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I need to branch out of my book/movie/music shell...so tell me

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IHopeYouStepOnALegoPiece · 02/02/2014 19:22

What is your must see/read/listen to before you die

Book

Film

Album

I will make a giant list and read/watch/listen to them all!

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Quangle · 03/02/2014 20:54

Great expectations

Kramer vs Kramer (if you like sobbing) or if you want to be a bit more high brow Le Grand Chemin is lovely.

Fulfillingness First Finale - Stevie Wonder

pissovski · 03/02/2014 21:18

Book - Made In America, Bill Bryson

Film - This is a tough one. Pretty in Pink is a fave, but The Breakfast Club and Some Kind of Wonderful have more 'thinking points'. Also love Die Hard with a Vengeance (its the 3rd one) and Addams Family Values Blush If you like musicals give The Pajama Game a go

Album - Greenday, 21st Century Breakdown or Dookie or Bon Jovi, Have a Nice Day

Marnieshere · 03/02/2014 21:30

Book: Of Mice and Men

Film: True Romance

Album: Frank, Amy Winehouse

Lucie99 · 03/02/2014 21:33

Book: Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Film: The Color Purple
Music: Beverly Craven by Beverly Craven

weestretch · 03/02/2014 21:36

Book
Prick up your ears by John Lahr (Biography)
The robber bride by Margaret Atwood
The cement garden by Ian McEwan
How late it was how late by James Kelman

Film
Fargo
Good vibrations
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead
Trainspottting

Music
Junip by Junip
Life's a riot with spy vs spy by Billy Bragg
Tones of town by Field music
the woodditton wives club by Alex Highton

Gladvent · 03/02/2014 21:42

Don't have a fav book, just read Rubberneckers and really recommend it.

Film - life is beautiful, watch it subtitled not dubbed, for gorgeous italian script.

Album - amy wine house back to black

Enjoy!!

Helpyourself · 03/02/2014 21:42

Any Human Heart or Germinal or Mme Bovary or Brother of the More Famous Jack or Staring at the Sun
Lost in Translation or Taxi Driver or Reservoir Dogs
Fishermans' Blues and and mix tapes. Blush
What do you like, lego? Perhaps we can point you to 'similar but stretchy' things.

sorryimlateagain · 03/02/2014 21:44

Very tricky so indecisively....

Book: Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley (Love Good Omens too!)

Film: Grosse Pointe Blank, or, Betty Blue

Album: Anything by Muse - sorry just couldn't pick one album. Also So by Peter Gabriel

MyNameIsKenAdams · 03/02/2014 21:45

Book - Life of Pi

Album - Alanis Morisette, Jagged Little Pill

Movie - Castaway

wigglesrock · 03/02/2014 21:47

Book : A town like Alice

Film : Jaws

Album : Love - Aztec Camera

DisgraceToTheYChromosome · 03/02/2014 21:48

Book: The Wine of Angels to get you hooked.

Film: House of Flying Daggers

Music: Ewan Dobson's Time 2.

archfiend · 03/02/2014 21:55

Book: Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins or L'Assommoir by Emile Zola.

Film: Dogma or The Breakfast Club

Music: Theatre is Evil by Amanda Palmer or Psychocandy by The Jesus and Mary Chain

Sorry, couldn't narrow it down to one of each!

CradleCrapNap · 04/02/2014 08:10

Great thread!

Book: The Boom Thief, Markus Zusac. Although I would second votes for To Kill a Mockingbird and A Thousand Splendid Suns.

Film: American History X, or The Hurt Locker

Music: Arcade Fire, Funeral but my husband would say The Xx, Ben Howard or Tom Odell!

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IHopeYouStepOnALegoPiece · 04/02/2014 11:41

I can't believe how fe of these I've heard of or seen/read/heard!!

I've lived a sheltered life Wink

Book wise I love either crime (Tess Gerritsen is my favourite) or chick lit!

Music is er random! The first 5 songs on my iPod if I shuffle it are
-music of the night from phantom
-I'm still standing from Glee (I love glee Blush )
-the story by Sara Ramirez
-happy by pharrell Williams
-my life by billy Joel!

Film wise...rom coms...father of the bride 2 and sister act 2 are my top 2 favourites and my favourite franchise is Final Destination...so again..random!

But I'm 25 now so it's time to branch out! :o

Thank you all!

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YoungBritishPissArtist · 05/02/2014 16:46

May I add;

Book - The Sea, The Sea by Iris Murdoch.

Film - Caramel, a Lebanese film directed by Nadine Labaki.

Album - Everything Must Go by The Manic Street Preachers.

mmack · 05/02/2014 17:00

Book: Gone with the Wind

Album: Red Dirt Girl Emmylou Harris

Film: Thelma and Louise

LegArmpits · 05/02/2014 17:14

Music - Daisies of the Galaxy, by Eels.

CookieMonstersCousin · 05/02/2014 17:17

Book: god of small things
film: casablanca ...or Life is beautiful
album:viketimest (sorry spelling!) by Grizzly bear

baggyb · 05/02/2014 17:22

Book: The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disappeared

Film: Some Like It Hot

Album: John Mayer, Battlestudies

spiderlight · 05/02/2014 17:40

Book - 'To Kill a Mockingbird' or 'The Help'.

Film - Tricky one. For sheer joy on a wet and windy night, though, I'm going to go with Despicable Me 1 and 2.

Album - Anything by Thea Gilmore. My personal favourite at the moment is Liejacker but all her albums are fabulous.

cory · 05/02/2014 22:28

Film:

The Night of Varennes
Blame it on Fidel
Topsy-Turvy

Book:
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset
Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada

AbbeyBartlet · 05/02/2014 23:03

Film - xXx or Jurassic Park

Book - To Kill A Mockingbird

Music - Alice Cooper/Any Gilbert and Sullivan

Yes, my tastes are a bit strange!

jazzy01 · 06/02/2014 00:19

Book: the lollipop shoes by Joanne Harris
Film: fried green tomatoes at the whistlestop cafe
Music: Janis Joplin greatest hits

chirpchirp · 06/02/2014 00:50

Book: Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes

Film: Trading Places

Album: Grace, Jeff Buckly

TheWoollybacksWife · 06/02/2014 01:06

Book: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie

Film: Rebecca

Album: Bridge Over a Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

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