After reading it in my early teens, I didn’t know anyone who might enjoy it. So I took the book and wrote a note that said “This book is not just a book you find, it also finds you.” and I put it in someones mailbox. I sometimes wonder if that person whoever it was liked it or even read it.
I’ve read the series (well only the Douglas authored books). I have a copy of The Complete Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy which I have not read. Does it make a difference?
Much like the TV minseries, book, movie, radio play and audiobooks - all incarnations of The Guide are accurate and complete, especially the parts that contradict… It just depends on which multiverse you have existen been fromme. (Universal relativism weirds language.)
While the Guide is important, I actually think Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency and Long Dark Teatime of the Soul might both be more important. I’m actually often saddened they didn’t get as much love as Hitchhiker’s Guide.
The exclamation mark is part of the title. I would say the hard stop goes at the end of the sentence otherwise the exclamation mark could be construed as part of the sentence and not part of the title.
You can think of an exclamation mark like a period that’s had a line drawn above it; it takes the place of a period, rather than having both side by side.
The Complete Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
All of Discworld.
That’d be a pretty big book…
It’s sooooooo worth it
Now I want it in a single volume (electronic)
I’m working on that currently. I think I’m on book 6, so only about 40 more to go lol
It goes by too fast
What order are u reading them in? I just started with color of magic and am on light fantastic now!
I don’t know exactly how much of my warped view on reality is directly attributable to reading the Guide at a young age. I hope most of it.
Me too.
Likewise. I think it made us better people
After reading it in my early teens, I didn’t know anyone who might enjoy it. So I took the book and wrote a note that said “This book is not just a book you find, it also finds you.” and I put it in someones mailbox. I sometimes wonder if that person whoever it was liked it or even read it.
As a math teacher, I really wish the kids would realize that 42 is the number to beat all numbers
I’ve read the series (well only the Douglas authored books). I have a copy of The Complete Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy which I have not read. Does it make a difference?
Much like the TV minseries, book, movie, radio play and audiobooks - all incarnations of The Guide are accurate and complete, especially the parts that contradict… It just depends on which multiverse you have existen been fromme. (Universal relativism weirds language.)
At least that’s what I believe.
The Guide from Mostly Harmless agrees with you.
See? Its even more internally consistent than the Bible.
I only wish we had gotten The Salmon of Doubt.
While the Guide is important, I actually think Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency and Long Dark Teatime of the Soul might both be more important. I’m actually often saddened they didn’t get as much love as Hitchhiker’s Guide.
To me it’s a bit like the Bible. You’ve got the big few books and then so many supporting documents explaining the mindset behind the revelation.
The Douglas-authored books would be…all of the Hitchhikers’ Guide books. Which is what the Complete Hitchhiker’s Guide is.
I think it may not make a difference, no.
There is a sixth book that Jane Belson, Adam’s widow supported, called And Another Thing… written by Eoin Colfer.
I was trying to narrow it down to 1 discworld book. Ive got it down to Small Gods, Jingo or Thud!.
I also got confused whether a full stop goes after the ! Or not.
Small gods is for sure one of my favorites!
If there’s an exclamation mark (!) there’s generally no period (.).
Even in this case, where the ! is part of the title?
It was 50/50 and looks like i picked unwisely
The exclamation mark is part of the title. I would say the hard stop goes at the end of the sentence otherwise the exclamation mark could be construed as part of the sentence and not part of the title.
You can think of an exclamation mark like a period that’s had a line drawn above it; it takes the place of a period, rather than having both side by side.
You missed 0art of the assignment