On 31 Oct 2009 07:42:08 GMT, The Wordsmith <asimone...@gmail.com> wrote:
["And Another Thing"]
>Has anyone read it?
I've read it.
>Is it worth the paper it was printed on?
I paid twelve Great British Pounds for my hardback copy, and I don't feel in anyway aggrieved by that cost.
>I keep meaning to go out and buy it, but it would be nice to have some >opinions before I spend the money.
I liked it. I didn't love it.
I did giggle aloud several times.
I found myself feeling mildly repulsed by some of the character changes on the odd occasion (the occasional utterance seemed jarringly out of character for example - "$Character wouldn't use that phrase!").
<afda.inva...@invalid.zanoop.invalid.org.invalid.uk.invalid> wrote: > On 31 Oct 2009 07:42:08 GMT, The Wordsmith <asimone...@gmail.com> > wrote:
> ["And Another Thing"]
> >Has anyone read it?
> I've read it.
> >Is it worth the paper it was printed on?
> I paid twelve Great British Pounds for my hardback copy, and I don't > feel in anyway aggrieved by that cost.
> >I keep meaning to go out and buy it, but it would be nice to have > > some > >opinions before I spend the money.
> I liked it. I didn't love it.
> I did giggle aloud several times.
> I found myself feeling mildly repulsed by some of the character > changes on the odd occasion (the occasional utterance seemed jarringly > out of character for example - "$Character wouldn't use that > phrase!").
Apparently not lurking low enough or in dark enough of a corner since I was able to catch sight of it.
I liked your observation about Cofler's strained attempt at adult themes. I was thinking he was trying a little too hard to distance himself from the Juvinile genre of Artimis Fowl. Possible?
> Mine can be found here (not that it is of any importance): > http://atagong.com > Felix
I thought it was of enough importance to read, setting aside Dan Brown's Lost Symbol to do so. Nicely done, you upstaged Dan Brown.
I don't have my dog-chewed copy handy, what was on page 184 that stood out as a stepping off point? The page is mentioned in your review as being a temporary stopping point for you.
> I don't have my dog-chewed copy handy, what was on page 184 that stood > out as a stepping off point? The page is mentioned in your review as > being a temporary stopping point for you.
134! 8-)))
What made me stop reading the book (for a couple of days) was not one single fact but all those little things that made me feel itchy. Things that - IMO - were not hitchhikery. Perhaps what triggered the fact was the inner monologue - in italics, way too much italics in the book - of -
*** and here comes a spoiler***
that Vogon softy who doesn't 'want to kill anyone, even with the right paperwork'. Making Zaphod a kind of interstellar hustler wasn't really my thing either...
> Apparently not lurking low enough or in dark enough of a corner since I > was able to catch sight of it.
Damn. I'll hide the next one better
> I liked your observation about Cofler's strained attempt at adult > themes. I was thinking he was trying a little too hard to distance > himself from the Juvinile genre of Artimis Fowl. Possible?
I think, rather, it's just hit bluntness. Artemis fowl (I've only read the first two) seems to have regular toilet humour (esp: Mulch). It's well integrated, but it's not subtle. To my mind, his 'adult humour' in AAT was the same. ie, well integrated, but not subtle.
I think Adams' writings was much more subtle and implied (whilst still just as adult)
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