Mostly Harmless
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Mostly Harmless
| Author | Douglas Adams |
|---|---|
| Published | 1992 |
| Pages | 259 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | The fifth and last Hitchhiker novel Adams wrote, and by a wide margin the bleakest — Arthur a sandwich-maker on a backwater planet, the Guide’s publisher quietly taken over, and a second edition of the Guide that is less a book than a device with intentions of its own. An infrastructure reader will notice the plot’s engine is a product rewrite that optimises for its owner rather than its users. |
Mostly Harmless
Where I heard about it
- a16z’s infrastructure team — on the a16z Infra Reading List, S tier in Sci-fi — Must reads, the last title in its Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series entry.
About this edition
The comedy is still there and the ending is genuinely grim; Adams said afterwards that he had written it in a bad year and wanted to give the series a happier close.
Connections
- a16z Infra Reading List — where this is listed, in the top tier.
- Douglas Adams — the author.
- Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — volume one, already read.
- So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish — volume four.
- Science Fiction — the genre.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.