A very action-packed book, so much so that it seemed a bit overwhelming at times. I definitely will re-read it some time in the future so I can be able to grasp everything that was going.The story was very interesting and funny. Douglas Adams' writing was very engaging, filled with humour. Even thou...
The Basics Arthur Dent is a regular guy suddenly thrust into the cosmos with the destruction of earth. His best friend, Ford Prefect (who turns out to be a hitchhiking alien and partial author of the famous encyclopedia of the universe, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy), just succeeds in savin...
Amazingly, I had never read this one before now. I found it mildly amusing and a quick read but wasn't crazy about it; I doubt I'll seek out the 4 sequels, but I think this first book was worth reading in the name of cultural literacy alone. It begins with Earth getting blown away to make room for...
Read this review, and many more on my blog October Tune!I haven’t made many notes about this book, because I was so busy with getting myself ‘into’ the book, that I didn’t really bother writing down the things I liked or didn’t like.Like I said, I found it hard to get into the book, not just because...
A wonderfully crazy and exquisitely British sci-fi novel whose influence on today's fiction, and humor in general, can't be denied. (Quite) inconsistent as it is, it's a must-read for all the fans of the genre.Featured in my Top 5 Weird Science-Fiction Novels: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZMHFbNY...
Rating: 5.5/5 – It was that brilliant!Summary: Arthur Dent woke up one morning, got up to make coffee, and then realized a demolition crew showed up to destroy his house to make way for a new bypass. While he was busy uselessly defending his house, another demolition crew showed up to clear the way ...
Silly, funny, absurd, British. I now understand any number of pop culture references. As a novel, though, it just didn't grab me the way I thought it would. Maybe a matter of expectations set too high?
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