The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time in Douglas Adams (incorporating The Hitchhiker's Guide)

Nov 27, 2012 Sarah u rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: dont-forget-your-towel, sci-fi-fantasy, pretty-covers

"Where do you get the ideas for your books?
- I tell myself I cannot have another cup of coffee till I've thought of an idea."

This book is such a beautiful tribute to the late Douglas Adams. The pieces in it are laugh out loud funny, deeply meaningful, and often poignant. Surely I am not the only person that cried reading "Sunset at Blandings"; the feelings that Douglas felt at losing one of his favourite authors are so reminiscent of what his fans must feel.

This book is absolutely wonderful. Do ...more

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Sep 04, 2013 Jason Stenger rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This book was a great read. Douglas Adams was a magnificent wit, an incredible writer and above all a great storyteller. The collected letters, ramblings, bits and pieces that make up the bulk of this book were truly amazing. I read all his books while he was alive and I knew I loved his books, but I am so dissappointed that I missed out on everything else that was Douglas Adams. He was truly a lifetime ahead of much of the rest the universe. Reading the title section was extremely bittersweet. ...more

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Jun 07, 2013 Kythe42 rated it liked it

Shelves: fiction, own, all-books-read, humor, comedy, satire, science-fiction, douglas-adams, dirk-gently, hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy

There were some parts of the Salmon of Doubt that I found interesting, funny, and enjoyable, but on the whole I found the book rather tedious to get through. I'd still recommend it though to any Douglas Adams fans. ...more

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