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Posted by Belisarius (# 32) on
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For those who don't have time to read the relevant Heaven or Purgatory threads.
Starting off (originally in National Lampoon):
The Old Testament
God creates Man and everything Man does makes God angry.
[ 12. February 2012, 01:07: Message edited by: Imaginary Friend ]
Posted by Imaginary Friend (# 186) on
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The New Testament
Nice bloke and mates try to help God calm down.
Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on
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Heart of Darkness
Psycho gets the horrors in the jungle and goes madder.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Pride and Prejudice
Girl with silly mother marries morose man with scary aunt.
Posted by Belisarius (# 32) on
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Jane Eyre
Woman with much psychological baggage finally marries former aspiring bigamist.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Great Expectations
Boy fancies haughty totty but finds fortune comes from jailbird.
Posted by Cottontail (# 12234) on
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Les Miserables
Criminals can change; prostitutes can love; posh boys die gloriously.
Posted by Belisarius (# 32) on
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Look Back In Anger
Alison returns to an obnoxious asshole after losing their baby.
Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on
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Othello
Bloke kills wife and self through believing fibs about hankies.
Posted by QLib (# 43) on
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Moby Dick
One-legged humo(u)rless obsessive with motley crew hunts very big whale.
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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Hotel du Lac
Woman goes on holiday, gets a headache, needs a fuck.
Posted by crynwrcymraeg (# 13018) on
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Note to self -
remember to read Hotel du Lac
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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quote:
Originally posted by crynwrcymraeg:
Note to self -
remember to read Hotel du Lac
I'm truly sorry if I have inadvertently encouraged anyone to read Hotel du Lac.
Posted by Dafyd (# 5549) on
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Nun remembers former teacher with doubtful morals in her prime.
[ 26. October 2011, 21:35: Message edited by: Dafyd ]
Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on
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A Christmas Carol Little cripple turns old man into blithering idiot.
Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on
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Anna Karenina
Unhappy Russian beauty shacks up with Officer, causes train delay.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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The Odyssey
Homecoming warrior encounters interesting beings: either shags or kills them.
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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Gravity's Rainbow
Chase a rocket. Have weird sex. Go insane.
[ 27. October 2011, 04:33: Message edited by: AristonAstuanax ]
Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on
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Dune
Family emigrate to the desert. Grandson turns into Top Worm.
Posted by Herrick (# 15226) on
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The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
Bad boy precipitates great joy after dalliance with bitchy ice queen.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Goodbye Mr Chips
Old schoolteacher remembers then pops his clogs.
Posted by QLib (# 43) on
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The Crying of Lot 49
If I told you, they would have to kill you.
(but contains top analysis of Jacobean drama!)
Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on
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Lord of the Rings
Small person tries to lose a piece of jewellery.
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Kafka on the Shore Run away from home. Have an affair with older woman.
Posted by Bob Two-Owls (# 9680) on
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The Pearl (John Steinbeck)
Mexican finds large pearl but ends up losing everything else.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Kid befriends boy. Kid copies friend. Identity not spotted. Dies.
(Dire warning: this whole thread is a spoiler alert! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
)
Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on
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A Kestrel for a Knave
Teenage twitcher has a rough day.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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The Old Man and the Sea
Old man catches big fish, other fish eat it.
(Codefix. -AA)
[ 27. October 2011, 18:38: Message edited by: AristonAstuanax ]
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Aside to Hosts - sorry about the bad code!
Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on
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Tale of Two Cities Penny a word author's character loses head in expiation of sins.
[ 27. October 2011, 11:25: Message edited by: PeteC ]
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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That was 11 words. Mind you, your previous one was 8, so it (almost) evens out.
Sense and Sensibility
Sisters suffer romantic setbacks silently or spectacularly according to taste.
Posted by Belisarius (# 32) on
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2012
People who thought the Sun craved human hearts taken seriously.
Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on
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Dracula
Romanian Count turns out to be a vampire. Hilarity ensues.
Posted by Belisarius (# 32) on
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Tangent: Sometimes it does.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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1984
Last vestige of human spirit crushed. Our future is doubleplusungood.
Posted by Bob Two-Owls (# 9680) on
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A Clockwork Orange
Alex enjoyed ultraviolence and Ludwig Van until he got caught.
Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
Unknown heir commits murder using dog. Surprisingly effective.
Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Moving exploration of personal development related through insectoid lifecycle parable.
