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Linnunradan käsikirja liftareille by Douglas Adams

6 reviews

haileyhardcover'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? It's complicated

5.0

Doctor Who. Torchwood. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. No one does sci-fi comedy better the British.

Having been a massive fan of the movie since its release in 2005, I’ve had Hitchhiker’s on my TBR for far too long. I knew that Adams had co-written the screenplay for the film, so I had high hopes that I would love the book as much, but I was very pleasantly surprised to find that much of the movie was taken word-for-word from the text; and it is just as funny, bizarre, and absurd. If you, too, love the movie, do yourself a favor and read the book.

And, hey, this is a scary time we’re living in right now, folks. If this is the end of the world…
Don’t Panic
and always carry a towel

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riverofhorton's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

This isn't my first time reading this, however it has been over a decade since I last read it. I had managed to forget a lot of the finer points of the story in that time, so to a certain extent it felt like reading a book that I had previously only read a summary of.

It was as enjoyable as I remember it being, with Adams having the ability to encapsulate the British sense of humour perfectly, while maintaining the level of seriousness required at various points.

The only thing I had a problem with was the descriptions of Marvin, with 'Manic Depression' and 'Paranoid' being used interchangeably, implying they are the same disorder, which is wholly inaccurate. I do, however, feel that this is more indicative of the time this was published. Thankfully this doesn't affect the plot in anyway.

Overall this was an enjoyable read and I will be reading the rest of this trilogy and likely some of the author's other work.

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theirgracegrace's review against another edition

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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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