If you could only have one book to read, from now onwards, what book would it be, and why? (pawb.social)

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[-] BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 11 points 3 months ago

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy; the five-part trilogy if that can count, but even if I was just stuck with the first one it'd be worth it.

[-] norimee@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I have the "Triology" as an old omnibus that I bought second hand. It's huge and very unpractical to read, but it does have all 5 parts in one book.

I'd take that or Steven Kings The Dark Tower series which I actually have as one long epub file that contains the complete series. That counts as one book too, right?

I just need as much as possible to read.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

Isn't there a 6th finished by his son?

[-] norimee@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Wow. I read the 5 books several times and had no idea about a 6th book.

But you are somewhat right. As Wikipedia tells me, Eoin Colfer of Artemis Fowl fame wrote another one with the widows permission.

[-] spittingimage@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

The Salmon of Doubt, wasn't it?

[-] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

I'm on book 4 right now and i already have the urge to start over again.

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