Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

18 reviews

lily1304's review against another edition

lighthearted

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

This was probably funnier to British men in the late 70s than it is to me, but it's still entertaining. Often I think fantasy and science fiction novels take themselves too seriously, and I appreciate that Douglas Adams does the opposite. Doesn't come close to passing the Bechdel test though.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Suicide

noahhare's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Bullying, Genocide, and Mental illness

foreverinastory's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This was a fun read!

CWs: Animal death. Moderate: genocide, death, mental illness (depression), suicidal thoughts. Minor: Suicide, sexism, gore, racism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Death, Genocide, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide, Sexism, Gore, and Racism

dandelionsanddragons's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Mental illness

Minor: Animal death

x54's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cursing, Death, and Suicide

fyre_flies's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Mental illness

mariebrunelm's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

In my science-fiction-reading quest, I couldn't really escape reading at least the first tome of Douglas Adams' cult series. Sadly, it wasn't the book for me. I do enjoy a bit of absurd humour now and then, but if it isn't backed with characters I care for, or a pleasant writing style, I quickly get bored. I think a large part of the problem I had comes from the translation. I could feel the original text was challenging to translate, and I'm not blaming the translator at all because humour is probably the most difficult thing to get from one language to another, with poetry.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness

therowdypi's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide