stermy4u@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhat's one book everyone should read at least once in their lifetime?message-squaremessage-square148fedilinkarrow-up1185arrow-down12
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minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day 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 day 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.
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.