

I’ll expand later. Sorry.

[The Argonaut]

These seem to be formative for me, but I don't know:

Kurt Vonnegut, Kerouac's Dharma Bums, DeLillo's White Noise, Kurosawa's Ikiru.

Is there wisdom in these that can be found nowhere else and that I wouldn't have learned without them? No. But they contain encapsulations of wisdom that resonated with me strongly during the formative ages of, say, 16-23. And have stuck with me since.

The real, true, definite, honest answer is: internet pornography. Looking at that two to seven times a week since I was thirteen very certainly twisted, broke, created, distorted, and destroyed elements of my personality, self-perception, perception of others, and sex life that nothing else ever could have even begun to attempt.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Books

Yeah me too man

I’ll expand later. Sorry.

No need to apologize. Especially to Mickey.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

These seem to be formative for me, but I don't know:

Kurt Vonnegut, Kerouac's Dharma Bums, DeLillo's White Noise, Kurosawa's Ikiru.

Is there wisdom in these that can be found nowhere else and that I wouldn't have learned without them? No. But they contain encapsulations of wisdom that resonated with me strongly during the formative ages of, say, 16-23. And have stuck with me since.

The real, true, definite, honest answer is: internet pornography. Looking at that two to seven times a week since I was thirteen very certainly twisted, broke, created, distorted, and destroyed elements of my personality, self-perception, perception of others, and sex life that nothing else ever could have even begun to attempt.

Yeah I could throw Vonnegut in there too.

I'll add The Royal Tenenbaums. It felt like exactly what I wanted subconsciously at that time.

[dad]

the first star wars trilogy, mega man, yankee hotel foxtrot

[The Argonaut]

These seem to be formative for me, but I don't know:

Kurt Vonnegut, Kerouac's Dharma Bums, DeLillo's White Noise, Kurosawa's Ikiru.

Is there wisdom in these that can be found nowhere else and that I wouldn't have learned without them? No. But they contain encapsulations of wisdom that resonated with me strongly during the formative ages of, say, 16-23. And have stuck with me since.

Yeah I could throw Vonnegut in there too.

I'll add The Royal Tenenbaums. It felt like exactly what I wanted subconsciously at that time.

Oh, and Punch-Drunk Love

[lennytheweedwhacker]

These seem to be formative for me, but I don't know:

Kurt Vonnegut, Kerouac's Dharma Bums, DeLillo's White Noise, Kurosawa's Ikiru.

Is there wisdom in these that can be found nowhere else and that I wouldn't have learned without them? No. But they contain encapsulations of wisdom that resonated with me strongly during the formative ages of, say, 16-23. And have stuck with me since.

Yeah I could throw Vonnegut in there too.

I'll add The Royal Tenenbaums. It felt like exactly what I wanted subconsciously at that time.

Oh, and Punch-Drunk Love

Next time we meet up we should watch that.

[wease]

Green Eggs and Ham
Star Wars

[BurtReynolds]

Paradise Lost and The Marriage of Heaven and Hell combine have created some lightbulb moments in my head over the last couple of years, and has pushed me toward romanticism.

[Ms Harmless]

William Blake is what you need

[Mickey]

No I don't think that's true, in Burt's case.

[dad]

the first star wars trilogy, mega man, yankee hotel foxtrot

almost forgot...count chocula

[Malloy]

Have you read much of Gass's other work? I want to read The Tunnel but who has the time.

on being blue; world w/in world; omensetter

doubt ill ever read the tunnel.

Yeah I read Blue a few years back, it was okay.

a mate was his student. was always very jealous of that.

[BurtReynolds]

Blood Meridian maybe. I haven't decided yet.

Waiting patiently.

It did.

[wease]

Green Eggs and Ham
Star Wars

Early 80’s Chris Claremont X-Men
The Parker series by Richard Stark