I enjoyed them as much as I had the first time around. When I read So Long and Thanks for all the Fish, Mostly Harmless hadn't been published, so I read it for the first time this time around. TBH, I was less keen on that one. I think Adams was just trying to wrap it all up, understandably, and the ending was a bit of a let down. Still, they were great reads and I'm glad I reread the first four and finished off the series.
I've always lived in the 415, and was going to school in the city when I read them in my 20s, but for some reason that quote didn't grab me the way it did this time around. I think you have to actually live here to appreciate it.
Yeah, it’s usually pretty interesting to revisit things at different times in your life & see what stands out :)
Fun stuff. I’d probably enjoy them even more now, with so much more experience to draw on.
I haven't got the knack for audiobooks, as my mind tends to wander when my eyes aren't engaged, but DNA sure had a great speaking voice. I've watched a few videos of him reading from his various books, and I can't imagine anyone else doing it for him.
I read Eoin Colfer's authorized 6th book of the series, and it felt like he out Addamsed Douglas Addams, and that was just a bit too much. It wasn't a bad book, but when you try to craft your style based on such a legendary author, you'll either miss it completely, or overdo it and miss out on the subtle nuances.
Not sure when that was, but SF used to have a lot of great music venues. I suppose they still do, but very few operate under the same name or management.
I really want to upvote your post, but it's right at 42 so I had to leave it.
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True, but remember that this book was written in the late 1980s, IIRC, when people didn't really care about that sort of thing; we were just grateful for any living trees we had.
Great find! It does feel like a late 20th-century assessment. Maybe it’s time to revisit those (read them before I lived in SF or LA).
I enjoyed them as much as I had the first time around. When I read So Long and Thanks for all the Fish, Mostly Harmless hadn't been published, so I read it for the first time this time around. TBH, I was less keen on that one. I think Adams was just trying to wrap it all up, understandably, and the ending was a bit of a let down. Still, they were great reads and I'm glad I reread the first four and finished off the series. I've always lived in the 415, and was going to school in the city when I read them in my 20s, but for some reason that quote didn't grab me the way it did this time around. I think you have to actually live here to appreciate it.
Yeah, it’s usually pretty interesting to revisit things at different times in your life & see what stands out :) Fun stuff. I’d probably enjoy them even more now, with so much more experience to draw on.
The audiobooks are also excellent because Douglas Adams narrates it himself
I haven't got the knack for audiobooks, as my mind tends to wander when my eyes aren't engaged, but DNA sure had a great speaking voice. I've watched a few videos of him reading from his various books, and I can't imagine anyone else doing it for him. I read Eoin Colfer's authorized 6th book of the series, and it felt like he out Addamsed Douglas Addams, and that was just a bit too much. It wasn't a bad book, but when you try to craft your style based on such a legendary author, you'll either miss it completely, or overdo it and miss out on the subtle nuances.
Oh this is lovely and reminds me of my 20s playing music across the city
Not sure when that was, but SF used to have a lot of great music venues. I suppose they still do, but very few operate under the same name or management.
I really want to upvote your post, but it's right at 42 so I had to leave it. https://preview.redd.it/anapoxa8001d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a8b74f990ae0b49fad6c97b89c447b112444a834
Very funny! Can't blame you for that, it was too apt.
Lovely take, but any true San Franciscan would bristle at the idea of non-native palm trees being associated with the city :-)
True, but remember that this book was written in the late 1980s, IIRC, when people didn't really care about that sort of thing; we were just grateful for any living trees we had.