Only if you are OPEN-MINDED :) So, this book does not offend you :)
Book: The Anunnaki Chronicles
Movie: Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain (2001)
Show: Inuyasha (2000-2004)
Again, if u open-minded style of human being then you are deserve to read the book, cause it contains sensitive contents about 'the origin of all the world's bible', originated from the Archaic Mesopotamian Cuneiform. This book was previously banned. The movie is simple, people are weird but, what weird you describe? Nothing's weird cause we're living in a weird world. The show is mainly about Love. Never neglects love from the one who really love you.
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Movie: 12 Angry Men (1957)
Book: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Thank you!
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I don't read a lot of books or watch a lot of shows, so anything I can recommend is either already popular or not the greatest thing ever.
Book(s): The Witcher saga, particularly the first collection of short stories. I read them after playing the games, and really quite enjoyed them. Characters are good, plot is mostly interesting, and they are an entertaining read.
Film: Arrival. I've seen a lot of films with aliens, but this one feels really different. There's no shooting or invasion, feels like a more intelligent take on first contact compared to the regular "they've come here to destroy us" trope that most alien films havee in common.
Show: Allo Allo. It's the only show I've seen in the past 10 years apart from The Office. It's an old British sticom with fairly crude humour and straightforward plots and characters, but enjoyable enough if you're into that sort of thing. It was a big thing when I was a kid so revisiting it every now and then is kind of nostalgic.
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Book: Re:Zero Light Novels, i simply love them
Movie: Get Smart (Agente 86), old comedy with Steve Carrel, GOLD
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Watchmen (the book) is, in fact, the best thing ever. (And it seems logical in this case to bend the "1 recommendation" rule to say that the film adaptation and HBO miniseries "sequel" are well worth watching after you read the book.)
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Since this thread appeared, I wanted to recommend a book that is both brilliant and very unlikely to have been read by you. Thing is, it's in spanish, and I have no clue as to the quality of the translation. I wanted to make sure it was as good as the original, because a bad translation can easily butcher anything beyond recognition (especially something as good and complex as this) but... I was very busy and couldn't do it.
But time is running out, so I rather go ahead and recommend it anyway. It's "Gracias por el Fuego", by Mario Benedetti. I want to tell you why I recommend it, but I don't want to spoil anything in the off chance that you actually read it. At the very least, I can tell you that it's a beautiful portrait of a place and a time you don't know (unless you were somehow living in Uruguay in the '60s?) and it's so masterfully written as to turn the mundane going-ons of the main character into a truly heartbreaking story.
That is, if the translation is anything like the original (which won't be easy, as there is poetry interspersed, and parts in english written like they were speak in spansih and... well, it's not an easy book to translate). And while the book isn't the most famous by the author (that'll be "La Tregua"), there is a movie adaptation of it. Don't watch it. It's terrible. Stick to the book.
If you read it, let me know what you think. I can promise you'll enjoy it, but I'm positive it'll be different.
P.S.: do watch the show that the previous recommendation mentions. Or better yet, play the game. Steins;Gate is basically the anime version of Back to the Future. It has a slow start, and the science in it is shit, but it's a pretty great story.
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World War Z (THE BOOK) by Max Brooks is such an amazing book.
It pains me soo much to see the source material raped and shat on and turned into a generic Zombie flick about Brad Pitt flying around the world doing... (what exactly?) and his wife taking helicopter rides from one aircraft carrier to another to get a massage.
😡🤑☠️💲💲💲
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book: "The Alchemist" Paulo Coelho
Movie: The Lake House 2006
Show: -
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Lol, how the heck did I miss this? I have lots of stuff I can recommend, and Slime Rancher 2 is an awesome game, been playing on Game Pass. :)
I guess I'll still recommend something, though it's been a while since I've read these, I remember thoroughly enjoying the Leven Thumps book series. And Toradora anime, Taiga best gril.
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No more copy pasta.
Hello and welcome to the madness!
The challenge is simple: Recommend 1 Book/Movie/Show that you enjoyed.
To clarify, you only need to make one recommendation in any category
The prize: Slime Rancher 2
Length and age do not matter. So long as you recommend something, I'm happy. You can go easy mode and pick something popular or go crazy and recommend something super obscure. So long as you genuinely enjoyed it, it is all good.
Just post a comment with your recommendation and you are good to go. Feel free to share your thoughts on why you made the recommendation, but it is not required.
FAQ:
Why you doing this?
I hate money. That and I'm not going to be here for the second half of the month and I didn't want to stop the count with an awkward pause.
I've only watched the first 5 minutes/read the first page and thought it was the best thing ever, can I pick it for the event?
I guess. Not sure why you would, but you do you.
Can I pick something that's not in English?
Of course. The world is a big place and I'm sure there are subtitles/translations. If not, share anyways.
Why only 1 recommendation?
My book backlog is almost as bad as my steam one and I'm no better with shows/films. I want to at least convincingly lie to myself that I'll be able to make a good effort with the recommendations made here.
Wait, if you're not here to give us the link, how can I join?
You can find the link here.
If we can just join, what is the point of making a recommendation?
Only a monster would do that. And you're not a monster right? Don't break my heart D:
This event "ends" on November 1st when the next HB Choice releases, though the giveaway itself will end the next day. If you manage to make a recommendation in between that time, feel free to post, but know that I can guarantee that you'll be able to join the giveaway in time.
Good luck, have fun and stay safe.
Thanks for reading, and know that I won't be checking my emails.
List of books: https://www.goodreads.com/
List of movies/shows: https://www.imdb.com/
Credit goes to me
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