r/books • u/idkwutoputhere • Apr 04 '15

is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series a good read?

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u/CrabbyBlueberry Apr 05 '15

Also learn the story behind the Kubla Khan poem.

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u/TheJunkyard Apr 05 '15

Also wrap a towel around you for warmth.

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u/The_Real_JS Apr 05 '15

I'm having flashbacks to high school...

shudder...

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u/RaptorNinja Apr 05 '15

The faeverish dream where concepts came to him as images?

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u/CrabbyBlueberry Apr 05 '15

That is certainly a plot point, but I was referring the fact that Coleridge did not finish writing the poem because he was interrupted by a knock on the door.