/lit/ - Literature

>>11885642
It's probably fine if you're a kid.

The kind of humour in those books does get a bit stale and tiresome after a few hundred pages.

>>11885648

quirky English XD. DAE Stephen Fry?

I liked it but I read it as a kid, a decade before Reddit was even created. Would probably hate it if I read it now.

>>11885642
fun high school read, that's about it

>>11885642
also good reference material for hitting on pseud chicks, makes them feel smart and important when they get a Literary Joke

>>11885642
It's not. The pseuds just cant distinguish a book from its readers.

I only read Pynchon

>>11885642
good for slight chuckles, not really great literature. It gets boring after a few pages. That being said, if you're looking for comedy, you should try pic related.

It's fine. The backlash here stemmed from /lit/ trying to separate itself from anything popular, especially Reddit popular. Like Slaughterhouse V, it's a book you can read quickly and is popular with people who don't read as a hobby because it's surface-level accessible.

The jokes get old; the fanbase is insufferable; and Adams was never interested in the formal experimentation that gets most of our dicks hard; but it also only takes like an hour to read and it's occasionally clever and often thoughtful. So net positive as far as I'm concerned

>>11886299
It's like reading a script from someone who dreamed to write for the Monty Python. It's just a bunch of apathetic misunderstanding situations for this of that character. After the fifth joke you get it.

>>11885642
as an actual hitchhiker I thought it sucked.Towels use up too much volume when packed into a hiking pack and that waste of space makes it impractical. It was a fun read but it was just a hollow story that doesn't get into the depths of the human condition.

>>11885642
>this as bad as /lit says
yes, but
>did you like it?
yes

I liked h2g2 a lot when I was a kid

Though I think Dirk Gently is a better book, it's more subtle

A lot of the jokes are genuinely really clever. The problem is that there's too many of them crammed into each page. It feels like every sentence is the setup to a punchline in the next sentence, which is tiring to read after a while. Worth reading but not all at once for that reason.

>>11886313
It’s better as a radio play.

the first book is fun, but everything after it starts becoming redundant.

>>11885642
it was fun around 14-15
the jokes are great, but the plot is ridiculous.
think of it more as a comedy sketch show in book form.

>>11886805
>The problem is that there's too many of them crammed into each page
I disagree, that's something I really like about it. The rapid delivery of jokes makes it feel very energetic, basically the opposite of a tiring read. Almost every line either gets a laugh, raises investment in wanting to read the next line, or both.

I kind of enjoyed it but it does get tiring after a while.

>>11886832
Yeah, I would say it doesn't really have a plot at all, which is why I prefer Discworld (even though Hitchiker's has more jokes than Discworld).

>>11885642
/lit/ only hates it because of reddit
It's not /lit/erary, but it's fine. It's just irritating seeing nerds sperg out about it.

>>11885642
Stephen Fry audiobook, take it on a road trip

I unironically read it when I was in early middle school/elementary school because my friends parents gave me an unabridged copy of the whole series and I thought it was really good at the time.

>>11885642
funniest series I ever read. Then again, I haven't looked for funny books since.

>>11885642
First 2 books were kinda good, but the rest is forced.

Also Douglas Adams is a certified asshole and a horrible person.

>>11887491
What the fuck anon the same exact thing happened with me.

>>11887491
Same, except I found a copy in my house somewhere

It's a lot of fun, especially for younger readers, and there are a number of genuinely clever sci-fi elements. I think people like him less now because he (and a few others) helped launched a style of humor that is a little overused now, especially online. But that style is overused precisely because it is humor that translates really well to the page. When I read the series at 14/15 it was a huge thrill. The fact that I didn't like it as much as an adult isn't surprising but it isn't especially damning either.

no it isn't. it's a funny and light read, with some truly hilarious segments.

>>11885642
I'm trudging through it now, but i speak american not english so it's mostly chuckles. It's not bad though

>>11885642
i liked it a lot as a kid

>>11886746
Holy shit this post

>>11885642
I liked the radio production and tv series more

The only things I remember is the moist towelettes ship and the planet of useless people

Pretty good
Not high literature, but it's entertaining and at least it's not harry potter
Also the movie is underrated

1-3 are fine, 4 and 5 are disappointing. If you are committed to reading the series just stop after 3: the cliffhanger is superior to a disappointing conclusion poorly drawn out for the last book and a half

>>11885642
I loved it, and not as a child, but before Wikipedia was a thing. I do indeed carry a towel with me and try to remember not to panic. Then I loved this. Weird conspiracy stuff is fun.