[LostJohnny]

Hi,

OK, so what's sauce for the goose is another man's gander, so what inspires
some people will leave others flat. A friend once lent me the DVD of "The
Passion of the Christ" describing it as "life changing". I just thought
"Crikey, I've never seen so much violence in one film" and I was glad when
it finished. I was unchanged.

So, I just thought I'd point out that I realise I'm expecting the impossible
if I expect someone to recommend a book that will definitely help me change.

I need to change. I'm supposed to be self-employed. However, I spend most of my time day-dreaming, watching porn and generally procrastinating.

I was moved by Macbeth when I saw a production of it. I swear after seeing
that play I will never kill a king for my own promotion.

I saw a TV dramatisation of "A Christmas Carol" at Christmas. I was moved by that as well. I enjoyed Christmas when I'm normally "Bah, humbug".

I've read a few self-improvement books. At first they had an effect -
temporarily. Occasionally, when desperate, I surf the net for
self-improvement sites. I only find the websites of American con artists.

So I'll give literature a go and I ask the question - can anyone recommend a
novel that will inspire me to stop wasting my life and get on and work and
make the best of myself?

TIA

Lost Johnny