If you were a book what would it be?

[recumbenteer]

I just recently saw the film adaptation of Fahrenheit 451, the Ray Bradbury story about firemen who burn books

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[gevauden]

That's a really tough question.
There are so many that I'd want to preserve. The first one the springs to mind is Michael Marshall Smith's "Only Forward". So I'll go with that.

[escarpe]

Wow, before I decided to pick apart the method I was SO going to say "Only Forward"...well that or "Spares".

[gevauden]

"Spares" was the second one that I thought of, just after I hit "Post Comment". It's the better of the two really, but 'Only Forward' was one of the fist books I truly had difficulty putting down. I think I read it in a day.

[escarpe]

Spares is a better written book and has a more coherent narrative but I think that for sheer imagination and for being really ferocious in its style "Only Forward" is better. Only Forward also has the distinction of being both the most stolen AND the most given book in my collection I think I must have bought about 10 copies of the fucker.
"One of Us" sucks BTW terrible ending.

Bags not "War and Peace"

[escarpe]

The complete works of William Shakespeare would also be out for me, speaking of plays I probably wouldn't put my hand up for "Waiting for Godot" on the grounds that if anyone asked me what my book was about I'd be embarrassed saying that "Nothing happens....twice". Musicals, I could go a musical, perhaps "Les Mis" or "Phantom" but I suppose I'd get annoyed about being looked down upon buy all the other books. I guess I have three main concerns

Re: Bags not "War and Peace"

[recumbenteer]

Makes you wonder if "The Very Hungary Caterpillar" has an exit strategy for Iraq

[escarpe]

I also defy anyone to be "House of Leaves" without going a bit mad.

[doctor_k_]

I'll be 'Under Milk Wood', I think.