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LesOpinion: What do Schrodinger's Cat, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and electric monks have in common? According to Douglas Adams, everything. This silly novel, a blend of science fiction and detective genres, is geared more to the adult reader than Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. And while the anti-science fiction reader in me kicked and screamed through the first fifty pages, I was eventually charmed by Adams's easygoing sense of humor, quick pace, and ridiculous characters.
Circumstances under which I recommend this book: You're sitting in the doctor's office and the choice is between this and a ratty copy of Good Housekeeping.
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Write ON, Leslie!! You tell me exactly what I want to know about a book.
PS I also have a degree in English Literature, am much older than you, and STILL have not read Moby-Dick. And have no plans to, unless you recommend it, and even then I will have to take that opinion under advisement.
Hi Kathy,
Welcome to the LesBlog. I hope you enjoy your stay with us.
I read Moby Dick on one of my "kicks." That means I started with In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whale Ship Essex (HUGE thumbs up). Then, intrigued, I read Moby Dick. Then I read Ahab's Wife (HUGE thumbs up again--but it makes no sense if you haven't read Moby Dick). So read Moby Dick, Kathy. Not only will you feel like you actually earned that degree in literature, you will no longer be Moby Dickless.
Happy Reading,
Les
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