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Summary: Completely utterly depressing
Review: I bought all the books of the "trilogy", and this one was completely, utterly depressing... If you like the series PLEASE don't buy this one, it will all ruin it for you ! I wish I didn't... A book to forget at all costs.
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Summary: A smashing british humor romp for fans of the series.
Review: It was absolutely perfectly read by the author. He does all the voices of all the characters and that creates their unique personalities and yet doesn't detract from his own narration!The slow and reserved narration makes the events unfold in a way that makes you really pay attention because he never narrates in an excited way that gives away what is about to happen. Excellent Book!
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Summary: Maybe the second best of the series
Review: Most people i know seem not to like this book, but i loved it. Along with other people i disliked So Long and Thanks For ALL the Fish. But i really liked this one. The best section of the book i think is when Arthur is on Luemella(i think that's the planet's name). It was not as "funny" as the first three were, but i don't think it needed that. I am glad that there was no Zaphod in it, I actually don't care for the Zaphod charactor myself. But whatever Douglas Adams writes in his books are what they should be.-Burgain
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Summary: Mostly Harmless, Moslty Good but not all good
Review: I have read all of the series and have started on other Adams' books and I can honestly say Mostly Harmless has a few good laughs. It is not the greatest Adams book but is a must read. Those who liked the old hitchhiker series style may not like this book. I liked the original settings of tyhe first three books in the series but I can also apreciate a change in setting. Overall this book and the series are the kinds of books I've been looking for.
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Summary: Mostly Harmless, Mostly Bites
Review: This book is by far the worst of the series. The plot is weak and cobbled together. The characters are out of character. While reading it, one gets the feeling the adams is wringing the last dollar he can get out of his masterpiece series. Buy one the others.
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Summary: Mostly Harmless kicks some serious booty
Review: Wow! As a longtime fan of Douglas Adams, I can safely say that this book is one of the best. This book is both cofusing and informative at the same time. Once again, Douglas Adams writes something unbelievably brilliant. Full of the same humor found in the other Hitchhiker books, this book will have you laughing out loud at the antics of Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, and Arthur's daughter Random as they move between dimensions, meet Elvis, and a rather interesting ending to a remarkably brilliantly funny series
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Summary: A fitting end
Review: In this series' fifth book, Douglas Adams finally writes the ending to what he calls the "increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhiker's Trilogy." What an ending it is! This novel integrates more traditional sci-fi theories in with Adams' usual humor. Some readers have criticized this book for being darker and more cynical than the previous installments in this series. Darker it is, but it is still full of extremely sharp wit and observation. What we have to remember is that Adams wrote this chapter of the series in a different part of his life -- almost a decade later than its predecessor. After an extra ten years on this planet witnessing the petty behavior and often pathetic nature of humankind, it can only be expected that some of this will come out in an author's writing. Besides, if all Adams' work was light and fluffy, it would become redundant and whitewashed. Adams dares to go a new direction in this book. With a scarcastically raised brow, he steps to the plate and, in this reviewer's opinion, delivers a very big hit.
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Summary: I GAVE THIS A 1 TO GET YOUR ATTENTION.
Review: at first i hated this book, but now i'm starting to see something subtle. there was a review of starship troopers i read that said the creators made the film bad on purpose, as a subtle jab at the viewers. i also remember douglas adams saying how mad he was when "so long, etc." didn't go over very well because it was different from the other books (people kept wanting more zaphod and more marvin). i think mr. adams wrote this book as a sort of revenge for all the people who were always bugging him to do more with the series, even after he had wanted to lay it to rest. and so, almost a decade after the fourth book he made this. the book has the look of classical adams, but look closer. the characters, previously put-upon but ultimately content, are here subjected to torture and defeat. the grebulons are intended to be wildly boring. all the characters are acting more soulless and unhappy than ever before. the planet arthur lives on is smashingly rural, as opposed to the usual hi-tech worlds, restaurants and spaceports. fenchurch a normal but charming character is replaced by random, a character who is unique. i don't know about you but i wanted to kill her after her first line. to drive home the point the guide itself is now replaced by an evil twin, the same way that mostly harmless is a dark reflection of the first few books. it uses all the classical hitch hiker style and traits, but twist them around. into a dark unpleasant version. the ending perhaps shows this both of all. ultimately, it is a book for all the people who! insist he flog a dead horse. so he did.... with a vengeance. maybe know, with no alternative, people can stop crying for more marvin, more zaphod. people insisted the trilogy continue, and it did. in a way that left a lot of people wishing they'd left well enough alone. or i could be completely wrong. it's just a thought. mr. adams, if you're reading this, you might want to share your opinion. or not. how should i know
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Summary: The worst of the trilogy, but still a good book
Review: This book is a very funny, if confusing,book. The Hitchhikers guide to the gaxexy book 5 is not as fast-pased as the rest of the series. It is closser to, although still far from, serios science fiction.
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Summary: Absolutely good reading
Review: I haven't specialised to DA in terms of science fiction but rather read everything everytime without any prejudices (atleast in my opinion :) ) and as much as others claim (well, atleast some people do, and they have right for their opinion, as do I) it isn't as good as the others or that it actually is a flop, I must disagree, for if it hadn't been written there would have been lots of information that would have gone without explanation. The books ending seems abrupt but on the other hand, there had been hints towards the ending what it would be like. So this book kind of a fills in some blind spots and sums it all up and therefore I recommend you read it too if you have read the others. All in all once again a great book from DA for readers pleasure.
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