stermy4u@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhat's one book everyone should read at least once in their lifetime?message-squaremessage-square207linkfedilinkarrow-up1226arrow-down13
arrow-up1223arrow-down1message-squareWhat's one book everyone should read at least once in their lifetime?stermy4u@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square207linkfedilink
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoThe Guide from Mostly Harmless agrees with you.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoSee? Its even more internally consistent than the Bible.
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoI only wish we had gotten The Salmon of Doubt. While the Guide is important, I actually think Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency and Long Dark Teatime of the Soul might both be more important. I’m actually often saddened they didn’t get as much love as Hitchhiker’s Guide.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoTo me it’s a bit like the Bible. You’ve got the big few books and then so many supporting documents explaining the mindset behind the revelation.
The Guide from Mostly Harmless agrees with you.
See? Its even more internally consistent than the Bible.
I only wish we had gotten The Salmon of Doubt.
While the Guide is important, I actually think Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency and Long Dark Teatime of the Soul might both be more important. I’m actually often saddened they didn’t get as much love as Hitchhiker’s Guide.
To me it’s a bit like the Bible. You’ve got the big few books and then so many supporting documents explaining the mindset behind the revelation.