I read a lot of books growing up, but I have to say my favorite childhood book was
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. When I was a kid, the world Douglas Adams created was so real that I actually believed it was what outer space was like. I used to stand in my backyard at night and look up at the stars, and dream of a spaceship picking up and taking me off to Magrathea or Milliways. I even made an electronic thumb with some wire and a D-battery...or what I thought was an electronic thumb, but just a wire that turned really hot. I packed a bag, just in case, and I always knew where my towel was. The very idea of creating worlds so rich and detailed, and writing books as funny as Douglas Adams was a large part of what led me to create my own novels.
Do you love Douglas Adams? What was your favorite book as a child?
I've read a couple of the Hitchhiker books. What did you think of the movie?
ReplyDeleteI'm doing a review of it for tomorrow's A-Z, but short version is they got a lot of things right, but a lot of things wrong. Overall I like it because it's the only movie of the Guide out there, but I was disappointed by some bits
DeleteI love the movie. Love everything about it.
DeleteI think it was a matter of expectations. You wait twenty years for a movie and it can never live up to it.
DeleteI didn't read that until I was an adult. I think my favorite one growing up was "The High King" by Lloyd Alexander. And yet I never try to write any fantasy stuff. Maybe I just don't think I can improve on perfection.
ReplyDeleteI had to look that book up. It sounds like a good one
DeleteA great series of books. Even the older ones, while not as good as the original are still 1000x funnier than most books today.
ReplyDeleteToo true
DeleteI devoured anything by R.L. Stine when I was growing up.
ReplyDeleteHe was pretty popular, awesome! Thanks for visiting
DeleteI didn't read Douglas Adams until high school. Everyone was gushing about him in high school.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book as a kid was Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli, and it remains a treasured favorite.
Had to look that one up, too, sounds awesome
DeleteGood choice! :)
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