Mostly Harmless
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I liked it. I got a big kick out of Arthur Dent as the Sandwich Maker and everyone on that planet thinking he's a genius for inventing it. I wouldn't say it's the best in the series, but Adams tends to ramble and flow from one seemingly unrelated idea to the next. Mostly Harmless just kept it going.
A lot of fans hated it or didn't bother reading it which is a shame because they missed the bit where Adams conceptualized the iphone 15 years before it was actually invented.
I read it, and enjoyed it; however, like Jamie mentioned, it is not the best in the series. I don't understand why Adams fans wouldn't read it though. It is more Adams zaniness that we all love.
It was decent. I'm having the strong urge to revisit the whole series one of these days and then read Coiffer's book and see if it does the series any justice
Jamie wrote: "I liked it. I got a big kick out of Arthur Dent as the Sandwich Maker and everyone on that planet thinking he's a genius for inventing it. I wouldn't say it's the best in the series, but Adams ..."
I really liked the sandwich maker aspechoof the story. To find your place in the cosmos with such a honored craft. Brilliant.
Coiffer's book does no justice. It is a POS. He rehashes the sole appearance of Thor as the only person who 'might' be able to kill Wowbagger the infinitely prolonged. There was also some crap added about some commune or living community on a planet...Avoid it if at all possible.
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Yes, and I most certainly enjoyed it. I've read "Dirk Gentley's Holistic Detective Agency" as well. That book was splendid! I've yet to read the sequel. Once I read that there will be nothing left of his for me to read. :(
No. There can only be four books in a trilogy.
Fish, fish, fish. It's always "fish" with you people.
I read it because it was supposed to be the same continuation of story but I was surprised to find that almost everything was different. All of my favorite characters weren't there. So, I guess it was just okay kind of book to finish the series.
Jamie wrote: "I liked it. I got a big kick out of Arthur Dent as the Sandwich Maker and everyone on that planet thinking he's a genius for inventing it. I wouldn't say it's the best in the series, but Adams ..."
I loved Colin too, he was awesome!
The book has a definitely melancholy bent, and the ending made me quite sad; it almost felt like a child knocking over his building blocks in frustration. However there was still enough of Adams' dry wit in this book to make it well worth reading for me
I remember really enjoying it until the end, which really really disappointed me. To the point where I've only read it the once (whereas I have read and enjoyed the preceding books many many times over).
That is weird. It might be the big publication gap. Don't know.
I hadn't read it until this year despite being a big fan of the series for a long time. I can see why it's ignored but it's still a worthy read.
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