The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Summary: The best book ever
Review: this is the best book ever. it is very funny. I have and have read all the books. they are very good, as all of douglas adam's books are.

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Summary: not so good as its reputation
Review: not a bad book to read for once. but strongly overestimated by media and fans.

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Summary: Absolutely Hilariously Wonderfully Awsome
Review: This is definately one of my most favortie books. Like a good movie, you can read it again and again and find something new to love about it every time. Be careful reading this in public. People might think you're a little strange as you keep laughing out loud every minute or two. If you've never read this book, make sure you give it a try. I'm sure you'll love it too.

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Summary: A Satire With Far too Much Comedic Hype
Review: Before reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy I was informed that it was a laugh-out-loud funny book, which would be impossible to put down. Some of those who recommended it to me said this book was the funniest piece of literature that they ever read. With a report such as this, how could I resist reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy when opportunity stuck. And I was disappointed after opening the first page. The book just was not as incredibly funny as I had heard, and could not draw a chuckle. Now, I am not saying that it was not a good book, the satirical elements, while once again, not laugh out loud funny, did portray the ups and downs of human life with impeccable accuracy.
The satirical portion of this book made me enjoy it as a discussion of the human condition. In the beginning of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the earth is destroyed to make room for a galactic highway, just as our the protagonist's house on earth is destroyed to make room for a terrestrial highway. After the protagonist leaves earth with a n extra-terrestrial friend, the reader discovers that the universe is a micro, well, macro-chasm for their planet. and thus the satire takes off. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy serves to ridicule everything from the political system on the earth, to natural history, monetary exchange, and the intellectual supremacy of humans in its short two-hundred sixteen pages, while the main characters zip around the galaxy in a starship powered by an "infinite probabilities drive." And the action really takes off when our heroes land on the richest planet in the universe, a planet so rich that it would make planets out of pure gold and silver for clients who were wealthy enough. But don't expect me to tell you what happens therecyou'll have to read this book yourself!

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Summary: The Loser's Guide to the Galaxy
Review: Douglas Adams clearly let his imagination get the better of him when writing The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The general idea of this book is bizzar; mice are running the planet earth, aliens that can write poetry, and spaceships that commit suicide. I don't know where to begin. Well first, structurally the book is terrible. Adams jumps from character to character and finally by page 215 (out of 216 pages) it becomes apparent that this book is just going to end abruptly. (This may actually be the only good thing about the book, is that it is short, and a long ending that makes some sense would simply be tedious to read). Adams obviously wrote these 216 pages to make 5 jokes maybe 2 of which are truly funny. However, to hear these jokes are not worth sacrificing your time to read all the trash encompassing the random stabs at humor. In order to completely "understand" the complex world which Adams has created, you must read page long "history lessons" to get the background of different types of aliens, planets, and spaceships.
I must admit I was misled from the beginning, I thought that this book was actually "The Guide to the Galaxy." However, I was disappointed to find that Adams's book is only referring to a made up book that explains useless knowledge to ficticious characters. Therefore making this book even more useless!

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Summary: Genius at work!
Review: This book is amazing! Douglas Adams is an amazing writer. It's funny and intelligent at the same time. I've never laughed out loud while reading before this book. I recomend this book to anyone that enjoys a good laugh. It gets confusing at times with the whole concept of space travel, but stick with it and it's worth it. It really makes you think and there are few books that can be funny at the same time. And if you like this one, you'll love the other sequels even more. The books get funnier as you go too. Everything about this book is great. Especially the manic depressive robot, Marvin. To give a glimpse into the amusing nature of this trilogy, the man that really rules the universe says, "I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who am I to judge."

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Summary: A Refreshing and Humurous Piece of Art
Review: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is the absolute funniest book that has ever been written. From start to finish, it keeps you laughing. Douglas Adams is an absolute genius for all the hilarious and creative plot lines and scenes that he has written in this satirical novel. Being a high school student, reading is not usually the thing that gets me excited or keeps me entranced, but the sense of humor in this book kept me glued to every word. The fact that the one piece of suspense left in the entire book was whose shoulder was hurt when a missile crashed with a space ship, but all the other events of the book are revealed, is miraculous. Why would anyone ever want to write about what a flower pot was thinking when it was falling from a space ship to the ground? And also why would anyone want to read about it? But the fact that Adams could think of and write about such a random thing is amazing and, oddly enough, hysterical. It's so refreshing to read a book that goes into space and could potentially be complete sci-fi, but is actually pages filled with jokes. It takes your mind off the real world and brings you into the unknown; where Adams completely writes like an insane man, but comes off as a genius. There's no need to look deeper into the satirical writing. You can just take the jokes as they come and literally laugh out loud after every page. The only problem with this book is that it ends. After 200 pages of laughing out loud, the book abruptly ends, but the good news is that it's part of a trilogy and you can continue with the next book, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Adams keeps you wanting more by ending the book so suddenly. But don't let that stop you. If you haven't had a chance to read this book yet, run to the nearest book store and buy it. Actually, buy all three books in the trilogy! Because you definitely won't want to stop after the first.

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Summary: A little too much space-fantasy but the humor is great
Review: This book was very odd. If your into the whole space-fantasy thing then you will love this book. There were some random parts that didn't even really relate to the plot that stuck with me and were actually very very funny. You really need to have an open sense of humor and can handle a lot of different types. There is a lot of cynical humor, and some cracks about British people. Actually now that i think about it, this book is very satirical and if your one of those people who really hates the world and human culture then this is the book is for you! This book will make you laugh out loud.After reading it I want to read the rest of the hitch-hikers series.

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Summary: The funniest book ever!!!!
Review: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is one of the funniest books I have ever read. In fact, it probably is the funniest book I have ever read. The story starts off simple, but gets more and more complicated and detailed, with many seemingly meaningless happenings. As the plot thickens, Aurthur Dent, the main character, gets more confused and out of the loop, and keeps getting more confused throughout the series. Aurthur Dent is the last surviving human from Earth after the Vogons blow it up to make way for an interstellar bypass. Aurthur is led by his alien friend and fellow hitchhiker, Ford Prefect through the adventures this catastrophe leads to, but most importantly, he is guided by The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. This book is full of exciting twists and turns, and will leave you wanting more of this hilariously and ironically complicated book.

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Summary: Wonderful from the first page to the last
Review: I absolutely loved this book from the moment I read the first page. Perfect for rainy days or when you are just feeling down. Definately a must read! Probably what I liked the most about it was that it was fun and enjoyable to read, and was not at all a heavy or hard book to read, unlike some other sci-fi books I have read. The characters and the plots are also very funny, and my personal favourite character is definately Ford Prefect. All of the characters are loveable in their own sense. You do not really dislike any of the characters that much, which is, in its own sense, pretty refreshing. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to read something humourous, refreshing, and fun. Though if you are looking for a serious, hard core, sci-fi book this is not for you. Recommended for Monty Python fans (as I am one)! Terry Jones from Monty Python actually wrote a book based on this, called: "Douglas Adams's Starship Titanic" which is another good read as well.