[Push] It's That Time Of Year

[jhaelan]

Spurred on by too many conversations this year that have included the phrase "But! You haven't seen/read that, it's a classic!" recommend me three films or three books that I absolutely must see or read - for each of those I've seen or read already I'll let you know what I thought; and for each of them I haven't I'll recommend you something in

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[vin_petrol]

Films: Blade Runner, Apocalypse Now, Monty Python's Life of Brian.
Books: The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe, Snowcrash by Neal Stephenson, Dune by Frank Herbert.

[jhaelan]

*grins*

Reviews to follow, for everything ;)

[ladycat]

Film - The Crying Game
Book - A Song Flung Up To Heaven by Maya Angelou
Book - The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

[jhaelan]

The Crying Game

Darkly humourous, especially the twist. Very much enjoyed it

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Shall look into them. In return, No Logo by Naomi Klein and Beauty by Sherri S. Tepper

[jhaelan]

You'll be pleasure to know I nearly had a tea-keyboard interface moment reading this!

[flick]

The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

[jhaelan]

Thanks ma'am. In return, Dancing Barefoot or Just A Geek by Wil Wheaton

[itsjustaname]

Films: Goodfellas, The Usual Suspects, Harvey

Books: The Meaning of Everything by Simon Winchester, Moab is my Washpot by Stephen Fry, Freakonomics by Steven Levitt

Other than being surprised when anyone hasn't seen The Usual Suspects, I wouldn't necessarily say 'It's a classic, you must read/see it' of any of these. They are, however, films and books that I enjoyed a lot. The books are all non-fiction as I think fiction reading is so much a matter of taste that it's hard to recommend a book without having a genre to recommend within.

[jhaelan]

Seen Goodfellas and The Usual Suspects, but both sufficiently long ago that I shall take them as recommendations

In return: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelo, Laputa and Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis

[itsjustaname]

Ooh thank you. The Alchemist is something that's caught my eye in shops in the past but I haven't pickled it up. I shall make a note of these and let you know what I think.

[aca]

Films:

The Costant Gardener
City of God
Sideways

Books:

Jitterbug Perfume - Tom Robbins
Second Change at Eden - Peter F. Hamilton
Mother Tongue - Bill Bryson

[jhaelan]

City Of God

Astoundingly excellent film, sir! Know that the sequel, City Of Men, is like?

Second Chance At Eden

Not usually a short stories kind of guy, but this collection was a well put-together deeper-delving into much of the Night's Dawn universe

In return, The Motorcycle Diaries, The Weeping Camel and Hackers And Painters by Paul Graham

[aca]

Know that the sequel, City Of Men, is like?

No, I should really add it to my rental list.

The Motorcycle Diaries, The Weeping Camel and Hackers And Painters by Paul Graham

Shiny, duly noted.