stermy4u@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhat's one book everyone should read at least once in their lifetime?message-squaremessage-square206linkfedilinkarrow-up1228arrow-down13
arrow-up1225arrow-down1message-squareWhat's one book everyone should read at least once in their lifetime?stermy4u@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square206linkfedilink
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 month agoSee? Its even more internally consistent than the Bible.
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoI only wish we had gotten The Salmon of Doubt. While the Guide is important, I actually think Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency and Long Dark Teatime of the Soul might both be more important. I’m actually often saddened they didn’t get as much love as Hitchhiker’s Guide.
minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoTo me it’s a bit like the Bible. You’ve got the big few books and then so many supporting documents explaining the mindset behind the revelation.
See? Its even more internally consistent than the Bible.
I only wish we had gotten The Salmon of Doubt.
While the Guide is important, I actually think Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency and Long Dark Teatime of the Soul might both be more important. I’m actually often saddened they didn’t get as much love as Hitchhiker’s Guide.
To me it’s a bit like the Bible. You’ve got the big few books and then so many supporting documents explaining the mindset behind the revelation.