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Originally Posted by tompe
The first ones are the least funny ones for me. You should probably start with one of the sub-series. I recommend the city guard books subset.
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Well, I like to read stories in order (generally in order of the story, not by definition of writing), and simply hate skipping parts...
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Originally Posted by Difflugia
I wonder if age at first reading is a factor? I read the Hitchhiker's books when I was about ten and thought they were hilarious. I still re-read and enjoy them occasionally, but it's possible that's more nostalgia than anything.
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I read the Guide for the first time at my inlaws... I must have been between 25 and 30 at the time (female, windows lover...)
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Originally Posted by jandrew
Obviously, some people are humorless and just don’t want to admit they don’t get it. They will claim they aren’t humorless because they laughed at other stuff, but they are mistaken and that other stuff just isn’t funny. It’s sad really.
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Now, that's funny!