@SpiderMatt: I agree.
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Originally Posted by HarryT
Mr. Colfer is, IMHO, a very good writer. I'm going to wait and see what the new book is like before passing judgment. Some here appear to have already "pre-judged" the issue  . |
Yes, some have.
Why? Because Douglas Adams was one of a kind. I honestly dont think that *anybody* could write a real sequel to a Doug Adams book. Not because every other author is "worse" or "not as talented" or whatever - but because no other author is Douglas Adams.
As I wrote - I like Mr. Colfers books. But the Hitchhiker is not his genre and certainly not his style - and, as I said, he is not Mr. Adams. Perhaps he could write a nice sixth hitchhiker - but it wont be a "Adams Hitchhiker".
Nobody could write a new LOTR, nobody could write a new hitchhiker.
I will read the book (prejudiced as I may be) - and if I am wrong I will gladly apologize to Mr Colfer. But I really dont guess so.