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

the new one

I heard about it, of course; but I didn't go to see it.

42, the coincidence is quite striking!

what about 42?

Oh, some people call me 42, like in my name,

now that is cleared up.... who am i kinding what is a coincidence?

You know ... a coincidence ... like when indepedent things happen at the same time, and it's funny because it turns out that they're the same after all. So it's a coincidence that 42 and I both had the same books on our 'to read' lists.

now it really makes sense

anyone ever read the wheelof time books. i searched and there are a surprisingly lot of entrys on theme. i read the whole series and love it. its what got me into reading. before that i didn't like to read

Never heard of that, I'll look them up later.

I started the first one but have to confess I didn't really get into it. I'm not much of a fantasy/sci-fi fan, with the notable exceptions of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett.

there is only one thing i don't like about the series. the prologes and epiloges are long. they are 50 to 100 pages each. closer to 100 most of the time.

Off the subject, but I thought I'd post this on the Book Thread

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what is the Wodehouse Society about?

About PG Wodehouse, an author that I like. You can look at the entries that are on that page somewhere.

never heard of him but he sounds cool

I am reading 'Brave New World'. Anyone else read it?

no what is it about?

Beats me. It's really weird. It takes place in th future....and...I dunno, I can't really describe it.

I think you'll find that it's a dystopia, 42.

Books like Brave New World, 2001: A Space Odyssey, 1984 and A Clockwork Orange all take place in a futuristic setting that's somewhat depressing or portrays society negatively. That's what dystopia is. (As opposed to utopia, which portrays an alternate, positive version of society.)

Right, English lesson over.

I'm reading The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood just now. It's *awesome*. It's also dystopia, but with a bit of a feminist angle, which is cool. I highly recommend it, though I don't think guys would get as much out of it.

Oh! Yes! That is exactly what I meant to say! Yes! That's it. Yes.