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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I wasn't commenting on how good or not a classic is. But sometimes it's just a hassle that month in the nominating phase. If I nominate, I'll try to nominate something I think will be an easy enough read if it's an older book or if not, I'll try to find something that's a bit more modern. Some think a classic has to be old to be a classic. I think that's not so. For example, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a classic and it's not that old.
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Ah ok. Sorry for the misunderstanding. HHGTTG is fun no matter the media. I have the 1980's TV episodes on DVD. A bit low tech compared to today but they made do with what they had. As I recall the book got it's start one night in a field in Insbrook Germany. Mr Adams had been drinking and thinking about a book "The Hitchhikers Guide to Europe" and had the thought of such a book for the Galaxy. The rest is history. I wonder if Ford Prefect added that to the book.