Douglas Adams is so great and I'm so sad he never got to finish this book. This collection has some really great stuff by him but it also has some that's rather boring. I thought the essays went kinda back and forth, because while I love his writing style, I think its much more appropriate for stories than essay structure. The way he jumps from a topic to an anecdote to a rant makes for an entertaining read but it also loses the focus of an essay sometimes. I thought some of the editing/arrangement of work was questionable but overall it didn't effect the actual content, just the flow/themes in a collection of various kinds of writing. When it comes down to it Adams is consistently such a special and unique author and his sense of humor is always so spot on.
Otostopçunun Galaksi Rehberi'nin son kitabı olarak pazarlanan Kuşkucu Somon'u severlerine tavsiye etmem. DNA'nın gazete yazılarından oluşuyor 3/4'ü. Son hikaye olan Kuşkucu Somon ise DNA'nın Dirk Gently karakterine ait bitmemiş bir hikaye. Devam kitabı denmesinin tek nedeni ise DNA'nın bu hikaye daha çok Otostopçu'ya benzedi ona evrilebilir diye bir açıklaması olması vakti zamanında.. Anısına okumak isteyen okusun tabii.
"Where do you get the ideas for your books? - I tell myself I cannot have another cup of coffee till I've thought of an idea."
This book is such a beautiful tribute to the late Douglas Adams. The pieces in it are laugh out loud funny, deeply meaningful, and often poignant. Surely I am not the only person that cried reading "Sunset at Blandings"; the feelings that Douglas felt at losing one of his favourite authors are so reminiscent of what his fans must feel.
This book is absolutely wonderful. Douglas Adams really brings meaning to Life, The Universe and Everything.