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Summary: And in a puff of logic he was gone
Review: I have also been compelled to write a review of this masterpiece of a book with Douglas Adams' passing. It is a true shame.But on to happier topics: the book! It is fantastic! I don't know how many times I have read and reread that book. And the best part about it, is that one never gets tired of it. His jokes are always hilarious and original, no matter how many times you've read it. I love Marvin and the elevators that can see into the future! Fantastic read, I recommend it to everyone! Along with, Restaurant at the End of the Universe, and Life the Universe and Everything. Douglas Adams will be truly missed. "Vell, Douglas is just this guy, ya know?"
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Summary: A wonderful place to escape to
Review: This is a book that manages to blend in bits of a fantasy sci-fi world in a way that makes it seem realistic and entertaining. Other reviewers who complained about the plot (notice how few there are) miss the value of this book. It is a place to be, a hitchhiker in a detailed and fantastic universe, who, hopefully knows where his towel is. This book is endlessly quotable. There is a rhythm to this book that taints your thinking. It is funny and intelligent. However, I did dock this book 1 star in the review because it is a slow-starter. It takes about a third of the book to get off the planet (literally), and all the real fun is in space. However, once you get past that first hump the rest is smooth sailing except for the abrupt ending. (Douglas Adams had trouble meeting his deadlines and so the manuscript was taken, as is, at a slightly awkward spot.) Be sure to have The Restaurant at the End of the Universe ready to read right afterwards because it really does seem to "finish" this book's plotline. I rarely enjoy reading a book I've already read before but this one and the rest of the series are an easy exception.
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Summary: Read it 7 times
Review: I actually don't read books very often but I read this one seven times now and I still can't help laughing out loud every time I read it again. Also, a very good Dutch translation is available.
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Summary: A great one...
Review: The hitchhiker "trilogy" is a wonderful series, from a wonderful author, one who recently died. His death is truly tragic.
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Summary: Just Read it for God's Sake
Review: Just Read it for God's Sake
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Summary: a very silly book
Review: Ever a fan of the late great Douglas Adams, I would like to add along with my fellow reviewers who gave this novel 5 stars that it is one of the more imaginative stories ever thought out, and indeed one of the oddest. It is quite hilarious and Mr. Adams was one of the few science fiction writers who could insert some real-life humor into his work. While you read about Arthur Dent whizzing around space in a most improbable ship, his experiences and feelings are instantly recognizable. Perhaps some people don't get it. It's on many schools' summer reading lists and kids might be expecting Homer or Shakespeare instead of some good laughs. But the laughs certainly aren't at the expense of your intellect. These aren't stupid jokes. Perhaps that's why not everybody gets them.
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Summary: "The Hitchhikers guide is the greatest book of all time..."
Review: Above is a quote directly from the novel. The book follows Arthur Dent, an Englishman, or former Englishman I should say as the Earth has just been destroyed to create a galactic bypass, and his Betlegeuseian friend Ford Prefect as they traverse the galaxy with their supplies: a towel(the most widely useful object ever to be invented) and of course the fabulous Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, a book in the form of a computer because if it were in regular page form, the carrier would have to lug around seven inconveniently sized buildings full of paper. The pair meet wierd aliens, robots, and other creatures. Don't be confused at first with the names: Zaphod Beeblebrox, for example, is a main character who's name you'll easily catch on to. This book is just flat out hilarious. It's Brazil (the 1984 spoof, not the country) meets Star Wars. Douglas Adams is more or less the master of confusing but hilarious plot as well as dialouge. Now, I'm not just writing this review because I love all sci-fi books. In fact, I read very few, about 20%, sci-fi books, although I still like the genre. So you can see I'm not a Die Hard sci-fi comedy fan. This book is extremely funny. Adults as well as children (teenagers really) will find the material and dialouge side splitting.
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Summary: Hitchhiking is safe
Review: ...This book tops my list of the greatest pieces of fiction ever written. The characters are real, so real in fact, that you wish they actually were. You want to meet them, ask them questions and get a bigger glimpse of who they are, which Douglas Adams does a heck of a job already. But be warned. This book is like crack. When it ends, you want more. You'll wish it was longer so you wouldn't have to leave Douglas Adams' universe. Why is this book such a profound masterpiece? I hate literary analysis, so I'll give you a simple answer. It's a brilliant, entertaining, funny farce. Star Wars doesn't hold a candle (or a match for that matter) to this science fiction epic.
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Summary: Oh, that British humor!!!
Review: This book is great - funny, twisted, and way better than the four-and-a-half rating it's getting now. There's no reason not to read it! (The only part I can't figure out is what the things on the cover are).
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Summary: "Cult Classic" just doesn't cover it...
Review: Okay, I'll be the first to admit that this book holds a place in the psyche of kids at my high school usually reserved for such highly revered items as Monty Python or the internet. Yes, we are a "gifted kid" magnet school, but let me tell you... the humor in this book is just astounding! We reference this book at least once a day (and who wouldn't, what with 42 and towel lines right there at our disposal?). As a reader of decidedly more serious sci-fi, I was expecting something along those lines when I picked up this book... imagine how delighted I was to find what I actually held in my hand was one of the best parodies of the genre I've seen. A definite must-read for anyone who considers themself ready for a new experience in reading. Just read... and let the brilliance wash over you. You won't regret it.
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