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It doesn't touch everyone. When I was 11 years old (in 1984) they were a revelation to me. Like someone finally wrote something just for me. My son is a voracio
by jdblair 10y ago
It doesn't touch everyone. When I was 11 years old (in 1984) they were a revelation to me. Like someone finally wrote something just for me. My son is a voracious reader, and I encouraged him to read them, but he just said "this is weird" and put it down after 5 pages.
Thinking back on it, I was introduced to the radio show first (I had a 2nd generation bootleg, on cassette). Maybe that made me ready for the characters?
- avian 10y agoI remember attempting to read the Guide sometime in highschool and found it nonsensical and not fun at all. When I picked it up again several years later I enjoyed it immensely and read the entire series. I guess you need have a job and first-hand experience with neighborhood plans publicly displayed behind figurative "Beware of the leopard" signs to appreciate the humor.
- jrgifford 10y agoThe audiobook read by Stephen Fry is fantastic. Reading it is so-so. Audio definitely brings the characters alive.
- overcast 10y agoFunny you say that, that's what I started with. Stephen Fry is the only thing that kept me going through this far.
- dmalvarado 10y agoI can second that the audio book is very entertaining. Lively character voices.
- stsp 10y agoThere's also an audio version of the book read by Adams himself, called "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (read by Douglas Adams)" Try to track it down. I found it very enjoyable to listen to.