Posted by Birdseye (# 5280) on
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Cider with Rosie
Precocious and experimental country lad THOROUGHLY enjoys rural upbringing
Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on
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David Copperfield
Orphan makes good. Baddies lose. Micawber emigrates.
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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Oliver Twist
Hungry orphan becomes pickpocket. Rescued, beaten. Nancy murdered. Baddies die.
Posted by Stetson (# 9597) on
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Brave New World
Henry Ford somehow gets linked to sex and drug orgies.
Posted by Dafyd (# 5549) on
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Crime and Punishment
Russian student kills pawnbroker, meets prostitute, and turns himself in.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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Gone With the Wind
Confederacy apologetics undergirding tale of spoiled debutante and three husbands.
Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on
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The Name of the Rose
Two monks explore mediaeval library; more than books are illuminated.
Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on
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Gormenghast
Never ending mystery. Became a metaphor for *never ending mystery*
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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A Confederacy of Dunces
The unemployed, badly dressed bum actually is a philosopher.
[ 27. October 2011, 18:45: Message edited by: AristonAstuanax ]
Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Marvin the Martian:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Moving exploration of personal development related through insectoid lifecycle parable.
That's longer than the book!
Posted by Belisarius (# 32) on
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Citizen Kane
Hearst's alleged nickname for his mistress's unmentionables becomes a sled.
Posted by Think² (# 1984) on
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The Joy of Sex
Comfort's tale of mustachioed lothario Charles Raymond's amazingly athletic genitals.
Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on
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Artemis Fowl
Brain-box lad gets friendly with Elves. Butler = Butler.
Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on
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The Wizard of Oz
Wicked witches. Phony wizards. 19th century psychedelic dream. Published 1905.
Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on
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Grapes of Wrath
Derelict Okie family finds California disappointing in every way. Bummer.
Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on
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Catch-22
Read this book? You're mad. Mad? You've read this book.
Posted by art dunce (# 9258) on
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The Brothers Karamazov
Three brothers (maybe four) hate their father. One commits patricide.
Posted by Banner Lady (# 10505) on
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Anne of Green Gables & sequels
Orphan finds home. Leaves home. Finds home. Leaves home. Etc.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
Husband rescues French aristos. Wife fails to notice. Zut alors.
Posted by Banner Lady (# 10505) on
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Little Women
Four girls grow up during the Civil War. Almost.
Posted by Banner Lady (# 10505) on
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Mary Poppins, the series
Weird transcendental nanny administers drugs to children. Psychotropic adventures ensue.
Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on
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Baby and Child Care
This Spock thought he knew it all. He was wrong.
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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The Code of Canon Law
In these 1,752 things consists a small part of the law.
Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Belisarius:
Citizen Kane
{spoiler removed}
Goddamn, it, Bel!
Liaisons Dangereuses
French girls are easy.
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Jahlove:
Catch-22
Read this book? You're mad. Mad? You've read this book.
![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif)
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Love Story
Love(Story) means "You really owe us an apology, Segal".
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
Love Story
Love(Story) means "You really owe us an apology, Segal".
Sorry.
Augustine's Confessions
Doesn't God know all this already? Rather pointless.
Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on
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[AA, you are all kinds of awesome.]
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Far From the Madding Crowd
Rural beauty mucks people about but eventually marries solid shepherd.
Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on
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Casablanca
A guy and a girl meet in a bar. Great theme song.
Posted by Bob Two-Owls (# 9680) on
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The Joy of Sex
Phwooar, euurr, hmmm, eek!, oh...looks more boring than fun.
Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on
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The Karma Sutra
Half are physically impossible, the rest are crippling. Fun though.
Posted by Belisarius (# 32) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Kelly Alves:
Liaisons Dangereuses
French girls are easy.
The Scarlet Letter
Puritan girls are easy.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Dombey and Son
Haughty businessman loses son. Second wife elopes. Wet daughter forgives.
Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Belisarius:
quote:
Originally posted by Kelly Alves:
Liaisons Dangereuses
French girls are easy.
The Scarlet Letter
Puritan girls are easy.
Don Juan
All girls are easy.
Posted by Silver Faux (# 8783) on
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The King's Speech
Inspirational tale of stammering upperclass twit transformed by persistant therapist.
[ 28. October 2011, 14:05: Message edited by: Silver Faux ]
Posted by Chelley (# 11322) on
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Harry Potter and the...
Wizard boy rubs scar, does hero stuff, gets bad guy.
Posted by Chelley (# 11322) on
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Lord of the flies
Revolting tale of little savages doing grim stuff to rest.
