tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post4574418361126568381..comments2023-10-06T08:10:05.853-04:00Comments on Necromancy Never Pays: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of SausagesJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-78865772068290049622011-03-15T19:30:54.625-04:002011-03-15T19:30:54.625-04:00Jodie, it really did. I find myself using wording ...Jodie, it really did. I find myself using wording from that series and from Dr. Seuss books sometimes without realizing that's where that way of saying something came from.<br /><br />I've never been able to read Pratchett. I suspect I tried his stuff when I was already too old.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-64945484292547114862011-03-15T12:14:01.960-04:002011-03-15T12:14:01.960-04:00Did Hitchhiker's really help form how you view...Did Hitchhiker's really help form how you view the universe? How COOL!<br /><br />I read quite a bit of Holt when I was growing up but find him hit or 'omg I am drowning in boredom'. I used to feel he was more Pratchett than Adams like though for some reason.Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462660276240016464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-88148172992688306362011-03-15T07:37:30.220-04:002011-03-15T07:37:30.220-04:00Jenners, I'm glad I read it; it doesn't se...Jenners, I'm glad I read it; it doesn't seem pale, exactly, but more purposeful and therefore less funny.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-40025192894949413252011-03-14T21:19:05.900-04:002011-03-14T21:19:05.900-04:00I'm glad it wasn't a total disappointment!...I'm glad it wasn't a total disappointment! It has been so long since I read Adams that I've lost my sense of his writing. Like you said, it is a nice (if not a bit pale) substitute for the real thing.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-71392561569434240692011-03-14T15:39:27.276-04:002011-03-14T15:39:27.276-04:00Karen(librarian), Holt is also compared to Christo...Karen(librarian), Holt is also compared to Christopher Moore--my favorites by him are Lamb and Fluke.<br /><br />Harriet, we like the BBC Hitchhiker's and we also have another recording. It's great out loud.<br /><br />Elizabeth, I hadn't thought of "too clever for itself" as kind of a sub-genre, but it might well be. The Gone-Away World isn't funny like Adams, but it does have that sense of the absurd.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-30427561471924317332011-03-14T15:11:10.794-04:002011-03-14T15:11:10.794-04:00It's almost as though you have to not particul...It's almost as though you have to not particularly like sci fi to like Adams. I liked all the Hitchhikers stuff OK but it wasn't life changing to me or anything. And I do love sci fi. But I get annoyed when books are too clever for themselves. <br /><br />And yet I loved The Gone Away War which also had some too clever for itself moments. <br /><br />Then again I read most of Piers Anthony Xanth books in my 20s and I'm well and truly over that genre forever.edj3https://www.blogger.com/profile/11137939126171451654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-33453652870841951192011-03-14T10:45:45.920-04:002011-03-14T10:45:45.920-04:00Freshhell, I am not a sci fi fan, but I loved the ...Freshhell, I am not a sci fi fan, but I loved the Adams series and read them over and over again as a kid. They are funny as hell. Also, if you can get a hold of the original radio broadcasts of Hitchhikers, they are magnificent and would probably entertain your kids in the car.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05180730302829554796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-51332696472484919732011-03-14T10:17:28.519-04:002011-03-14T10:17:28.519-04:00I've always loved Hitchhiker's Guide -- I&...I've always loved Hitchhiker's Guide -- I'm not a huge SciFi fan but this sounds fun. And I just bought the new Jasper Fforde which sounds equally wacky. Might be just the thing for spring break.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-31849333812738982272011-03-14T09:06:49.976-04:002011-03-14T09:06:49.976-04:00FreshHell, it is my favorite. The Hitchhiker's...FreshHell, it is my favorite. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy helped form my view of the universe!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-25016475299710234992011-03-14T08:59:21.192-04:002011-03-14T08:59:21.192-04:00Guess I need to read that Adams book you sent me, ...Guess I need to read that Adams book you sent me, huh?FreshHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051170717740487431noreply@blogger.com