Comments on: It’s the end of the world! Kick back and read a book… http://www.artswom.co.uk/2008/01/31/its-the-end-of-the-world-kick-back-and-read-a-book/ The latest in word of mouth conversation on the arts Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:26:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: artsWOM http://www.artswom.co.uk/2008/01/31/its-the-end-of-the-world-kick-back-and-read-a-book/#comment-1784 artsWOM Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:18:41 +0000 http://www.artswom.co.uk/2008/01/31/its-the-end-of-the-world-kick-back-and-read-a-book/#comment-1784 [...] already heard back from bloggers Ali Karim, Crimeficreader and Helen of Too Many Books. You can read which titles they’ve chosen and why by [...] […] already heard back from bloggers Ali Karim, Crimeficreader and Helen of Too Many Books. You can read which titles they’ve chosen and why by […]

]]> By: Julia Williams http://www.artswom.co.uk/2008/01/31/its-the-end-of-the-world-kick-back-and-read-a-book/#comment-1952 Julia Williams Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:11:08 +0000 http://www.artswom.co.uk/2008/01/31/its-the-end-of-the-world-kick-back-and-read-a-book/#comment-1952 It's the end of the world. I want to be cheerful. I feel I should also read an end of the world apocalyptic type book. Or two (I'm a fast reader). Therefore my choices are: Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. You can't get more apocalyptic then the Four Horse of the aforementioned running riot on the M25. Plus I think I need a laugh before I meet my maker. And: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe. I feel a theme coming on here, but it also strikes me that if the end of the world is really upon us, it might be rather comforting to just think we are merely collateral damage in the great Space road building programme. And who knows, by the time I've finished both books I might have found out a way to save the world before teatime... It’s the end of the world. I want to be cheerful. I feel I should also read an end of the world apocalyptic type book. Or two (I’m a fast reader).

Therefore my choices are: Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. You can’t get more apocalyptic then the Four Horse of the aforementioned running riot on the M25. Plus I think I need a laugh before I meet my maker.
And: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe. I feel a theme coming on here, but it also strikes me that if the end of the world is really upon us, it might be rather comforting to just think we are merely collateral damage in the great Space road building programme.

And who knows, by the time I’ve finished both books I might have found out a way to save the world before teatime…

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