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4.36 AVERAGE
4.36 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
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:
Yes
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
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:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I love it but I only really wanted to read the first book
Overall 4.5
On this first run, Mostly Harmless is my favorite.
On this first run, Mostly Harmless is my favorite.
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I guess i shouldn't have but I found it mind numbingly boring. If it wasnt so short I would've dnfed
adventurous
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Years ago, I read the first book in the series and loved it.
Now that I have finished the entire series (excluding the sixth book, which was not written by Adams), I have a deeper sense of its nature and tone. The series becomes more existentialist and nihilistic towards the end.
Now that I have finished the entire series (excluding the sixth book, which was not written by Adams), I have a deeper sense of its nature and tone. The series becomes more existentialist and nihilistic towards the end.
While this evolution is not necessarily bad, it's important to point out the striking contrast between the dissacrating, absurd satire of society in the first two novels and the darker, bleaker tone that slowly builds until the end. What started as laugh-out-loud comedy ended as something that maximizes the sense of cosmic futility. I didn't exactly expect this from Adams, but I appreciated it nonetheless from a different perspective.
Though the series felt slow after the third book, it remains one of my favorite science fiction sagas and a must-have for any fan's bookshelf.