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Summary: Fall over laughing
Review: I'm not generally into comedies. Sci-Fi and Fantasy are definately my thing though. So when Daddy handed me this book, I was excited.This book points out some interesting "facts": that if you climb on a roof with a towel, aliens will pick you up since they'll assume you have everything you need to keep from stinking. These "facts" are what keep you reading, along with characters that you can't help but shake your head out. So if you're in the mood to laugh, I recommend this book and a chair you can't easily fall out of.
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Summary: Great if you just want a little humor
Review: This is a very funny book showing up some of human nature. This isn't a "sci-fi/ horror" genre, it's just a comic book with space in it. It is philiosphical in a ironic kinda way showing charcteristic errors through the different species of aliens. From the prideful, trying to be sophisticated but truly barbarious, Vogons to the Mice who only care about finding out what the "question" is. A light read.
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Summary: This book is a hilariously ironic sci-fi novel.
Review: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a great book for people who not only like science fiction, but like humorous novels too. Douglas Adams throws in a mix of humor and irony in a science fiction setting,and that's what I personally like about the book. For example, you have to laugh at Arthur Dent who is upset that his house is being demolished, when little does he know that his planet will be demolished shortly afterward. The Hitchhiker's Guide also makes comments about the human race that aren't just funny, but also make you think as well. My favorite quote from this book is, "This planet has-or rather had-a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movements of small green pieces of paper, which is odd because on the whole it wasn't the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy." I've read it 3 or 4 times this year since I bought it. This book is a definite must read! If you like the Hitchhiker's Guide then I recommend you read the sequels too because the story doesn't end when you finish the book. When I finished the Hitchhiker's Guide for the first time, I had to run out to the book store and buy the next book. Now I'd have to say that that Douglas Adams is my favorite author and I hope other people become fans too.
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Summary: Just a short Correction
Review: Greetings hoopy froods from America-land
Just a short correction for you. The Radio series (on BBC Radio 4) came first, then the original books were written from the radio script.
For all of those interested, a new radio series is going to be broadcast (again on BBC Radio 4), in September this year. See the BBC web site for details. Also, a film is being made at this momment. Personally, I don't think any film can match the comic genius of Douglas, but hopefully I'll be proved wrong.
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Summary: A Wholly Remarkable Book.
Review: This is possibly the funniest book in the galaxy...or universe...or whatever. I've read it and "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" and I can't wait to get the others. I admire authors like Douglas Adams for being able to write such incredibly amusing and complicated books. This story is about Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect, a normal human and a humanoid creature from Betelguese, respectively, and their travels through time and space after Ford saves Arthur because Earth is being destroyed to build a bypass. What follows is an unbelieveably hysterical tale with so much to laugh at and so many events it's nearly impossibly (or at least highly improbable) to do it justice in one review. The other main characters would be Trillian, Zaphod Beeblebrox, and a very very despressed robot named Marvin. In this book, you will learn why you should always bring a towel if you're traveling in space (it means you're a "really amazingly together guy," or a frood, hence the hitchhiker slang expression: "Hey, you sass that hoopy Ford Prefect? He's one frood who knows where his towel is!" Sass means meet and hoopy means "really together guy"), why it is so important never to listen to Vogon poetry, how man used the Babel fish to prove God's nonexistence, and that there are actually people who still think digital watches are a pretty cool idea and feel safer in a completely new and terrifying outer space world if they can see a small package of cornflakes. Oh, and there is much more. But DON'T PANIC! You still have time to read this book before everyone has. And then read the sequal, which is equally hilarious.
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Summary: After 20 years it is still funny
Review: Twenty years ago this book came into my hands and for one entire week I laughed my head off. This is one of the most beautiful pieces of holographically insane literature I've ever read. The fact that it is science fiction is almost irrelevant. Some pages are so nutty/funny I'd be left gasping for air after each paragraph trying to smother uncontrollable laughter. Other pages, whilst not as funny, were so absurdly pedantic that you were left adrift in amazement. One of the most successful literary attempts at psychedelic writing in my 40+ years of reading. The book is miraculously manic; I hope you enjoy it.
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Summary: Just a short Correction
Review: Greetings hoopy froods from America-land
Just a short correction for you. The Radio series (on BBC Radio 4) came first, then the original books were written from the radio script.
For all of those interested, a new radio series is going to be broadcast (again on BBC Radio 4), in September this year. See the BBC web site for details. Also, a film is being made at this momment. Personally, I don't think any film can match the comic genius of Douglas, but hopefully I'll be proved wrong.
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Summary: Best if read regularly
Review: I read it once a year. If you are not much of a reader, this book will change that!
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Summary: Andy Says
Review: The Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy is a hilariously comic novel about many scientific aspects of the universe and creation. Many objects that seem insignificant turn up later, revealing their significance in the big scheme of things. The story, although funny, isn't necessarily an easy read. It reveals many details relating to other points carrying on throughout the novel and the whole series of novels. Douglas Adams take his readers through his points of view about the universe, which often leaves the reader saying, "What the crap?" However one can't help laughing at how ridiculous the situation is. The book is definitely difficult to put down.
All who like science fiction will love Douglas Adam's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. One does need to keep an open mind while reading the novel because Adams makes fun of most aspects of the creation of the universe that are popular to most people. If in general you have no idea what you believe and you do get offended is your own damn problem. After all, it's just science fiction. It's not like he means it! In closing, "life, we apologize for the inconvenience."
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Summary: Why Buy an Audiobook?
Review: The downside of any audio book is that it does not give you the chance to pause for reflection. However, I fully recommend this book for two reasons: First, you could not pause during the reading of this book if you wanted to; it's that good. Second, Douglas Adams has a wonderful voice. It's a rare treat to hear an author read his own material and it casts a different light on a book than you might get just from reading it. It is an even rarer treat when an author is doubly blessed with a talent for writing and oration. If you enjoy this audio book, consider "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris, read by the author.
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