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I recently learned that the film opening at Caanes is 'Blindness'. It was produced by a Canadian and Julianne Moore is starring. I remember reading that book a number of years ago and it was one of those stories that still stays with me. I believe the book won the Nobel prize in 95. The story takes place in an unnamed Latin country. The people are suddenly struck down with total blindness until almost everyone is blind. I won't tell you the rest.
Another book that stays with me is Cormack McCarthy's 'The Road.' What stories have stayed with you?






I was just scrolling through the board when I saw your post and I just had to comment on "THE ROAD" by Cormack McCarthy...who happens to be my FAVORITE WRITER. He absolutely blew me away with this book. I read it three times before I returned it to the library, and later purchased my own copy. Did you know he won the NOBEL PRIZE for it? I listened to the recorded version on CD...beautifully done! I can't recall the guys name who read it but he was perfect. I was soooo moved by the beauty of his writing [especially about such a desolate subject] that I went around telling anyone who would listen that they should READ THIS BOOK.
Also read "NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN", "CITIES OF THE PLAIN", "ALL THE PRETTY HORSES" and"BLOOD MERIDIAN" and recommend them all.
My favorite book of all time is a children's book. "The Phantom Tollbooth." I just love the cleverness of it all and think it's an ingenius way to get kids to think about words and numbers in a different light.
The other book that really affected me was "Night" by Elie Weisel.
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One childrens (?) book thst came ot mind is Sounder. I remember reading it aloud to my daughter she was about 9. Another that came to mind was Black Beauty Hard to believe it was written in 1907. (I'm sorry, I just got in the tearjerker mode with the song topic)
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" has always been with me. each time my kids have read it, i reread it also. i love that book.
and stephen king's "The Stand" was another book that really stuck with me. i cried reading it. how weird.
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I have a long list of "golden oldies" that have stayed with me since I first read them decades ago, books like To Kill a Mockingbird, East of Eden, The Good Earth, and Of Human Bondage. More recent books like The Joy Luck Club and The Kite Runner have impressed me with their moving stories and glimpses into other cultures. I'd also include the Harry Potter series in books that have stayed with me. Aside from the sheer fun they are to read, I appreciate these stories for their treatment of universal themes like friendship and sacrificial love.
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"To Kill A Mockingbird" is a story that I will never forget. There are so many lessons to be learned from Harper Lee's story.
As for a more recent novel, "A Thousand Splendid Suns" still runs around my head, though I just read it about a year ago. I believe this story of the struggle and strength of Afgan women will remain with me for a very long time.
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