Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

27 reviews

jn2012's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

“Strangely, the only thing going through the mind of the bowl of petunias was, “oh no, not again.””

This is simply hilarious and well-written at the same time. Such a classic.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide

Minor: Animal death

prashiie's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

"Earth: Mostly Harmless"

The Earth is destroyed and Ford escapes just in time with his friend Arthur. They encounter many kinds of adventures and life-threatening situations. Arthur also along the way learns more about the Universe and Earth. 

From the very first page I was captivated by the author's humour and satire and continued to be so until the end of the book. All the characters were very interesting and quirky. We have, for example, Ford who does not understand sarcasm which makes his interactions with Arthur very enjoyable. There were also some things that were so ridiculously funny that I laughed out loud and at the same time it makes one think about life. 

Definitely a nice book which is also easy to read, even for readers who normally don't read science fiction. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Animal death, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Gore and Gun violence

Minor: Suicide, Confinement, and War

One character (a robot) has depression.

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A classic of British science fiction, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy follows Arthur Dent, a normal English man who is the sole survivor of Earth after it is instantly demolished to make way for an intergalactic freeway. His journey takes him to space ships (properly owned and stolen), terrible poetry recitals, and a planet shrouded in myth that manufactures planets. Along the way, he learns absolutely wacky (and generally useless) information about the cosmos, meets a depressed robot, and discovers the answer to Life, The Universe and Everything.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Genocide, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Animal death, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Police brutality, Xenophobia, and Violence

Minor: Cannibalism, Misogyny, and War

nerdkitten's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Deportation, and Gun violence

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Genocide, Body horror, Death, Medical content, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Alcohol, Ableism, Death of parent, Excrement, Murder, and Sexual content

lydia_harrisx's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Alcohol and Death

Minor: Suicide, War, and Police brutality

niamphoone's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Classism, Alcoholism, and Addiction

xandra_'s review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Xenophobia and Racism

Minor: Violence, Genocide, War, and Murder

beccajay's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Genocide

Moderate: Suicide and Mental illness

Minor: War

loxeletters's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Alcohol

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia