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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
“For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons.”
I think finishing this book took me as long as it took Deep Thought to find The Answer; seven and a half million years. This does not imply that I did not enjoy reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It's just that in a somewhat boring part I slipped into a reading slump, and this week I got out of it (I hope...). (Oh, and I don't like giving up, so I decided to push through this book haha).
Anyway, the book is very, very highly praised, which - I have to admit - I don't really get. It is funny and absurd, but I think I must've missed some jokes in the book, but my physics teacher would always joke that the answer to everything is 42, which does makes sense now :)
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
medium-paced
A short slog. Not much of a plot thread and not much character development either. Mostly composed of tangents and “quirky” alien names.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It was very funny and the story was fastpaced. Only problem really was how confusing some parts were. Like I had to remember so many planet names and try to understand bunch of science stuff. The characters were weird in a good way and i really liked some of them. Over all i was bit dissapointed bc this is very popular book and it wasn't as good as i was expecting.
This book was so damn good I had to pace myself cause I didn’t want to read it too quickly. Imaginative, absurd, incredibly funny. This will be one to re-read again!
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
fast-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
So many things I never realised were references to Hitchhiker's Guide