Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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I just finished reading the 4 Hitchiker books and I must say, they are quite possibly the funniest (if silly) books I have ever read. They made me giggle like a fool every morning on the bus.
The movie, which I saw first, prevented me from reading them for the longest time, but I am sure glad I got around to it. Excellent stuff!
Any fans?
Any suggestions for other, similar (nutty British), novels?
I just finished reading the 4 Hitchiker books and I must say, they are quite possibly the funniest (if silly) books I have ever read. They made me giggle like a fool every morning on the bus.
The movie, which I saw first, prevented me from reading them for the longest time, but I am sure glad I got around to it. Excellent stuff!
Any fans?
Any suggestions for other, similar (nutty British), novels?
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My wife & I read them all. We even bought the fancy leather-bound edition with the complete 5 part trilogy.
Douglas Adams was (still is) one of my favorite writers.
He has a few other books. "The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul" is the only one I can think of at the moment, but Hitchhiker's is by far the most entertaining & memorable.
As far as the movie goes, it was okay, but a lot of the humor doesn't translate well to the screen.
IMHO, the books are way better......
I'll have to have a look at Terry Pratchett's stuff too......
Douglas Adams was (still is) one of my favorite writers.
He has a few other books. "The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul" is the only one I can think of at the moment, but Hitchhiker's is by far the most entertaining & memorable.
As far as the movie goes, it was okay, but a lot of the humor doesn't translate well to the screen.
IMHO, the books are way better......
I'll have to have a look at Terry Pratchett's stuff too......
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If you're interested in Terry Pratchett, here's where you start:
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I resisted Hitchhiker's for a long time too, because I'm not really a sci-fi fan. But one day I was bored at my best friend's house and started reading one of them and was instantly hooked.
Long Dark Teatime of the Soul is the sequel to Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. They're not as funny as Hitchhiker's, but are pretty good.
Long Dark Teatime of the Soul is the sequel to Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. They're not as funny as Hitchhiker's, but are pretty good.
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You might want to check out Venus on the half shell. It's not British, but it's plenty nutty. It's Phillip Jose Farmer doing his spoof of Kurt Vonnegut writing a book by one of his recurring characters, Kilgore Trout.
Some of Vonnegut's SF novels are pretty entertaining. Not nutty, but absurd.
Some of Vonnegut's SF novels are pretty entertaining. Not nutty, but absurd.
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Re: Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy
I thoroughly recommend any of the "sprout" books by Robert Rankin!OnTheMoor wrote: Any suggestions for other, similar (nutty British), novels?
Immensely funny and addictive as are all his characters, it is very in the vein of "hitchhikers" and anybody who has read any of Rankins books has become an instant fan and gone on to read them all!!
http://www.rumil.de/rankin/
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