The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979)

1. 312
   Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency / The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams (gandalf_grey)
2. 2710
   The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (ut.tecum.loquerer, coliemta)

   coliemta: One's more literary and the other more science-fiction-y, but they're both bizarre, hilarious and similar in feel. Most people who like one will enjoy the other.

3. 173
   Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett (mcenroeucsb)

   mcenroeucsb: Good Omens is uneven in writing quality, but the flippant interactions between some of the angels and demons very much reminds me of Douglas Adams.

4. 173
   The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut (girlunderglass, catfantastic)

   girlunderglass: before The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - more than 20 years before it - there was THIS book about space travel, time travel, and the "ultimate answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything". Adams certainly borrowed a lot from Vonnegut.

5. 151
   The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett (mcenroeucsb)

   mcenroeucsb: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy : Science Fiction :: The Color of Magic : Fantasy

6. 121
   Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers by Grant Naylor (Konran)
7. 101
   Redshirts by John Scalzi (mcenroeucsb)
8. 1711
   Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (souloftherose)

   souloftherose: Although Neverwhere and The Hitchhiker's Guide (THHG) are different genres (the first is urban fantasy, the second comic science-fiction) I felt there was a lot of similarity between the characters of Richard Mayhew (in Neverwhere) and Arthur Dent (in THHG). Both are a kind of everyman with whom the reader can identify and both embody a certain 'Britishness'. And they're both stonkingly good books by British authors.… (more)

9. 127
   The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett (Nikkles)
10. 32
    John Dies at the End by David Wong (fundevogel)
11. 10
    Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente (Cora-R)
12. 21
    Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett (SandraArdnas)
13. 77
    Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (wvlibrarydude)

    wvlibrarydude: Satire and humor that will split your gut. Read if you want to laugh at humanity.

14. 11
    The Sheriff of Yrnameer by Michael Rubens (MyriadBooks)
15. 00
    The Probability Broach by L. Neil Smith (fulner)

    fulner: Probability broach is the story of a 20th century PI who investigates a murder that stumbles him into a place that isn't quite what it appears to be. The broach is equivalent to a Stargate or a demonstrate traveling whale.

16. 01
    Alles außer irdisch by Horst Evers (Camaho)
17. 01
    Year Zero by Rob Reid (aethercowboy)

    aethercowboy: Year Zero is a humorous science fiction book that pokes liberal fun at the current state of music copyright, but also tells a hilarious story in the process about aliens obsessed with Earth music (except for North Korea).

18. 01
    Martians, Go Home by Fredric Brown (fougny)
19. 01
    Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams (Waldstein)

    Waldstein: Douglas Adams's true masterpiece, albeit one of non-fiction. Far wittier and more profound than The Guide.

20. 01
    Doorways in the Sand by Roger Zelazny (WildMaggie)

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