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Summary: Should've stopped the trilogy at 4
Review: It's a long fall when something so anticipated turns out to be so disappointing. After a very charming and wonderful ending to the series (So, Long and Thanks ...) Adams seems to just suddenly grab his characters and put them through an adventure that neither he nor they want very much to go through. The whimsy is forced and the humor is tired. Read the 1st four. Then, read Mostly Harmless at your own peril.
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Summary: Enjoyed it
Review: I dunno -- I liked this book, so sue me.I found Arthur's plight to be amusing, and the bird (I won't give it away) to be mind-bendingly fascinating. Typically weird and humorous, but maybe a little less zany this time around. Still, I find that no matter how ridiculous Adams' books are on the surface, they always include complexities and concepts that make me think. Mostly Harmless was no exception. And I thought a lot of it was pretty funny to boot. I must admit that my first reaction to the ending was basically, "Huh??? Whatever..." But in its strange way, it is appropriate. I mean, did you expect Adams to write a *normal* ending to one of his books? "And they all lived happily ever after"? No, Adams is too clever for that.
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Summary: Not Harmless at all - almost retroactively ruins the series!
Review: When I finished this book, my first reaction was that I wish it had never been written. It seemed to me that Adams was simply sick of the characters, and had to real desire to write this book. He took out his frustration on the characters and the readers. What's worse, I don't think I'll ever be able to enjoy the previous 4 books (yes, I very much liked "So Long...") the same way again, knowing where the series is heading. My advice would be, if you really liked the first 4, don't read this one. I grew up with the Hitchhikers' series, but now when I think about the books, the first thought that comes to mind is how awful "Mostly Harmless" is. I'm hoping that someday Adams will write a new HH book, one he WANTS to write, and give the series the ending it deserves.
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Summary: An appropriate ending
Review: Ford Prefect has always been one of my favorite fictional characters, and the powerful image of him "sitting back and laughing wildly" as the book comes to its conclusion is forever burned into my brain. Thank you, Douglas Adams, for having the courage to end this series appropriately.
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Summary: a wonderful conculsion to the series
Review: Though it takes an open mind for longtime Hitchhiker's fans to enjoy this book, I found it the most fascinating and well thought-out book in the series. Adams reaches his high point in this book, loosing none of the hilarious comedy of the previous four, and adding multiple layers of mind-bending complexity. Brilliant, riveting, and more than a little weird, Mostly Harmless is a book worthy of being read many times.
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Summary: Excellent conclusion to a masterful trilogy
Review: Despite all the people who seem to think this book is awful, I have to say I loved it. I think that the last chapter is a very good conclusion to the trilogy. To those who stupidly wish that the trilogy would go on and on, all I can do is point to SLATFATF, the lowpoint of the trilogy. A series can only go on so long, and then it has to end. If the author is forced to keep producing, either he will produce a load of crap, or he will start repeating things. There was a danger of this happening in the Trilogy, even Douglas Adams can only take a plot so far. This one had been milked for all it was worth and needed to end. Adams found and ending, that fit the nature of the trilogy and so ended the thing perfectly. I for one am glad that Adams to pull out before things got much worse, and frankly I loved the ending.
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Summary: hurrah
Review: Read this book, but make sue you have read the others first...that's important. If you don't like it you aren't paying enough attention, and read all five again. Profound and funny. Profoundly funny. Long live the puller of teeth...
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Summary: ANYONE WHO DOESN'T LIKE IT IS A TOTAL PRAT.
Review: This book marks a new beginning in the 5th of the trilogy which started with the equally excellent (and underrated) "Hitch Hickers Guide To The Galazy". Buy it today, or pay! (well, I suppose you will even if you do buy it, gee, never mind, buy it anyway)
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Summary: The book was great.
Review: Mostly Harmless is one of the best Douglas Adams books around. Great job, I'm looking for the 6th part in the series.
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Summary: Mostly Awful
Review: For fans of the original, this book will break your heart. None of the pure joyous fun that made the original "Hitchhiker's Guide" so great are contained in any way in these pages. After reading the book, I couldn't help but think, "What was Adams thinking!?". Is this a cruel trick on his fans? Is he just so cynical and burnt out that he just doesn't care what he publishes?
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