mjd3jaggy's review against another edition
5.0
A solid and final conclusion to my favorite five-part trilogy.
jabnj's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kindlereads's review against another edition
2.0
Ok well that's done now. Not a satisfactory ending to a lackluster series.
nednewbi3's review against another edition
4.0
The second half compensates a lot. That ending blew my mind. I'm gonna miss those books.
zarahzoe's review against another edition
4.0
I never read this, because the "Complete" edition I own is not complete, as it says "triology in four parts". So when I recently, after re-reding the four parts on my shelf, complained about this to my sibling, they brought me their copy which includes part 5.
Oh, and what a joy it was! It was so nice to read an Adams novel for the first time! The absurdity, the sheer amount of imagination, everything. I felt just like I did when I first read The Hitchhikers Guide as a small thirteen-year-old.
Although I have to say, this one was the weakest in the series. It has some lenghts, it goes into meta explanations at some points which were just ... to much. I probably would have given it more of a three-star review, but my experiece reading it was so enjoyable, mostly for nostalgic reasons, so it couldn't be less that 4 stars from me.
Oh, and what a joy it was! It was so nice to read an Adams novel for the first time! The absurdity, the sheer amount of imagination, everything. I felt just like I did when I first read The Hitchhikers Guide as a small thirteen-year-old.
Although I have to say, this one was the weakest in the series. It has some lenghts, it goes into meta explanations at some points which were just ... to much. I probably would have given it more of a three-star review, but my experiece reading it was so enjoyable, mostly for nostalgic reasons, so it couldn't be less that 4 stars from me.
lah123's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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? No
3.75
badar_kt's review against another edition
4.0
The finale to the Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy trilogy (5 books). The events in this book occur in parallel to the rest of the books, i.e., it mostly deals with parallel-universes.
The parts I liked most in it were the aliens in the planet Rupert and Arthur's daughter, Random.
The parts I liked most in it were the aliens in the planet Rupert and Arthur's daughter, Random.
paracosm's review against another edition
1.0
I'm so angry right now. I cant believe that this great series could have such a sh*tty ending. I mean, what the actual hell?! I dont know where to begin. Okay so, turns out that Arthur and Trillian, two of the main characters, suddenly have a daughter that is incredibly annoying. All she does is hit people with rocks and scream. I dont know why she had to exist, specifically in a book that is supposedly the ending of a series.
Zaphod is nowhere to be found. I'll admit that he is not my favorite character, but some sort of conclusion would have been nice. The Guide itself suffers from some drastic and strange changes that, at the end, just sort of happen and go nowhere. During the previous book we followed Arthur and his new girlfriend, Fenchurch, in this one she literally disappear without a trace. And we get some space-time bullsh*t as an excuse. What was the point of the previous book is this was going to happen?
The plot is practically nonexistent in this "novel", if you can even call it that way. It's just a series of events that barely have any connection to each other happening. Its all over the place. And at the end, the very end of this series, all of the characters seemingly die, just like that. They just get vaporized and we are supposed to deal with that. What the actual f*ck?! It was later confirmed that they are not actually dead, but still.
In my mind the series ends at So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish. Now, if you excuse me, I'll go to state at the sun and that will hopefully delete this book from my brain.
Zaphod is nowhere to be found. I'll admit that he is not my favorite character, but some sort of conclusion would have been nice. The Guide itself suffers from some drastic and strange changes that, at the end, just sort of happen and go nowhere. During the previous book we followed Arthur and his new girlfriend, Fenchurch, in this one she literally disappear without a trace. And we get some space-time bullsh*t as an excuse. What was the point of the previous book is this was going to happen?
The plot is practically nonexistent in this "novel", if you can even call it that way. It's just a series of events that barely have any connection to each other happening. Its all over the place. And at the end, the very end of this series, all of the characters seemingly die, just like that. They just get vaporized and we are supposed to deal with that. What the actual f*ck?! It was later confirmed that they are not actually dead, but still.
In my mind the series ends at So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish. Now, if you excuse me, I'll go to state at the sun and that will hopefully delete this book from my brain.