Purchased on my behalf? Lord of the RIngs

With my own money? Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

There are several other series I could argue were earlier but as their authors are still very much alive I’m erring on the side of caution with regards to finality. Never know when one might decide they have just a little more to say.

It’s one of those books that is done a great disservice by being forced onto teenagers in high school.

Your tax dollars paid for those books. The authors are compensated what they’re entitled to for them. Tell your friend he’s clueless.

No. I stopped caring about that sort of thing a long time ago.