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The premise: What books, movies, and music would someone have to familiarize themselves with to "get" you? What combination of entertainment will give them insight into your head/heart?



Books:
Animal Dreams - Barbara Kingsolver
Chapter 2 - Neil Simon
Girl's Guide to Fishing and Hunting - Melissa Bank
Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding
A Suitable Boy - Vickram Seth
Harry Potter series - J.K. Rowling
Les Miserables - Victor Hugo
Web Design in a Nutshell - Jennifer Niederst
Calvin and Hobbes - Bill Watterson
Lace - Shirley Conran
Seven Days to a Brand New Me - Ellen Conford
The Prince - Nicolo Machiavelli
Microserfs - Douglas Copeland
The Bet - Anton Chekov
Cinematherapy - Nancy Pesek and Beverly West
Small Gods - Terry Pratchett
Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis
Sandman - Neil Gaiman
Strangers in Paradise - Terry Moore
Scrabble with God - John Ford

Movies:
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Amelie
Double Happiness
Dangerous Beauty
Shakespeare in Love
Mulan
Much Ado About Nothing
Bend it like Beckham
When Harry Met Sally
Love Actually
Sliding Doors
Aladdin
The Princess Bride
The Truth About Cats and Dogs
Pride and Prejudice
Sense and Sensibility
Monsters, Inc.
Strictly Ballroom
Howard's End
A Room with a View
Gosford Park
Muriel's Wedding
Garden State
Peter's Friends
Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Seasons 1-3
The Philadelphia Story
Moulin Rouge
Shirley Valentine


Music:
Aspects of Love Soundtrack
Miss Saigon Soundtrack
Past the Point of No Return and Wandering Child - Phantom of the Opera Soundtrack
Creep - Radiohead
Crucify - Tori Amos
No Angel - Dido
Once More With Feeling - Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Fallen - Evanescence
Rent Soundtrack
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Learning to Fly - Pink Floyd
Misguided Angel - Cowboy Junkies
Save Me - Aimee Mann
The Couch - Alanis Morissette
Lonely, Sinking Feeling - Cowboy Junkies
Angel Mine - Cowboy Junkies
Virgin State of Mind - K's Choice
Razor Blades and Bandaids - Econoline Crush
What I Am - Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians
Pretender Got My Heart - Bridget Jones Soundtrack
You Look so Fine - Garbage
Volare - Gypsy Kings
Drive - Incubus
Jekyll & Hyde Soundtrack
No Such Thing - John Mayer
Naked Eye- Luscious Jackson
Leave - Matchbox 20
Tango De Roxanne- Moulin Rouge Soundtrack
Family Portrait - Pink
Slow Hand - Pointer Sisters
Losing My Religion - REM
Possession - Sarah Mclachlan
Ice - Sarah Mclaclan
The Logical Song - Supertramp
Dreaming - Loudon Wainright III
Dear God - XTC

And about 20 million 80s pop songs I don't care to list.

Thanks to rimrunner for another interesting meme.