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

I was thinking of exactly that bit before you said it, Sho.

It really is the most powerful image, for me. I've seen bits of the b/w film - does anyone know if that part is in it. I read the novel, in English, many years ago and nothing stuck out for me, really, except the big thing that it's about. Last year I read it in German and much more of it struck me, the desparation, the sadness etc etc. And that bit.

I may have to read it again.

*I wish I knew that book but quite a few of mine are less known*

My impressions of the story are along the same lines as Sho's - the hero's sadness and desperation (for a variety of reasons) over no longer being what he was.

I haven't finshed that book, BTW, just the first story. There are four or five more stories to be read. I'll let you know what I think of them.

OK, I've read the next two stories in the collection. The Great Wall of China is fairly straightforward and I can understand and relate to what he says. I'm not sure what to make of Investigations of a Dog, though.

Finished reading the Chinese flautist Guo Yue's memoir (with recipes) "Music, Food & Love". Now I've an urge for some good Chinese home-cooking.

Now reading, Guy Deutscher's "The Unfolding of Language", a fascinating read about how languages develop and change over generations.

Anyone read Virginie Despantes' Baise Moi?

Is it better than ther film?

Kafka:

Walking around Prague with an erudite and lovely Italian fellow conference delegate. He'd already stopped dead at the door of the Castle and said,
'This is the door! This is where the guards wouldn't let him in! It's *exactly* like in the book.'

Anyway...there we were...lovely summer's evening...strolling around, looking at lovely buildings, lovely women. He turns to me with a look of (if this is a word) enskancement:
'Why was Kafka depressed?'

It's become something of a catchphrase.

>>Now reading, Guy Deutscher's "The Unfolding of Language", a fascinating read about how languages develop and change over generations.


Ooh! Ooh! Sound's like one for me!

Let me recommend once again 'A Mouthful of Air: A book about languages, mostly English' by Anthony Burgess

That's the highbrow stuff covered. And now for something completely different...

Kitty and the Midnight Hour - a 'teen fiction' book about a twenty-something radio-presenter werewolf. Better than you'd think.

Kitty goes to Washington (?) - a sequel to above. Also better than you'd think.

Gotham by Gaslight - A comic about some Victorian fella takin' down Jack the Ripper. You'll never guess who it was. (Jack the Ripper that is - Batman's a bit obvious from the first page ).

Currently reading a borrowed proof copy of The Red Wolf Conspiracy. Very very good. So good in fact, I've ordered a hardback copy of the book for myself.

Next up is a copy of Richard Morgan's first attempt at Fantasy. Can't remember what that's called though.

still reading midshipman quinn(as it's 4 books long) but hopefully about to read lord of the rings


and if anyone wants a book recomandation I'll do both a genere and a specific book

genere:you have a religion? try the books about your religion's heros

book(S): try the Pendragon books I think there are 7 or 8 in the continuing series and btw make sure to read them in order

death to the religious

thats a good book

by JR Hartley I believe

the sequel to fly-fishing

what is "death to the religious" about?

does it include killing religious ppl like me?

I am reading the collected short stories of Athur C Clark and the autobiography of Benjaman Franklin.

I checked that old book on composers. The two that hadn't died at the time the book was published were Verdi and Gounod. Verdi died January 27, 1901; Gounod died October 18th, 1893. So the book was published before October 1893.

I had been trying to get hold of Proven Innocent by Gerry Conlon (the bloke off In The Name of The Father) but its out of print

so I'm reading Flowers of Evil by Charles Baudelaire

an excellent read, decently anootated and introduced and with the original French next to it

while I hide from mamuomar here are some more good books

American western Newberry award winner "Old Sam Dakota Trotter"

or if it's comedy you're after then a good quick read for Adults
but great for kids "By the Great Horn Spoon"<lurk"


another Genere:ever thought of encyclopedias as good
reading? try a historical one with egiptians Romans and
and learn of your past

I've caved - I'm back on the teenage vampires

kids today!

Moi? a kid? I'm a

in lust with a badly written vampire!