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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A film
Space girls are easy
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Three Men in a Boat:
Three bachelors up the Thames have trouble with pineapple can.
Posted by Bob Two-Owls (# 9680) on
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Last Tango in Paris
Old bloke butters up young woman, rejected with a bullet.
Posted by BessHiggs (# 15176) on
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Pillars of the Earth
It takes a very long time to build a cathedral
Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on
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The Maltese Falcon
Detective gets the bird but doesn't play the sap.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Hamlet
Haunted prince kills murderer - and a lot of other people.
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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Being and Nothingness
Not much ado about nothing.
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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Much Ado About Nothing
Lots of witty flirting. Dull subplot involving main characters.
Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on
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Romeo & Juliet
Boy meets girl. Clan rivalry. They die.
Posted by BessHiggs (# 15176) on
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Rats Pete...you beat me to it
Oedipus
Man kills dad, boinks mom, blinds self and goes mad.
Posted by Belisarius (# 32) on
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Emma
Being stuck in a boring village can overstimulate your imagination.
Posted by Dafyd (# 5549) on
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Don Quixote
Knight thinks windmills are giants. Peasant thinks proverbs are clever.
Posted by Dafyd (# 5549) on
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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy
Tristram describes Uncle Toby. I have only two words left.
Posted by Louise (# 30) on
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The Scottish Play
Supreme authority derived from weird bints in farcical moorland ceremony
Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on
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The Dubliners
Tales with no beginning, no end and damn little middle.
Posted by Silver Faux (# 8783) on
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The Godfather
Family values for accepting relatives, choosing friends, solving unpleasant situations.
Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on
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Lady Chatterley's Lover
Gamekeeper shags lady of the Manor. Tears before breakfast. Boring.
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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The Catcher in the Rye
Adolescent anxt and shallowness. Why is this profound?
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Daniel Deronda
Never marry for money. Become a Zionist instead. Or sing.
Posted by Rex Monday (# 2569) on
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The Book of Common Prayer
Whatever time, whatever date, Say the words. Fill the plate.
Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on
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Dead Until Dark
Vampires out of closet. Blonde chick digs one. Reads minds.
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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Burlesque et Obscenite Chez les Troubadours*
Rewards geekery in three different languages at once. Recommended.
*It's a book of dirty medieval Occitan poetry, often involving puns on Latin grammar. No, seriously.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Orlando
Renaissance boy becomes Enlightenment woman becomes Victorian author becomes mother.
Posted by Barnabas62 (# 9110) on
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Annabel
A hermaphrodite's life explored perceptively in a brilliant first novel.
Posted by Jane R (# 331) on
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The Tale of Mrs Tiggywinkle
Small girl finds out where clean (unstarched) hankies come from.
[ 29. October 2011, 11:08: Message edited by: Jane R ]
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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And while we're on Beatrix Potter...
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Truancy, trespass, damage to property, theft, gluttony. ASBO rabbit rampage.
Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on
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Windows for Dummies
Learn to use a bloated OS for just $29.99. Nah. ![[Biased]](wink.gif)
Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Like Googling. But lots of real big print books. Brilliant !
Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on
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Foundation
Psychohistorian Hari Seldon foretells everything (depending on sufficient critical mass).
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on
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Wisden's Cricketers Almanack
Names and stuff. Important match reports. See you next year.
Posted by Aravis (# 13824) on
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The Secret Garden:
Sulky orphan girl gets hunchbacked boy to walk in garden.
Posted by Dafyd (# 5549) on
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The Secret Agent
Recruiting one's brother-in-law for a terrorist bomb plot is unwise.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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The Pickwick Papers
Spirited old buffer has adventures, goes to prison, gets out.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Peter Pan
Boys never become men; girls are female stereotypes.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Howard's End
Middle-class bint gets up duff by rough. Sister gets farm.
Posted by Banner Lady (# 10505) on
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
is about the decline and fall of the Roman empire.
![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
I'm on a boat!
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask)
America discovered sex in 1969- but only heterosexual sex.
[ 31. October 2011, 08:59: Message edited by: Lyda*Rose ]
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ten people go into wood, encounter more than teddy bears.
Posted by Belisarius (# 32) on
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Song of Solomon
A list of bizarre erotic similes represents The Church somehow.
Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on
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The Twilight Saga
Crap. Seriously, do yourself a favour and read Dracula instead.
Posted by Belisarius (# 32) on
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Dracula (Review #2)
Women, remain submissive waifs or you'll become murderous undead hussies.
