And another thing...

I spotted this book about a month ago when I made one of my rare trips to Odyssey. And I was stunned. Did anyone else know there was a 6th book coming out? Of course I had to buy it.

So I came home, settled into my favourite chair, with a glass of juice and something to munch at arm's length. I opened the first page and stopped... Reflect, the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy is absolutely unique. I've never read another that even compares, have you? And bittersweet (and annoying) though the ending of the last book was, do I want to tarnish the memory with, what can only be a second-rate book at best? No offence to Eoin Colfer of course, I own the entire Artemis Fowl collection. And despite the fact that I think the series went downhill after the second or third book, I really enjoyed the books. But just how good could he be, trying to write Ford Prefect and Arthur Dent and Marvin?

I know, i know, trivial things to be wasting mental bandwidth on, but still, it's been a month, and while normally I would've gone through the book in a couple of hours flat, it still lies on my bookshelf, untouched beyond the first page.

I think.... I am afraid.