Ask HN: What's one book that changed your life?

Re:Ask HN: What's one book that changed your life? by kirubakaran on Sunday May 27, 2018 @02:39PM (#17168374)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I learned to be less Arthur and more Ford about my approach to living my life in general, and dealing with Fenchurch winking out of existence in particular.

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Re:Ask HN: What's one book that changed your life? by bananicorn on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @05:38AM (#17177698)

Did you learn how to fly yet? ;) I think at that point, Arthur learns how to be less Arthur himself. I don't think things between him and Fenchurch would've worked out, had he been the same person he was at the beginning of the books.

Then again, the last book really depressed me - I can't imagine having my Fenchurch being ripped away from me...

That part was probably worse than the ending for me.

I hope you are doing well.

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Re:Ask HN: What's one book that changed your life? by kirubakaran on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @09:11AM (#17178792)

I'm doing well now. Thank you! Hope you are too.

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Re:Ask HN: What's one book that changed your life? by boyce on Monday May 28, 2018 @03:34AM (#17171081)

Particularly Ford in the third book then, huh?

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Re:Ask HN: What's one book that changed your life? by kirubakaran on Monday May 28, 2018 @09:38AM (#17172311)

"The point is, you see," said Ford, "that there is no point in driving yourself mad trying to stop yourself going mad. You might just as well give in and save your sanity for later."

:-D

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Re:Ask HN: What's one book that changed your life? by z66is on Sunday May 27, 2018 @06:25PM (#17169432)

One of the best! 42.

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Re:Ask HN: What's one book that changed your life? by 8bitsrule on Sunday May 27, 2018 @11:46PM (#17170489)

Anything by R.A.W. 23

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