Andrew Joubert wrote: > I found that the Hitchhikers series went down hill the longer > it went on. One of the great joys of the books were the > absurdities that were left hanging (like what the newly > created pot of petunias thought as it plummeted towards the > ground). When things like that were explained in the latter > books they were much less satisfying than the idea that life > is absurd that I got from the first couple of books. I enjoyed them all thoroughly. The best way to describe them for me would be as unillustrated comic books. Or rather comic books illustrated only with word pictures. Amazing work really. I heard bits of the radio series first; the books were every bit as satisfying. > Getting back on the subject of the list, thats one of the > best things I've found about the Dragerea books is that even > when one question gets answered, another one shows up. Or > that the series went where it needed to, ... As to that, certainly the HHG series went to some fairly strange places, but that was half the fun. Don't forget, this is a series in which the Earth is destroyed in the first act of the first novel. > ...even if it left some plot lines hanging. > > Because real life leaves some plot lines hanging. If you haven't read Salmon of Doubt, it's worth picking up, even if you ignore the unfinished manuscript (what better evidence of your claim?). The commentary from his friends and collaborators is hilarious. Casey