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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No idea what this book is about,if anything; perhaps it reallyis about everything. Lots of fun,nevertheless. (  ) debnance | Jan 29, 2010 |  A lacadaisical lark through the universe with the usual suspects, Arthur, Ford, Zaphod, Trillian and Marvin. However, while I continued to enjoy the entertaining and amusing commentary on the situations, the plot was poor and contrived, and the action, while being credibly off-beat, had a continued lacking that the average sci-fi fan will know, of believability. This was not the case with the previous two in the Trilogy of Four, as their 'plot' structure was much less involved with a single event. While good, the focus on a single plot to drive at dragged down what could have been another classic. Average with occasional flashes of brilliance (  ) MoonshineMax | Jan 11, 2010 | This is the third installment in the Hitchhiker’s Guide trilogy (but not the last book in the series!). We meet with the usual characters – Arthur, Ford, Trillian, Zaphod, and Marvin – although Zaphod and Marvin have less “screen time” in this book than in the previous two. There is also the usual adventure and snarky dialogue/narration involved throughout, which makes this a quick and humorous read. My one minor complaint is that it took a bit of time before the plot really got going, although the setup information proved necessary later and was amusing to read along the way anyway. (  ) sweetiegherkin | Jan 7, 2010 | The third Hitchhikers book, featuring the robots from Kricket trying to destroy the entire universe. Not the best of the books. More plotted then the earlier books, this is both a bonus and a down side. The bonus is that, well, you get a more coherent plot. The down side is that you loose the feeling of helplessness and the wonderful feeling that anything, literally anythough, could happen next. Also, the plot is oddly contrived at times. I mean, Trillian knowing just which piece of history to learn about to solve the puzzle? Contrived. Slartibartfast's entire role in this novel was, essentially, a narator, steering the characters along. I did enjoy the book, particularly the second half, if just felt very lapsidasical, like it was half plotted when when someone needed to know something they just magically did, even if they had no reason at all to know that thing, which rather spoilt it a little. So, yes, fun if you don't think to deeply. (  ) TPauSilver | Dec 18, 2009 | Third book in the Hitchhiker "trilogy." The inhabitants of planet Krikkit find out that they are not alone in the universe and so they plan to destroy everyone who is not them. Our heroes (Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Slartibartfast, Zaphod Beeblebrox, and Trillian) must try to save the universe from the white killer robots of Krikkit. A few of my favorite parts: Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged, who is on a quest to personally insult every individual in the Universe - in alphabetical order; Arthur's flying lessons, where he tries to throw himself at the ground - and miss; Agrajag, who keeps getting reincarnated, only to be accidentally killed, repeatedly, by Arthur. (  ) mrsdwilliams | Dec 17, 2009 | 
 Adams delights in cosmic pratfalls, and if he sometimes loses track of his narrative, he more than makes up for it by confirming what many have suspected all along: "He learned to communicate with birds and discovered that their conversation was fantastically boring. It was all to do with wind speed, wingspans, power-to-weight ratios and a fair bit about berries."
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