Whether you read to the end of the material or quit on a random page, you’re always just getting a small glance into a much larger world where nothing is self contained and everything is connected.
Like, dude wrote a five book trilogy, it’s obviously not a normal story structure. Even more than Tolkein, his work is about the journey and not a destination.
So yeah, would have loved for it to keep going. But an ending of “everyone keeps going on adventures” is the norm for Addams, I don’t think there’s ever a “happily ever after” and that’s kind of why his stories have always felt so real to me.
Same with Heinlein and other early pulp scifi writers, it was a job even if it was a passion, you always left it open ended and you always left them wanting more. Because you might need to write a sequel for next month’s rent.
True enough, although the sixth novel ‘And Another Thing…’ by Eoin Colfer was pretty disappointing. It was just silly for silliness sake, did not understand the characters at all, and the satire was non-existent. I even read it twice to see if I was missing something, but no, it’s just not a very good HHGTTG book.
No Douglas Addams story ever really ends…
Whether you read to the end of the material or quit on a random page, you’re always just getting a small glance into a much larger world where nothing is self contained and everything is connected.
Like, dude wrote a five book trilogy, it’s obviously not a normal story structure. Even more than Tolkein, his work is about the journey and not a destination.
So yeah, would have loved for it to keep going. But an ending of “everyone keeps going on adventures” is the norm for Addams, I don’t think there’s ever a “happily ever after” and that’s kind of why his stories have always felt so real to me.
Same with Heinlein and other early pulp scifi writers, it was a job even if it was a passion, you always left it open ended and you always left them wanting more. Because you might need to write a sequel for next month’s rent.
True enough, although the sixth novel ‘And Another Thing…’ by Eoin Colfer was pretty disappointing. It was just silly for silliness sake, did not understand the characters at all, and the satire was non-existent. I even read it twice to see if I was missing something, but no, it’s just not a very good HHGTTG book.
BTW, it’s Adams with one d.