Hitchhiker's Guide
A while back (around Christmas,) I was at a book store and found the a book that is all the Douglas Adams Hitchhiker's books in one big collection. Having never read any of them I picked it up since it was like $20, and I've always wanted to read them. Now yesterday at work I read all of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (slow day at work.) And I have to say that it is both brilliant and completely ridiculous. I can see why so many people like it. I'm looking forward now to reading the other books now. I have to say though that I was surprised how short the book is, its only like 143 pages within this big collection.
I also read the first Haruhi Suzumiya book (light novel?) this week. It seems to be almost verbatim the "Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi" episodes from the anime, I think there were 6 of them. Not that that's a bad thing at all, since now if I read the other books I know most of what I read will be stuff I haven't seen before/didn't know about.
There are a couple other Japanese things I want to read like the Baccano! books, and the Lucky Star and Sketchbook mangas. But unfortunately for me they haven't been released here, and seems unlikely they will, in addition to the fact that I can't read Japanese. Well I guess I can always get them and just force myself to learn it while I read.
I also read the first Haruhi Suzumiya book (light novel?) this week. It seems to be almost verbatim the "Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi" episodes from the anime, I think there were 6 of them. Not that that's a bad thing at all, since now if I read the other books I know most of what I read will be stuff I haven't seen before/didn't know about.
There are a couple other Japanese things I want to read like the Baccano! books, and the Lucky Star and Sketchbook mangas. But unfortunately for me they haven't been released here, and seems unlikely they will, in addition to the fact that I can't read Japanese. Well I guess I can always get them and just force myself to learn it while I read.