המדריך לטרמפיסט לגלקסיה by Douglas Adams

4.14 AVERAGE

lynn_m_ottawa's review against another edition

5.0
These are probably the funniest books I've ever read. Ever. I laughed so hard someone thought I was crying . . . and that wasn't even the first time I'd read them. People who see the film are missing the point - what makes these books brilliant is Adams's writing, not the story itself. You just can't duplicate that on film.

bec_wheels's review against another edition

1.5
adventurous lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
This book follows Arthur Dent's journey around the galaxy following the destruction of Earth. Arthur is unexpectedly saved by his friend, an alien, Ford Prefect and the pair of them hitch hike around the galaxy. I didn't enjoy this book although I found the plot had a lot of potential but I didn't find the humour entertaining at all.

carothanos's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
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tjmcharg's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

maja1774's review against another edition

3.0
challenging funny slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

harry_mcwhirter's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-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: Complicated

kapustniysalat's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated

shaun_winford's review against another edition

4.0
Took a bit to get used to but once you do it's a great fun. This is classic British humour – satirical and understated, with a tremendous slop of absurdism. It's main message is that the universe is one huge joke, so we shouldn't really take ourselves too seriously. Anyway, the answer to the the question of Life, the Universe and Everything, is 42.

marisa_brkhrdt's review against another edition

4.0
“Um [eine kleine gelbe Sonne] kreist in einer Entfernung von ungefähr achtundneunzig Millionen Meilen ein absolut unbedeutender, kleiner blaugrüner Planet, dessen vom Affen stammende Bioformen so erstaunlich primitiv sind, dass sie Digitaluhren noch immer für eine unwahrscheinlich tolle Erfindung halten.” S.7
“[…] während seine schwerfälligen Gedanken sich in trüben Abgründen herummühten.” S.68
“Teile ihres Kopfinneren schrien andere Teile ihres Kopfinneren an.” S.93
“Auch er hätte gern gewusst, was es eigentlich war, worüber er einfach nicht nachdenken wollte.” S.101
“Ich kriege schon Kopfschmerzen, wenn ich bloß versuche, mich auf euer Niveau runterzudenken.” S.122
“Das Problem ist, glaube ich, wenn ich mal ganz ehrlich zu euch sein darf, dass ihr selber wohl nie richtig gewusst habt, wie die Frage lautet.” S.159

bookishbelle616's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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: No