adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad
adventurous funny sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
adventurous dark funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
slow-paced
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

So I loved this book when I was high school. It's been a while since I've read the series, and I kinda wish I had done reviews as I went of each individual book, especially since I finished this a while ago and so have forgotten many of the details. But, at the same time so much of the wit has stuck with me for decades. 

The first two books are, to me, really one big book. The original Hitchhiker's really ends quite abruptly, so I consider the story spanning both books. 

The Krikkit book reads like an episode of Doctor Who. The flying is the best bit. 

Fenchurch is not great, and one of the areas that we really see an older style of science fiction writing. 

And Mostly Harmless, I do love Arthur the sandwich maker. The ending is something I'm still processing, but I think it was the right one. I wish Random got more character development, and I don't think we see Zaphod again after Krikkit? 

lawg4j's review

4.5
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Hitchhikers's Guide was funny, especially since it was all so strange. However, it was hard to keep track of certain characters, names and planets.