hossman writes, Saw it on slashdot…
“The BBC and the Independant on Sunday have the news that all the remaining Douglas Adams material is going to be published later on this year, including the unfinished novel ‘The Salmon of Doubt’ and the proposed screenplay for the Hitchhikers Guide movie”
Exciting or disappointment
While this is kind of exciting, because I would like to see what Adams was up to, I’m also afraid it will be a disappointment to fans since it obviously wasn’t ready for publishing. Why not just leave it alone, and let us remember him for the excellent writing he published before he passed.
Re: Exciting or disappointment
As long as fans don’t get too excited, this should be
fine. It may be unpolished, but it’s bound to be funny.
Hell, I though “The Hitch Hiker’s Guide To The Galaxy”
was teh funniest book ever written until I read the Dirk
Gently novels. Even if it’s up to par with “Mostly
Harmless,” it’ll be great. I suspect my biggest
disappointment will come from the holes left unwritten,
rather than the actual quality of what was written.
Of course, it would help if any of his notes would be made
available too, so the reader can see which aspects he
wasn’t satisfied with, and why.
Get the guys name right!
His name is Douglas Adams.
This is the same mistake made on /. don’t you guys check things before posting them…heck, it’s even spelled correctly in the body of the item.
Re: Get the guys name right!
Ancient Persian rugmakers always intentionally made a mistake in their rugs, believing perfection to be the exclusive province of God. We are simply following in their footsteps. :-)