3 pages in and no-one's mentioned the Hitchhiker's Guide
So I will.

The only book I've ever started re-reading as soon as I've finished.

"Hey doll, is this guy boring you? Why don't you talk to me, I'm from another planet"

Best pick-up line ever.

If you've never read this, I urge you to find a copy on ebay NOW. Anyone who likes b3ta will like this book, simple as that.

If you've seen the film, do what I did and have a Pangalactic Gargle Blaster, then read the book.
( DrPrunesquallor is determined to post more as of, Thu 15 May 2008, 17:55, 9 replies)

Indeed
I had to replace my original paperback as it had literally dropped to bits from multiple readings.

Also like Life, the Universe and Everything - the bit where Arthur discovered he could fly was a giggle. The premise being that if you find yourself falling, but are distracted by something before you hit the ground, you'll forget to land...
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 15 May 2008, 17:59, closed)

Beat ya
Look below...
But yes, best book ever, got me out of short-trousers and into the world of proper words and that.
Personally, my favourite line is: "Ford, you're turning into a penguin. Stop it."
(niceandwarmandhot vive la résistance, Thu 15 May 2008, 17:59, closed)

great man
great books, going the=rough the dirk gently books again at the moment.

this involved an attic and 19 boxes of books to look through!
(Halfy By light alone, Thu 15 May 2008, 18:20, closed)

ooh yes
Also it contains the word "badger-sputumly", which I like a lot.
(happylittletulip helpless and delicious, Thu 15 May 2008, 18:22, closed)

Great book
Shame they totally betrayed it with the film (although the old tv and radio series were pretty damn good).
(Big Smurf Brush me daddy-O, Thu 15 May 2008, 19:10, closed)

Same here.
I also have a well thumbed copy. One of my fill in between books book.
( girlinthehole, Thu 15 May 2008, 19:32, closed)

I dream...
...of winning an award for the best use of the word "fuck" in a screenplay

Or if you're a septic, the word Belgium
( Fireflier La la la la, not listening on, Thu 15 May 2008, 22:17, closed)

Mentioned it in a reply to a post about Dirk Gently...
Halfway through rereading it (yet again) at the moment.

The film I quite liked, it didn't try to redo any of the previous work and butcher it in Americanised nonsense, but went off on a tangent and added yet another chapter to the story. It did also make me quite happy that they started it off almost word for word the first few chapters of previous versions before going off on a tangent.

"My doctor says I have a malformed public-dut gland and a natural deficiency in moral fibre, and am therefore excused from saving the universe"
(442, Fri 16 May 2008, 11:09, closed)

42
I am now on my fourth copy of this book because i lend it to friends and don't get it back. Then i give it to them
Hey ho
(andythepieman Is surfing the waves of indifference on, Fri 16 May 2008, 23:49, closed)