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Summary: Just Great. Reaction to the two or three one star reviews
Review: Ok maybe 4 one star reviews. In 138, with an average of 5 stars. That should say enough. But just for those who still doubt it: First of all, would you take advise from a person about a book who can't properly write herself? (Roxanne). Next to the fact that it doesn't advise much of anything, except mindless bashing. And ok, maybe some people, apparently only 4 out of 138, don't have the sense of humor it takes to enjoy this book. But the storyline is so brilliantly complex and funny, it seems very hard to me not to enjoy it. And in essense, it is not 6 books, but one book in 6 parts.
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Summary: whop
Review: The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide is definitely a recommended read to anyone who can read. Even if you are illiterate, I'm sure you could find it on tape or something. I've never read a book twice before, never had the desire.. I just finished reading it the first time, and am already re-reading it. Very funny and for some reason makes me feel good about myself. Although, being an Earthman and all, I guess I shouldn't feel so good.
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Summary: Perfect for re-reading!
Review: I had already read all of the novels in the trilogy, but when I discovered this, I had to buy it, to re-read them! I hadn't read them in years, and they are collected together very well. Good for a first-time read, or, as this copy is, as a gift!
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Summary: We want another Hitch-Hiker's novel!
Review: As a passionate reader of Science-Fiction, I say that Douglas Adams is the Queneau of the genre.He explores the cliches of bad sci-fi and stretches them to the absurdest extremes.Arthur Dent:the Charlie Brown of the Galaxy.Ford Prefect:his cynic counterpart,reminding me of Fritz Leiber's Gray Mouser,but more sardonic.Zaphod :double-headed trickster,a symbol of the political con-man in all the parallel universes. Marvin:the King Lear of Robots. Trillian: an exquisite englishwoman caught in the sliding door of UFO abduction. All these persona are caught in a whirlwind of improbable space-time transitions,and meet whit the strangest of solution to the Great Question.But we want more,we want a supervirtualspace fortysecond transition ! When Quinn Dexter,at the end of Peter F. Hamilton Night's Dawn Trilogy was sucked in the Big Crunch,was he seen by our most improbable heroes,Ford Arthur Zaphod Trillian from The Restaurant at The End of The Universe ?
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Summary: ...in the same way a brick doesn't.
Review: It's been 4 years since I first discovered HHGTTG, and I believe it has changed my life for the better. This anthology is the only way to read the series. I am currently reading it for the nth time. Within five minutes of the time I finish it, I have to start again. It has becom a staple in my life, along with food and water. I recently purchased copies for all of my close friends, because I feel it is the best representation of myself and my humor I have ever found. This book is truly awe-inspiring. Buy a copy for the family.
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Summary: Required Life Reading. (I'm not joking here.)
Review: Quite humbly, there is nothing as funny as this book, this collection, this window to the universe, whatever you'd like to call it. There's a reason for that. As unbelievably all-over-the-place whacky as the book's plot can be, a reader should expect to finish reading the book with the knowledge that, amazingly, the universe really is just that strange and wonderful. I happen to love life with a passion and laugh near continually. I've never laughed as hard or as often reading than I did while reading this book. Never. Not even close. Imagine the person sitting next to you in a plane, seemingly without provocation, belly-laughs and can't stop. Then imagine it happening on a regular basis. You might wonder one of two things - when will he shut up and/or what is it that's making him laugh? If you are at all curious why people laugh so hard so often and enjoy life so much...read this book. Please. No, really. It's not just funny. If you can say 'just' and the type of extreme hilarity I mean in the same sentence without blasting the meaning out of the word 'just.' It's life Essential. I happen to love reading philosophy, eastern, christian, anything I can get my hands on. I'm so glad I got my hands on this collection. You finish the book and realize that you know a whole lot more than you thought you did about your world. Fortunately, a great deal of that knowledge consists of knowing you barely know anything at all. One of my favorite passages, to end... '"Look," he said in a stern voice. But he wasn't certain how far saying "Look" in a stern voice was necessarily going to get him, and time was not on his side. What the hell, he thought, you're only young once, and threw himself out the window. That would at lesat keep the element of surpise on his side.' ...Please, for yourself and your happiness in life, read this book. If you come away and are anything but overjoyed to be alive...read it again. You must have missed something. =) -Mike Fliss - mdf@duke.edu
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Summary: This series deserves Forty-Two stars
Review: This is undoubtedly the best sci-fi-comedy ever written, and I say that with confidence. Douglas Adams' wit is unmatched in this genre. I have re-read this series at least 5 times, and it gets better each time. Thanks to Adams's insight, I too am on a continual search for the reason why 42 is the answer (just look how many times it pops up randomly... or not so randomly) In this classic story, Arthur Dent, a lovable and easily-confused Earthling gets dragged on the journey of a lifetime as Earth is destroyed by a group of Vogons to make way for a hyperspace by-pass. He is joined by a host of unforgettable characters: the easy-going researcher for the Hitchhikker's Guide to the Galaxy Ford Prefect; the hyper Two-Headed, Three-Armed President of the Galaxy Zaphod Beeblebrox; and his sexy companion former-Earth-reporter Trillian; and Marvin, the hopelessly depressed android. Together, they are off to explore the galaxy, battle with pesky mice-geniuses (no, not Pinky and the Brain), eat dinner at the end of the universe, travel through time, meet the man who designed Norway, redefine "improbability," patronize and annoy countless alien races, search for a decent cup of tea in an unforgivig universe, and continue the eternal quest to find out why 42 is so darn important. Adams is a visionary. This is unlike any series I have ever read. Although "Mostly Harmless" was a slightly disappointing conclusion(?) to such an entertaining series, I will always consider the Hitchhikkers' "Trilogy" to be among the greats. If you do not own or have never read these books, then this compilation is a necessity for you. I recommend that you purchase it immediately, call in sick from work, school, or whatever, put up a small Somebody Else's Problem (SEP) field around you, and read it and again and again.
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Summary: Wow
Review: This book is tremendous. I've never been to England, so some of Adams's satires on English life elude me, but still this is funny. It makes you realize how silly human beings really are. That's really the theme of all the books in the "Trilogy;" fallibility of the human race. But it's not so depressing; all the books end in sort of a middle-of-the-road kind of way and make you realize that while humans are silly they are really not too bad. (speaking of Arthur). Ford and Zaphod are funny but the books have way too much of them. The stuff that these books say are so bizarre, so ridiculous, and yet so true, and therefore even more funny. It's science fiction but yet it's not; it has both pulp and literary elements.
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Summary: Comical Genius at its satyrical best
Review: The book is best described as a work of literary art in its purest form. It is brilliant. The best sentence in the book is "The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't." This encompasses the logic of the book. It is utter nonsense, but funny as all Vargons.
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Summary: This is my second bible
Review: This book is absolutly holy to me. Not only that, but its one of the funniest things I've ever seen or heard in my life. It really clarifies the whole "what is the meaning of life" question really well with a simple to understand answer. Also, as I said before, it's really really really funny. I didn't like that robot guy much though. Everyone else did but I hated him.
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