[courtesy Kate Beaton]
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Belisarius:
or you'll become murderous undead hussies.
Really? Where can I sign up for this programme?
[ 31. October 2011, 17:37: Message edited by: Firenze ]
Posted by Stetson (# 9597) on
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Salo, or 120 Days Of Sodom
Snuff-porn carrying the profound message that Fascism was bad.
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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Ullyses
round liquidly speaking, what goes round comes
Finnegans Wake
wtf
ftw
tfw
oh f
f off.
[ 01. November 2011, 11:08: Message edited by: Zappa ]
Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on
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Galatians
Go & chop your willies off. Fuckas.
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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Revelation
You should have been with me on this trip man....
Posted by Chelley (# 11322) on
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Exodus
I'm hungry, are we nearly there yet, moan moan moan!
Posted by Lamb Chopped (# 5528) on
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1 Corinthians:
What your church is really like, if you only knew!
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Stranger in a Strange Land
Tale of positive sex and power becomes Manson's diabolic handbook.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Oliver Twist
Improbably genteel foundling related to all the other good characters.
Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on
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Old Moore's Almanac
Plant tomato seedlings widdershins. Black Bess for the 3.30 Aintree.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Guinness Book of World Records
Documented glamor in being or doing the strange.
Posted by Belisarius (# 32) on
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Revelation (Review #2)
Spoiler Alert: The Mark of the Beast is Nero Caesar.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Huck confirms his own unredeemed nature: he helps Jim escape.
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Huck confirms his own unredeemed nature: he helps Jim escape.
#2: Reprobate has moral epiphany. Goes to Hell anyway.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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The Phone Book
Large cast of characters, not much plot, invites audience participation.
Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on
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The Cat in the Hat
Kids left alone. Home invasion. Struggle between Good and Bad.
Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on
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Terry
Bad-boy biker takes one spill too many. Girlfriend laments lyrically.
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Up the Down Staircase: A Sale of Two Titties and SIlly Ass Marner
Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on
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Titus Andronicus
Rape, murder and mayhem in Ancient Rome. Nearly everyone dies.
Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Sir Kevin:
Up the Down Staircase: A Sale of Two Titties and SIlly Ass Marner
How is that a review?
Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on
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That actually is a line from the book-- two high school girls griping about thier reading list.
I laughed. It's kind of a in-joke, though.
Posted by Cottontail (# 12234) on
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How to Win Friends and Influence People
How to win friends and influence people.
Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on
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Mein Kampf
How to win friends and beat them into total submission.
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Big Russ: the late journalist summarizes his father's life and exploits.
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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quote:
Originally posted by PeteC:
quote:
Originally posted by Sir Kevin:
Up the Down Staircase: A Sale of Two Titties and SIlly Ass Marner
How is that a review?
A Sale of Two Titties and Silly Ass Marner comprise the most memorable lines in the book. Have you not read it nor seen the film? Unlikely.
Posted by Tortuf (# 3784) on
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The United States Budget
Pork, compounded by political interest.
Posted by Silver Faux (# 8783) on
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Gone With The wind
Self-absorbed, witless southern woman's husband no longer gives a damn.
Posted by MSHB (# 9228) on
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quote:
Originally posted by Banner Lady:
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
is about the decline and fall of the Roman empire.
or...
Rome wasn't bust in a day.
Posted by Chelley (# 11322) on
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The very hungry caterpillar
Munch, munch, munch, munch, munch, munch, munch, munch, pause.... butterfly!
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Green Eggs and Ham
Sam's critical review of a chromatically diverse breakfast.
Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on
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Gone With The Wind (Review #3)
Scarlett gets Rhett, loses Rhett. Repeat. And again. And again.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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The Iliad.
Alpha male sulks, loses friend, takes vicious revenge, makes restitution
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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The Aeneid
Chap flees Troy, dallies in Carthage, founds Rome. History starts.
Posted by Geneviève (# 9098) on
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Gone with the Wind Review #4
Tough economic times(due to damnYankees) inspire creative couture.
Posted by mousethief (# 953) on
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The Stranger
Murderer sent up the river. Should have cried for ma.
Posted by Belisarius (# 32) on
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The Iliad (Review #2)
Vicious tribal boasting later mistaken for satire by naive critics.
[typo]
[ 08. November 2011, 17:28: Message edited by: Belisarius ]
Posted by Belisarius (# 32) on
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The Mahabharata
Longer than sixteen Iliads. Can't we all just get along?
