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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

4 reviews

riverofhorton's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

The narrator was amazing. This book is incredibly chaotic, Alice in wonderland vibe, absolutely bonkers would be tge ideal description. Read it if you want to be delightfully confused. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Kidnapping

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, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, and Police brutality

Minor: Misogyny, Cannibalism, and War

spookily's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Alcohol

Minor: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail