but so much of the appeal of that series is in Douglas Adams' writing style, and I'm not sure anyone else can really write like he did.
This is exactly why I was apprehensive about it when I first heard about it. It won't hurt to give it a read when it's out, because if it is really subpar I can easily forget it. I doubt that it would be horrible, just different because of the writing style; but on the other hand, if it's too similar in style (even though in this venture, I think the POINT would be to get as close in style as possible), will people be irked that he's just imitating Douglas Adams? Heh.
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This is exactly why I was apprehensive about it when I first heard about it. It won't hurt to give it a read when it's out, because if it is really subpar I can easily forget it. I doubt that it would be horrible, just different because of the writing style; but on the other hand, if it's too similar in style (even though in this venture, I think the POINT would be to get as close in style as possible), will people be irked that he's just imitating Douglas Adams? Heh.