The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9780641987281 (0641987285)
Publish date: October 28th 2005
Publisher: Phoenix Books, Incorporated
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Humor,
Writing,
Essays,
Funny,
Comedy,
Science Fiction,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Mystery,
Short Stories
Series: Dirk Gently (#3)
There's honestly really no way of me writing about this book without gushing all over the place. Despite the undeniable brilliance of his other books, Salmon of Doubt very quietly takes you into the mind of the introspective and thoughtful Adams that must have spent time staring deeply into the unkn...
There were some parts of the Salmon of Doubt that I found interesting, funny, and enjoyable, but on the whole I found the book rather tedious to get through. I'd still recommend it though to any Douglas Adams fans.
This is an immensely sad book; the last we shall ever read of Douglas Adams. It has some very funny moments and some very serious moments too; the Salmon Of Doubt itself only hints at the fantastic novel it would have eventually become. Left me with a tear in my eye.
sigh. so much talent lost.
With an introduction (foreword) about Douglas Adams and New Stuff by Stephen Fry! Stephen's homage to a fellow technophile did bring a tear to my eyes. What a wonderful way to start this book.The stories, essays and articles found on his computers are pretty analogous to the way he wrote. A smidgen ...
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