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The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Community Reviews back

by Douglas Adams
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Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios
Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios rated it 6 years ago
The way I (probably mistakenly) see it, the answer 42 represents a view of cheery perfection. It's almost as though it is trying to be as divisible as possible simply to be helpful. Even its name is annoyingly perky. It is the number which represents what the established order (notably religion) has...
mattries37315
mattries37315 rated it 8 years ago
In the 1970s, a BBC radio serial was a surprise hit with a combination of humor and science fiction, eventually this spawned more radio serials, a TV show, even a Hollywood produced film, but also a series of books by creator Douglas Adams. The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy contains the...
Bookworm Blurbs
Bookworm Blurbs rated it 10 years ago
Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.Together ...
shazoo00oo
shazoo00oo rated it 11 years ago
I saw the movie before I read the book, and I think it prepared me for Mr. Adams' writing styleI have to admit, sometimes he lost me in his narrative, but it was like listening to your crazy uncle telling a story, so I kind of enjoyed it... I stopped trying to "make sense" of it and just went along ...
Towers of Books Come Tumbling Down!
Towers of Books Come Tumbling Down! rated it 11 years ago
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 w...
Rebecca Clare Smith
Rebecca Clare Smith rated it 11 years ago
I love this series of books for its caustic wit and silliness. Not only that, but there's plenty of very British things such as tea drinking and the skill of making the perfect sandwich plus some great ideas (such as how it's possible to fly).
BlondeBookBee
BlondeBookBee rated it 12 years ago
A full review will definitely follow. Hopefully still in May, otherwise it'll be June.
David's 'Clan' Blog
David's 'Clan' Blog rated it 12 years ago
How can you review perfection? other than to say it is perfect!
BreakRaven
BreakRaven rated it 12 years ago
If you look at the rating details for this book, there's a little note that informs me that 96% of this book's readers enjoyed it. So yay, I'm in the hateful minority again.I don't get why people love this book, I really don't. Everyone has their own tastes and I respect that, but most books that I ...
A busy person's reading blog
A busy person's reading blog rated it 13 years ago
This is a Classic. Douglas Adams was a genius. I still find it hard to believe he died so young. SO glad to get it in Ebook format.
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