4.36 AVERAGE

adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This was soo very different from all sci-fi I've read so far! There are some boring chapters, but doesn't really matter when you've got 700++ pages of pure awesomeness!

There's something about the book that made me keep reading, without slowing down, even through the really boring chapters (or maybe it's because my exams start in a week).

This book is so weird! Most of it is comedy. Just fun. But, all that comedy kind of enhances the serious bits. You really start to question a lot of things in life.
Spoiler
Another thing, I really hope people (not necessarily humans) never harnesses the power of time traveling and moving between parallel universes (or whatever you might call them; that bit about universes not being parallel messed up my understanding). I also never wanna live (or go) to millions or billions of years in the future. Douglas Adams made it sound really fucked up.

andresjf's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 25%

Had to return it to library. I read the first Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (this edition has the entire series) and I would rate it 3.5 stars!
adventurous funny medium-paced

Greater than the sum of its parts, as any trilogy of five ought to be.
adventurous emotional funny informative lighthearted mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The writing is like nothing else I've ever read, and I 100% loved the first book, but I felt the rest was dragged out. Maybe 1 book would've been enough. Or maybe I shouldn't have read all 5 books straight after each other.
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A