• Dave@lemmy.nz
    3·
    1 year ago

    Some books I’ve read this year:

    • Noise: a flaw in human judgement
    • Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
    • Cultish
    • Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less
    • The Stand
    • Everything is F*cked

    I read Hail Mary last year and remember enjoying it, though I went in blind. Afterwards I read the blurb and it gave away something that happens in the middle of the book, which I wasn’t expecting to happen because I knew nothing about the book. So I advise going in blind if you can.

    • Bebo@literature.cafeOPEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      I remember that I really enjoyed the Dirk Gently books when I had read them. Unfortunate that Adams didn’t write more in that series. I absolutely love his writing. Planning to listen to the books when I finish And Another Thing.

      • Dave@lemmy.nz
        2·
        11 months ago

        I’ve just read the first one, my first introduction. But I then went on to watch the netflix series, maybe next year I’ll read the other books and see how they compare.

        • Bebo@literature.cafeOPEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          If I remember correctly, the netflix series is quite different from the books. However, I thoroughly enjoyed the first season. The second season not so much.

          • Dave@lemmy.nz
            2·
            11 months ago

            Yes, inspired by the books rather than following the books.

            I also think the first season was better than the second. I didn’t mind the second but maybe it was a little too different? It definitely took me a while to get into it.

            I would have been interested to see what they did with a third but alas it was cancelled.

            • Bebo@literature.cafeOPEnglish
              2·
              11 months ago

              Same here. I think the “tone” of the second season was different from the first. The first season was a great adaptation/inspiration.