Reviews

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts by Douglas Adams

wizward's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

mkhare's review against another edition

4.0

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy - 4.5 stars
The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe - 4.5 stars
Life, The Universe and Everything - 4.5 stars
So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish - 3 stars

Overall rating - 4.5 stars

mette_uk's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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? No

5.0

ash196's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny inspiring reflective medium-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? No

5.0

bokslukaren's review against another edition

4.0

A lighthearted funny book which, in some sort of way, clarified to my severely depressed brain that I don't have a reason for feeling this way. Easier said than done, I know very well, having been depressed for 4 years now, but the way the “earthmen” are described as being miserable and anxious for no apparent reason, and remain so for their whole lives, kindled something inside of me. Kind of changed my outlook on life. An odd book, very fast-paced and a bit all over the place with endless sidetracking. It was very interesting to see the pieces slot together, however small, but the endings left me wanting for more as they were very anticlimactic. My recommendation would be to read the series with breaks instead of all at once as it got a bit too much and too ridiculous. 

tammyux's review against another edition

4.0

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corprew's review against another edition

4.0

A great work of science fiction humor. Slightly dated as we move away from the era it was satirizing, but still worth it nonetheless for the absurdist humor.

authoraugust's review against another edition

5.0

There's nothing to say about Douglas Adams's utterly fantastic science fiction that hasn't already been said, and if there is, it's in a language that even a Babelfish can't understand.

moonmama's review against another edition

5.0

Love, love, love. WIll add more quotes later

andgineer's review against another edition

2.0

Странный эффект - юмор, теоретически, в меру абсурден и с интересными идеями, чего стоит только знаменитый вопрос про 42 или двери с интеллектом.
Но мне ни разу не захотелось даже улыбнуться - смешно именно теоретически, по дизайну, но не по исполнению.
Вроде бы именно такого сорта юмор мне нравится, но книгу читать было просто не смешно.

Читалось в оригинале, язык вполне понятный, хотя и допускаю, что какие-то слои ускользнули от меня.