h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

it would seem that fantasy is a whole new world - i have always thought that fantasy was kids books - alice - harry potter etc but i have discovered that adult fantasy is a whole different genre and really jasper fforde is only fantasy in the respect that its not a real world - i cant explain it very well as its not something i have ever looked at but if you go to reefgirl's ps and follow her link you will see what others mean by fantasy

I'll do that then

i guess terry pratchett is also fantasy but since as you know i dont read him . . . . . . .

Pratchett too while largely aiming for an all-inclusive audience (8 to 80 as they used to say) does often hide quite 'Adult' themes in his books - the nature of crime / philosophy and such. Allthough one of his weaker books, in my opinion, due to the less than funny subjects tackled - religious reform schools (A la Sisters of Mary Magdalene), intolerance and near-feudal warring (Not unlike the situation in the Balkans) - he does raise points and questions that stick in ones mind, and all in a witty and easily read style.

See books like that don't really appeal to me but I am going to try jasper Fforde cos he sounds different entirely.

thanks Jk and good morning - i was struggling with the fantasy theme as its not a genre i normally enter - i think jasper is the closest i got and then the weather wardens - i am not sure i would go further tho dunno why

prolly the fact that Thursday lives in Swindon lol since i am in that part of the world and know Swindon and Reading very well it makes it real for me ( ish )

Swindon is *real*

The Weather Wardens appealed to me but the libabry didn't have any, so I will order one. If i like them would I like Terry P do you think?
Hello JK How are you today? I trust?

well JK i couldnt possibly comment - i managed to upset optical with what i said about oxford and there might be some swindonites on here - no actually i have had some blindin nights out in swindon but never been to the brunel rooms have you ? i also have friends that live outside in a village and the countryside is lovely

Is Optical an Oxford lass as well? So odd that a few of you come from there isn't it? Me and Adrian need to stick together!

Hey Ditz - Yeh I'm ...I think you'll like TP, most of his books aren't too dark and sinister, a notable exception is parts of Nightwatch - 'Life, Liberty, Reasonably Priced Love and a Hard Boiled Egg' - and watch out for his footnote gags - one of JF's tricks too...

Naught LBP - Oxford is a lovely place (Once you get rid of the students )

yes it was the students i wuz referring to there are a few of us from oxford - makes us intellectuals i would say

Ever felt inferior for not living in Oxford JK? I do!

Nah...Bristol has it's own head-up-their-bum (Bristol Uni) students to laugh at and overcharge ....

There are millions of students in kIngston but it doesn't really feel like a uni town only late at night when they are queing outside Oceana.

you could all move here and keep us company
oxford is full of tourists now all the uni bods have gone home - so it seems fairly quiet on the surface

So instead of the Big Brother House (not that I have ever watched it) we could have the Big Book Club House with a real chill out room and everything!

You'd need white wine pumped in