November 20, 2001
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“Hitchhiker’s Guide” Catches Final Ride
Hey, Douglas Adams is going to publish a sequel to his “increasingly misnamed Hitchhiker Trilogy”! Well, at least, they’re going to publish a posthumous, unpublished, and unfinished version that “is being edited from files found on the author’s computer.”
Four thoughts:
1. I thought this quote from the article was interesting:
We have pored over Douglas’s hard drive. There were so many different versions of the novel. He would take it and then revise it repeatedly so there were many files…As soon as he wrote anything he would say, ‘Oh God, that’s terrible’. He was a very, very self-critical author.
It’s ironic that someone who wrote so much about the absurdities of life (and how one needs to accept absurdity) would be so critical and harsh on his own work.
2. I loved the first four books in the “Trilogy” (and appreciated the Dirk Gently stuff), but how much acid did Douglas Adams drop while writing Mostly Harmless? (I can’t believe Adams killed off Fenchurch!)
3. I just looked up posthumous and found out that it means after soil. I guess posthumous is just a nice way to say, “dead and buried.”
4. Oh God, this blog is terrible.
Comments (15)
I SEE YOU!
hehehehe
ironic? hmmm, i think not: to link together all that amount of absurdity in a coherent and enjoyable fashion needs a certain amount of critical thinking or else his writing would very easilyi have been passed over as rubbish.
and, the answer to life, the universe and everything, is as always, 42
why is the answer always 42?
I haven’t read it so I can’t comment on how much acid he consumed. I think teh author of harry potter may have had quite a bit though
ya, but you blogged.
come back soon? 
yes, i think you should post more… and that blog wasn’t stupid… *wink*
thanks for always having the answer to my questions… hehehe
Bob,
How’d you get hold of those instant messages between me and kidnapperguy? And are you from the CIA? Too funny!
I read that same article about Douglas Adams. I always find it comforting when someone like that is so hypercritical of his work. Makes me think, maybe I just THINK my stuff blows. Nah.
Bob, just because I’m dumping Xanga, doesn’t mean I’m dumping you. Your mother and I still love eachother, but we’ve grown apart and… wait, what was I talking about? Oh, yeah… I hope you drop by my new site and I will keep dropping by yours in the hopes that someday you will decide to post again.
You are my favorite person named Bob (besides myself… and yes, I am beside myself… with love for YOU!). Anyhoo, thanks for being one of the few cool people on here.
P.S. Smurf spelled backwards is Frums… which is short for the pagan phrase “Dey Come Frums Hades”. Sad, but true.
I can’t wait until I’m gone someday and people poke around MY hard drive and publish a book of it’s contents.
-Sarah
not terrible at all, wonderous Bob!
those books rock
bob,
My apology to you. You’ve kept such a low-profile for so long that I miscontrued your presence. And believe me, I understand the *oversensitivity*. By the way, thanks for the stats, I collect them!
haven’t read the book, everybody keeps telling me to. interesting thoughts you raised though (meaning of posthumous, and re the quote — fairly frequent occurrence isn’t it? re judging ourselves, laughing at ourselves, absurdity etc). are you going to update this site ever again in future? if you are…let me know, i’ll subscribe
. i do like it very, very much.
dude are you serious that there is going to be a sequel to the trilogy? That book is like the bible to me.
42
HHHEEELLLLOOO!!!
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