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Returning once more to this series was a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

“There is an art to flying, or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. ... Clearly, it is this second part, the missing, that presents the difficulties.”

bookdragondani's review against another edition

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adventurous funny

4.5

nurr's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.75

erikariehigano22's review against another edition

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3.0

I really, really, REALLY struggled to finish this book. It was not on purpose, which also added to my frustration on not being able to finish this book on time. Everytime I attempted to read this, I tend to fall asleep. Listening to the audiobook as I read along the book really pushed me forward during my attempt to re-read from the beginning.

It's hard to convey my feelings for this book in this review. All I know was that this was an incoherent mess for me. Or maybe I'm just too stupid? The Hitchhiker's Guide and the books are meant to be a hot yet humorous mess. With this one, I struggled to get into it?

I did appreciate that the Krikkits were somehow an allegory for xenophobia if a society doesn't open itself to ideas and the concept of co-living and sharing the world with other foreign entities.

I guess that's all I can say...????

I hope my reading speed changes in the next book.

jimbowen0306's review against another edition

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3.0

This book is the third in the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series, and personally I thought it was ok, but not much more than that.

It sees Arthur Dent manage to escape the Earth of 2 million years ago (with the aid of Ford Prefect), return to present day England get picked up by Slartibartfast and go on an adventure to save the universe who plan to use a... precursor... of cricket to destroy it.

It wasn't a bad read, it's just I found the humour a little smug on occasions, which was wearing after a while.

dodie_sullivan's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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