Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

14 reviews

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

stephanelli'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, War, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Suicide, Mental illness, and Gun violence

pastelkerstin's review against another edition

adventurous funny

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide

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

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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? No

4.5

Dieses Buch ist wie ein Energydrink, bis auf Arthur, der ist mehr so ein Kräutertee.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Genocide

Moderate: Animal death and Mental illness

lily1304's review against another edition

lighthearted

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

3.75

This was probably funnier to British men in the late 70s than it is to me, but it's still entertaining. Often I think fantasy and science fiction novels take themselves too seriously, and I appreciate that Douglas Adams does the opposite. Doesn't come close to passing the Bechdel test though.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Suicide

noahhare's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Bullying, Genocide, and Mental illness

foreverinastory's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

This was a fun read!

CWs: Animal death. Moderate: genocide, death, mental illness (depression), suicidal thoughts. Minor: Suicide, sexism, gore, racism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Death, Genocide, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide, Sexism, Gore, and Racism

dandelionsanddragons's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Mental illness

Minor: Animal death