[JenB]

I was hoping they'd find something of the sort. IMO, Mostly Harmless was mostly boring. Still, I do love Douglas' works, and I know I can't be the only one!

[freedomcrusader]

I never even knew about 'Mostly Harmless', but I read all the earlier ones. Hadn't heard he died either. Still, when I was in 8th/9th/10th grade, his stuff was legend.

[sheltonmac]

Don't forget Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and The Long, Dark Teatime of the Soul.

[jbstrick]

He has forever left his mark on history. Not to mention the AltaVista Babelfish translator

[Loyalist]

42.

But seriously folks, I found Mostly Harmless to be his weakest work as well. I think So Long, And Thanks for All the Fish ended the four-part trilogy effectively with God's Final Message to His Creation.

Not to criticize the man for his works, or to condemn a work before it's published, but sometimes a writer has to know when to let a series end.

[motexva]

I just read a Discworld novel by Terry Prachett this weekend, and it was superior in every way to HHGG.

[Illbay]

[VANITY] Discussion of Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" Novels

[Grut]

What more can he do? Kill off Elvis?

[okie_tech]

Hadn't heard that he died, bummer, Marvin is the clearest thinker I've ever heard of. My favorite saying of his still comes to mind whenever I'm forced to talk to stupid people.

The group is around a dinner table talking to the mice who want Dent's brain.

Paraphrased

"You can read my mind?"

Marvin "yes"

"AND?!?!"

Marvin "and I'm amazed you can live in anything so small"

[DonQ]

This is nice, but my own opinion is that after the first two volumes, the series bogged down (especially So Long and Thanks for All the Fish, which seemed to depend on a knowldge of cricket to get the jokes).

[JAWs]

YES! THERE WILL BE A SIXTH BOOK IN THE HITTCHIKER'S TRILOGY!

Wait a sec...

[white rose]

I'm not surprised to hear he was having trouble finishing his last novel. I adored his earlier books, but IMHO, after his classic first work, his writings got steadily weaker, and with "So Long and Thanks..." I lost interest in his books. I got the feeling that he had lost his inspiration by that point, but felt obligated to keep churning the books out anyway. Pity, because Adams at his best was better than anyone since P.G. Wodehouse.

[mlo]

I didn't know he died!

[Alabama_Wild_Man]

Zaphod Bump

[jrherreid]

As a proud owner of the original radio series on CD, I'd have to say "Can I push the button?"

Don't forget your towel, folks!