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Summary: Brilliantly Dry British Humor
Review: Between his own tilted perspective and his sarcastic puns, I couldn't stop laughing. The smallest details provide the most interesting observations as well. Improbability is pushed to the limits with Arthur Dent and the unusual crew he meets when he escapes the Earth's Imminent Demise.
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Summary: amazing book!
Review: I found this book to be very entertaining. Douglas Adams did a brilliant job carrying the reader along with this absurd sci-fi novel. In fact, at times the book gets so absurd that it's hard to follow. But I still recommend it as a great read.Basically the book is about two friends that live on earth. Arthur Dent and Ford Perfect. Ford Perfect(who is actually an alien) reveals to Arthur that the world is about to end.Not long after their conversation, a Vogon spaceship appears and announces that earth will be destroyed shortly because it is in the way of a new intergalactic highway bypass that is being built through our galaxy. Ford and Arthur manage to board the ship before the earth is demolished, and they are quickly discovered. The Vogon ship ejects them into space and they get picked up by another ship called the "Heart of Gold" which houses the Infinite Improbability Drive-makes the improbable happen. They travel to the planet Magrathea to figure out what to do about their non-existent planet earth. Then discover that earth was really a giant organic computer that was working on finding the meaning of life. But 5 minutes before the program was done the planet was desroyed. Ah, the irony! This book was all over the place, in a way that reminded me of Slaughterhouse five. The characters would go off on weird tangents that didn't really have much to do with the plot of the story. But I enjoyed its off the wall style and bazaar storyline. Its definitely unlike any other book I've read, and I admire its originality.
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Summary: English Assignment
Review: I found this book to be very entertaining. Douglas Adams did a brilliant job carrying the reader along with his absurd style of writing. In fact, at times the book gets so absurd that it's hard to follow. But I still recommend it as a great read. Basically the book is about two friends that live on earth. Arthur Denton and Ford Perfect. Ford Perfect (who is actually an alien) reveals to Arthur that the world is going to end. Not long after their conversation, a Vogon spaceship appears and announces that earth will be destroyed shortly because it is in the way of a new intergalactic highway bypass that is being built through our galaxy. Ford and Arthur manage to board the ship before the earth is demolished, and they are quickly discovered. The Vogon ship ejects them into space and they get picked up by another ship called the "Heart of Gold" which houses the Infinite Improbability Drive. They travel to the planet Magrathea to figure out what to do about their non-existent planet earth. And they learn that earth was really a giant organic computer that was working on finding the meaning of life. But 5 minutes before the program was done the Vogons destroyed it. Ah, the irony! But I don't want to give anymore away so I'll leave you with that. This book is great for all ages and hard to put down the whole way through.
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Summary: I want to have sex with this book! :-)
Review: I found "The Hitchhiker's guide to the galxy" by Douglas Adams hillarious. It is about a terrible, stupid catastophe that sends the one and only Earthman survivor, Aurthur Dent, of the catastrophe (Actually, there are two more. But, one was an alien, and the other was in space at the time.) into space. After this, they meet many new friends. Zaphod Beeblebrox, Trillian, Ford Prefect, and Marvin. Then, they try to find the planet Magrathea. They find it but are then chased down by Magrathea's security, and meet the two liberal minded cops, two... er... well liberal minded cops. Well, I don't want to give anything away, so that's all I'll say.
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Summary: hitchhiker's review
Review: Talk about your off the wall type of book. "Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy" is the name of this book. Douglas Adams is the author. If you are into the "Star Trek" or just Sci-Fi type of work , then this book's for you. This book was also mad into movie. The story is about two men: Arthur Dent who is man in his middle age and who you would say "out to space" type of guy. The other man is Arthor's friend, Ford Prefect who is researching a book called "Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy". One day Arthur finds that his house is going to be torn down to be turned into a galactic highway. With much frustration, stress, and devastation. Arthur's greatest friend comes to save the day by taking him to the bar for a drink to relief it all. Minutes after he finds himself with ford in space.They adventure in space trying to survive by dodging bad guys or making friends. Not to give away the whole story. So if you like adventure, you like excitement, and you like weird stories? Check out this book and read it. You might not only like it but also get a different view of the universe.
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Summary: Don't Panic
Review: Having listened to my brother rave about this book for years, I finally decided to pick it up and read it. I'm glad I did. I laughed out loud a number of times. Each sentence has the reader wondering what the next sentence could possibly say. It has a Monty Pythonesque quality to it, and you can almost hear Eric Idle or John Cleese delivering the punchlines as you read. Arthur Dent's misadventures begin with a yellow bulldozer and don't stop until mice, monkeys, a depressed robot, the number forty-two, and language translating fish all come into play. I'd recommend this book, even if you don't happen to be a fan of science fiction. And now I'm off to the Restaurant at the end of the Universe!
