Reviews - The Hitchhiker Trilogy

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The Hitchhiker Trilogy

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4.36 AVERAGE

anxiousjinjo's review against another edition

5.0

Can’t believe it took me so long to pick this up. It was everything I hoped it would be.

Don’t panic!

dykemedusa's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jack_woodard's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 31%

Book became repetitive and overly disorientating. Plus the humor got a little stale.

jennapreads's review against another edition

3.5

funny fast-paced

pilja_colada's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

julies_cozycontentclub's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

My relationship with this series has some serious ups and downs.

The first story is a classic, but then the plot just feels a bit like a roller coaster, with all the crazy twists and plotlines it has. Ford's and Arthur's interactions were always fun, but the Fenchurch thing was a bit random. Random was VERY random, and so turning to a new page felt like reaching blindly into a candy bowl, where you never know if the next thing you're getting is something you hoped for or 42 mice doing experiments on us primitive humans to find the Ultimative Question to the Ultimate Answer they already possess.

Regardless, I really liked the ending, since it tied things up rather nicely (even if some questions still remain open). I could not imagine another ending that would be this satisfying and fitting.