wormgirl's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Alcohol and Death
constantin's review against another edition
4.0
And yet another great book from the Hitchhiker series :)
Since you have all read the previous book, to reach this one, there is not much to say! I think this is a must read book, very funny yet makes you think important stuff a lot.
kind of sad now that I finished them all . oh well!
Since you have all read the previous book, to reach this one, there is not much to say! I think this is a must read book, very funny yet makes you think important stuff a lot.
kind of sad now that I finished them all . oh well!
jasonfurman's review against another edition
3.0
I confess I slogged through this book wondering why exactly it needed to be written. If this was all we had it would probably be excellent, but I can't imagine a circumstance where I wouldn't rather just read Hitchhiker's itself one more time.
I was a huge Hitchhiker's fan as a kid, remember getting [b:So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish|6091075|So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4)|Douglas Adams|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327873354l/6091075._SY75_.jpg|3078120] when it came out. But by the time Mostly Harmless came out my tastes had moved on and I didn't even realize it was released until many years later at which point I wasn't that interested. About two years ago my son and I started listening to all the books. Absolutely re-loved the first one, very much liked the second and third, and we both mostly lost interest by the fourth. He only got through half of this one with me before he bailed on me and left me to finish listening by myself.
It did have lots of funny bits. The Martin Freeman reading is very good (although not as outstanding as the Stephen Fry for the first book). But I just was not that into it. Nothing like 42, the mice, the falling whale, the improbability drive, and all the other amazing inventions of the first book.
I was a huge Hitchhiker's fan as a kid, remember getting [b:So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish|6091075|So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4)|Douglas Adams|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327873354l/6091075._SY75_.jpg|3078120] when it came out. But by the time Mostly Harmless came out my tastes had moved on and I didn't even realize it was released until many years later at which point I wasn't that interested. About two years ago my son and I started listening to all the books. Absolutely re-loved the first one, very much liked the second and third, and we both mostly lost interest by the fourth. He only got through half of this one with me before he bailed on me and left me to finish listening by myself.
It did have lots of funny bits. The Martin Freeman reading is very good (although not as outstanding as the Stephen Fry for the first book). But I just was not that into it. Nothing like 42, the mice, the falling whale, the improbability drive, and all the other amazing inventions of the first book.
hskey's review against another edition
3.0
Would go 2.5 stars if I could (LibraryThing can do this, why can't GoodReads?) I think I agree with most people's sentiments I've read online, which is that they consider So Long and Thanks For All the Fish to be the real ending. This is bizarre, but not in the zany, fun way that the other 4 books are. It definitely felt like it was getting a little long in the tooth, and not necessary. Adams was a tremendous writer, so it's not like it was badly written, but I found myself relieved when the book was completed (not a great ending, but perhaps a fitting one?)
I'm really glad I read the entire series, the 1st (Hitchiker) and 4th (Fish) are leagues above the other three, as I felt they combined the usual Adams zany, wacky, bonkers imagination with an actual narrative.
I'm really glad I read the entire series, the 1st (Hitchiker) and 4th (Fish) are leagues above the other three, as I felt they combined the usual Adams zany, wacky, bonkers imagination with an actual narrative.
anaclaracp's review against another edition
3.0
Out of all of them, this is the one I liked the least. I still liked it, but it was a little darker, a little heavier than the others, not as funny and entertaining. Also, no Marvin :(
givethatbooknerd's review against another edition
4.0
It was just as good as the rest of the series, though the end came very suddenly and a lot of things are left unexplained. But all in all very good, funny and clever written.
andrewgraphics's review against another edition
3.0
Arthur Dent settles in to a sedentary life on a distant planet, having lost his true love; Trisha McMillan works to scoop other networks, while her alternate reality self Trillian drops a surprise on Arthur; and Ford Prefect tries to hoodwink the new corporation that now owns the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. And then everything ends.
This fifth book in the increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhikers Trilogy has none of what made Adams a great writer: witty repartee between characters, cutting insights into humanity, and strange asides that tied it all together. Dent has lost his outsider status, subbing as an Everyman trying to make sense of the universe, and he and Ford are barely in any situations together, which is when the original stories really clicked. Admittedly, the stories worked best on radio, but this is by far the least of the books.
This fifth book in the increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhikers Trilogy has none of what made Adams a great writer: witty repartee between characters, cutting insights into humanity, and strange asides that tied it all together. Dent has lost his outsider status, subbing as an Everyman trying to make sense of the universe, and he and Ford are barely in any situations together, which is when the original stories really clicked. Admittedly, the stories worked best on radio, but this is by far the least of the books.
morgcxn's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
2.0