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Originally Posted by Katsunami
There are some other parts that are funny, obviously, but to be honest, I think a large part of the trilogy of five books is just a lot of incoherent nonsense, throwing around weird names, meant to be funny and not succeeding at it very well.
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I think that describes most British comedy pretty darn well. I say this as an
American who loves HHGTTG and a lot of Python as well.
Hitchhiker's just had so many items that just worked for me.
Though I wonder if my enjoyment of HHGTTG was colored by my first having seen the old BBC TV miniseries. That version, and those performances, set the tone for me while reading the book.
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Oh, yeah... where was I? Ah, yes. The topic of this thread. Or was it the thread going to grow out of this topic? I don't know. Anyway, what books have you read recently that you felt should have been better (or, worse), after all you've heard about it?
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What did I think would be better for what I'd heard?
Dune, LotR, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. In fact, except for Starship Troopers, everything I've read by Heinlein. And Asimov, for that matter, at least the fiction.