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Summary: The Hitchhiker's Review
Review: Talk about your off the wall type of book. "Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy" is the name of the book. Douglas Adams is the author. If you are into the "Star Trek" or just Sci-Fi, then this book's for you. The story is about two men: Arthur Dent who is man in his middle age and who you would say "out to space" type of guy. Also his friend Ford Prefect who is researching a book called "Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy". One day Arthur finds that his house is going to be torn down to be turned into a galactic highway. With much frustration, stress, and devastation. Arthur's great friend comes to save the day by taking him to the bar for relief. Minutes after he finds himself with ford in space. Not to give away the whole story. They adventure in space trying to survive by dodging bad guys or making friends. You like adventure, you like excitement, and weird stories. Check out this book and read it. You might not only like it but also get a different view of the universe. Thank you for your time hope you enjoy.
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Summary: Blow your mind, blow your lunch
Review: My book club read this and all four of us agreed it was great. Full of comic irony and random events, every few pages the author turns conventional reality on it's head in increasingly funny, offbeat ways. You'll travel through the galaxy, through time, and through perception looking forward to what comes next. Our group had a great time looking at the absurdities the book raises about human intelligence, politics, and control over events in our lives. This was a rare experience in that it really made me think and also totally cracked me up.
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Summary: Critical Review of this book...
Review: The novel, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, tells the story of Arthur Dent and his experiences after the world is destroyed. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is not only a science fiction novel, but also a hilarious and fully entertaining book. It has many strengths and few weaknesses. This book also is a satire towards the present world which is thought provoking and makes this a well-rounded book. Told through a series of coincidences, very improbable events, and comical situations, this novel tells a astonishing story without becoming dull. Even though this book is written to be amusing its story never becomes shallow and superficial. It achieves this by utilizing foreshadowing, character backgrounds, and information about the consequences of events in this story. Another strength of this book are its characters. This novel has a wide variety of characters that add to the story and its interests. Another interesting part of this story is how all of the characters are somehow related and how their stories are intertwined within this book. It is also important because all of their stories are extended over the next four books. One aspect of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy that is interesting is the explanation of things that are impossible or far beyond the reach of man's technology. Throughout the book, Douglas Adams, explains how certain things can be accomplished, even though they are impossible. The strengths of this book are very obvious while reading and are very present. This book has almost no weaknesses or flaws, which allows you to believe the book. The only part of this book that would be considered inferior to the rest of the novel would be only a few sections where the author seemed to not explain the text. These situations are few and are in most cases, are easy to ignore. This book is virtually error-free. Another interesting aspect of this novel that add to its story is the satire of the world. In this book, things are explained about people in a different perspective and it shows how useless and pathetic our lives can be. It also explains that people worry too much about things that do not make a difference. It shows this throughout the book and it adds a lot to what makes this book interesting. The satire aspect is almost as enjoyable as the raw humor of this book. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a well-written book that has more than just jokes within its text. It has an underlying message about the world and about people in general. This presence combined with the humor, the great characters, the literary tools make this book a wonderful book for anyone. This book could be appreciated by anyone of any age due to its noticeable features that make it so enjoyable. This is a good book to recommend to anyone because it also has four sequels in the set. Each one of the books following The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy continue the story of the main characters while also adding subplots that stem from the first book and continue until the end where they are resolved. It is because of this and the attributes mentioned above that this is my favorite book.
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Summary: A book read again and again and again and again ....
Review: What can one say about the greatest science fiction comedy ever written, Richard Cowper had a go but this is just ... well ... the Hitchhikers Guide, what can you say. This book so full of creativity is a phenomenon, this book flies "like bricks don't" as Dougkas Adams has been known to say. Such wit and of course the very English sarcasm. The story of Arthur Dent a rather pathetic figure whose house is about to be bulldozed to make way for a new highway bypass and is then rescued by his friend Ford Prefect (named after a car) and then attempts to halt the destruction by lying in the squelching mud in front of the bulldozers, is helped all the way by the bumbling foreman Mr Prosser who is, remarkably enough, a long distant descendant of Ghengis Khan and has a prediliction for litte furry hats and axes over his doorway, although the bravery of the great Khan has not been transmitted. This is how the story starts instantly enveloping the reader in a world of comedic joy with amazing creativity without becoming weak or slapstick in any way. The characters involved vary from the aforementioned Arthur, to Ford Prefect, Zaphod Beeblebrox, the erstwhile president of the galaxy a position of no power at all, Marvin the paranoid android a product of the hopeless Sirius Cybernetics Corporation whose largest department, which occupies the major portion of an entire planet, is its complaints division, the Vogons who like to spout shockingly bad poetry (the 3rd worst in existence) are callous and cruel and a host of other amazing creatures. Not only are the characters fascinating but the situations they get into are as well, eg the rescue of Arthur as Earth is being destroyed by the Vogons to make way for a new hyperspace bypass is miraculous because it happens as they are dumped unceremoniously by a Vogon guard through the airlock and wisked out of the vacuum by the Improbability drive ship stolen by Zaphod. Only an Englishman could come up with this sort of comedic treasure. Maybe something to do with the stiff upper lip and all that. A book read again and again and again and again ......
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