shalot's review against another edition
3.0
It was interesting reading this book: a novelization by Terry Jones (of Monty Python fame) of a video game that was written by Douglas Adams (of Hitchhikers Guide Fame). I have a feeling like it wasn't as good if it was written solely by one man, but this half and half job didn't turn out so well. The treatment of women in this book also REALLY didn't age well. Hard yikes.
amy2113's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
brun_smiles's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
I really wanted to like this book. The story is great at first, funny and confusing at the same time. But once the female characters are introduced and the whole Journalist-Lucy-Dan triangle starts, it lost me. I have never been as mad at a book as the author suggesting that women were attracted to possible murderers, cheated and gaslighted for no reasons, and the way Nettie is treated through it all not just by the people but the author himself. You can tell the writer wrote this book naked and that sexism was the main spice of a sci-fi book about a messed up spaceship. The whole main plot is about how corners were cut when building a spaceship, and how a whole civilization was damaged because of it, but this book ends up being just a joke about 4 people and their unreal connections.
hollyeula's review against another edition
4.0
A highly enjoyable light read based off the video game of the same name.
joedav's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
roytoo's review against another edition
2.0
An entertaining book very much written in the Douglas Adams vein. But the extreme levels of sexism were off-putting to me and almost caused me to not finish.
isaach12's review against another edition
3.0
a good collaboration between the former Monty Python and the author of the HHGTTG; it plays off the nonsensical, British humor of both of them where cause and effect have no correlation what so ever; if you're a big fan of Monty Python, but haven't read the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy yet, then you certainly would have a good time with this one. While funny I felt that it was far too similar to Adam's previous works and felt more like a rehash than anything else.
valjeanval's review against another edition
3.0
I had an all right time reading this. Jones' python stylings combined with Adams' quirky concepts is a good match, and it's pretty funny. The characters feel pretty dated (especially the women), and the whole crisis at the end doesn't make much sense, but it was still a fun little story.