Devi Nair
š§ Listened in audio š¢ Narrated by Stephen Fry ā± Duration: 6 hours š·ļø Publisher: Books on Tape / Del Rey Books (January 1, 2005)
I wanted to get it. I really, genuinely tried. I started reading this carrying the weight of every person who has every looked me in the eye and said, "You HAVE to read this." But 40% in, I was less "hitchhiking across the galaxy", and more "lost in the parking lot with no signal and a dead phone battery." The world-building dropped me into the deep end without so much as a floatie. By the time I thought I had a handle on what was happening, something weirder happened and I was back to square one. The humour everyone raves about might be there, and I suspect it's brilliant, but I just couldn't find the frequency it was broadcasting on. The jokes felt like they were written in a language I almost speak, but not quite.
I DNF'd at 40%, and I am making my apologies about it. Sometimes a book and a reader are simply n different wavelengths, and this one and I were broadcasting from opposite ends of the universe. This is clearly a beloved classic for a reason, just that the reason wasn't for me.
š§ Listened in audio š¢ Narrated by Stephen Fry ā± Duration: 6 hours š·ļø Publisher: Books on Tape / Del Rey Books (January 1, 2005)
I wanted to get it. I really, genuinely tried. I started reading this carrying the weight of every person who has every looked me in the eye and said, "You HAVE to read this." But 40% in, I was less "hitchhiking across the galaxy", and more "lost in the parking lot with no signal and a dead phone battery." The world-building dropped me into the deep end without so much as a floatie. By the time I thought I had a handle on what was happening, something weirder happened and I was back to square one. The humour everyone raves about might be there, and I suspect it's brilliant, but I just couldn't find the frequency it was broadcasting on. The jokes felt like they were written in a language I almost speak, but not quite.
I DNF'd at 40%, and I am making my apologies about it. Sometimes a book and a reader are simply n different wavelengths, and this one and I were broadcasting from opposite ends of the universe. This is clearly a beloved classic for a reason, just that the reason wasn't for me.