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Read it when I was a kid. Adams' humour isn't really my kind of comedy, but I certainly appreciate the scope (and epic weirdness) of his vision! ( ![]() Before I knew about the book, I watched the movie as a kid. I really enjoyed the movie and now that I am older and getting back into reading, I wanted to see what the book was all about. I'm not super into reading Sci-Fi and I had a really hard time envisioning Ender's Game when I read it in school. But I did enjoy this book. I do think it helped that I watched the movie first to help visualize different things. It was funny and charming and I enjoyed seeing the characters in a bit of a different light compared to the movie. I enjoyed Zaphod a lot more in the books. He seems like a really interesting character and he is the reason I want to read the next one. Just a bizarre read. FROM AMAZON: Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last 15 years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor. Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker's Guide ("A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have.") and a galaxy full of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox, the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian, Zaphod's girlfriend (formally Tricia McMillan), whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; and Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student who is obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he bought over the years. Where are these pens? Why are we born? Why do we die? Why do we spend so much time in between wearing digital watches? For all the answers stick your thumb to the stars. And don't forget to bring a towel! I like the humor in the book. The characters are all interesting. And considering the book was written back in the 70s, I am surprised how many things in the book actually became reality. Very cool.
Humorous science fiction novels have notoriously limited audiences; they tend to be full of ''in'' jokes understandable only to those who read everything from Jules Verne to Harlan Ellison. The ''Hitchhiker's Guide'' is a delightful exception, being written for anyone who can understand the thrill that might come to a crew of interstellar explorers who discover a mysterious planet, dead for five million years, and then hear on their ''sub etha'' radio a ghostly voice, hollow, reedy, insubstantial: ''Greetings to you. ... This is a recorded announcement, as I'm afraid we're all out at the moment. ...'' Belongs to SeriesBelongs to Publisher SeriesFolio SF (21-219) Heyne Allgemeine Reihe (10822) Présence du futur (340) — 6 more Is contained inThe Hitchhiker's Trilogy by Douglas Adams (indirect) The More Than Complete Hitchhikers Guide by Douglas Adams (indirect) Is an adaptation ofHas the adaptationInspiredHas as a studyHas as a student's study guide
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