[ 09. November 2011, 03:38: Message edited by: Belisarius ]
Posted by Chelley (# 11322) on
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The Bible
Summary given, someone disagrees, someone else disagrees, God rolls eyeballs
[ 09. November 2011, 15:45: Message edited by: Chelley ]
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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The Mabinogion
Bit like the Mahabharata but uses lots more letter 'w'.
Posted by Penny S (# 14768) on
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Monkey
Buddha sends for scripture. Monk, companions, magically defeat evil, enlightening.
Posted by Dafyd (# 5549) on
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Watership Down
Surprisingly, it turns out Bigwig is not the chief rabbit.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Clan of the Cave Bear
Ugly duckling among the Neanderthal is Stone Age Edison/Einstein.
Posted by St. Gwladys (# 14504) on
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Clan of the Cave Bear #2
Stone Age adventure, detailed sex - every last lick and wriggle
(Apologies to sister in law who described the book in the last 5 words)
Posted by Silver Faux (# 8783) on
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Lonesome Dove
Cowboys kill Indians kill cowboys kill Indians; hookers cash in.
Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on
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Portnoy's Complaint
Self gratification in ways only a teen boy would understand, in hundreds of pages.
Posted by Stetson (# 9597) on
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Continuing the Rothian theme...
Elegy
Breast cancer used as rationalization for dirty-old-man behaviour.
(That's from having only seen the film based on his novel The Dying Animal)
[ 10. November 2011, 22:19: Message edited by: Stetson ]
Posted by Dal Segno (# 14673) on
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Strata
Mickey-take of Ringworld. Funnier than the original.
Posted by art dunce (# 9258) on
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The Metamorphosis
Lived life like an insect so became a giant bug.
Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on
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Bohemian Rhapsody
Someone has killed someone. Is on Death Row. Mama Mia!
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on
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Wise Blood
No false prophet is welcome in his new hometown.
Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on
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Justine
Blind dates with monks turn out a seriously bad idea.
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Tower Heist: Funny Murphy, calculating Broderick, plotting Stiller, beautiful Leoni, Alda's Ferrari!
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Harold and Maude
Ruth Gordon: a goth lad's wet dream.
Posted by Firenze (# 619) on
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Come into the garden Maud
I hang around all night while you party - some date.
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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Big Russ by the late Tim Russert:
Father's World War Two exploits, growing up in the fifties.
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on
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Through the Looking Glass
Alice wins at fantasy chess with questionable rules and moves.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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1 Timothy
Paul recommends booze for coping with Christians.
Posted by Dal Segno (# 14673) on
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Jonah
Prophet gets down in the mouth about wicked city's repentance.
Posted by Chelley (# 11322) on
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Ship of Fools
"One should always have something sensational to read on the train!"
Oh, ok then, all credit to Mr. O. Wilde! But still...
(And I know it's 11 words)
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on
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On Chesil Beach
They so beautifully almost. But don't. Fright and forlorn flight.
Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
The acceptable face of cannibalism!
Posted by Belisarius (# 32) on
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The Oresteia
Sure, I've heard of Mommy-Daddy issues, but this is ridiculous.
Posted by Stetson (# 9597) on
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Yeats' The Second Coming
Favorite quote-mine of lazy journalists trying to sound deep.
Posted by Birdseye (# 5280) on
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Five on a treasure Island
four children + one canine = holiday adventure with lashings of gingerbeer
Posted by Birdseye (# 5280) on
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Five go to Smugglers Top
four children + one canine = holiday adventure with lashings of gingerbeer
in fact...
Five go off in a caravan
four children + one canine = holiday adventure with lashings of gingerbeer
Five on a hike together
Five go to mystery moor
Five get into a fix
Five on Finniston Farm
Five Have a mystery to Solve
Ditto.
Although...
Five little pigs
Fastidious Belgian uncovers bitter history but fails to prosecute poisoner
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The Shack
God is whoever I want him to be. So there!
Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on
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Cinderella
Rags to riches tale involving transgenic mice, pumpkins and slippers
Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on
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When God was a Rabbit:
Rabbit arrives, rabbit talks, rabbit dies, other characters weird out.
Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on
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Little Miss Muffet
Al fresco dining produces sudden-onset anorexia in juvenile arachnophobe
Posted by Silver Faux (# 8783) on
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The Hinge of Fate by Winston Churchill
From unbroken disaster to amazing success allied with Joseph Stalin.
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