The Salmon of Doubt
Adams, Douglas. 2003. The Salmon of Doubt. Ballantine Books.
Rating:
6
Summary:
There isn’t really much to summarize here. The book is a collection of magazine articles, letters, and first drafts of stories for future books by Douglas Adams. It also contains a biography and some extensive contributions by Adams’s editor and several fans.
Review:
Posthumous compilation of Adams’s work.
As much as I love Douglas Adams’ work, I’m just not so big of a fan that I want every scrap of writing he has ever written. Some of the stuff in the book is fun and interesting and I must admit that it is nice to see a bit more of the preservationist side of Adams rather than just the humor. But, this book is really more of a compilation of dissimilar material for the extreme Adams fan. If you absolutely have to have everything that Adams ever wrote, you’ll probably want this book. If you are more interested in Adams’s novels you may not find this quite so interesting.