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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-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
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It's funny, I thought I had read this before--I'd bought a used copy years ago and had kept it on my shelf fondly along with the Hitchhikers Guide books. And then I started to "re-read" it for book club, and a) hated the first chapter (about the Electric Monk) and b) realized that I never had read it before, probably because I read the first chapter and was like "wtf is this" and put it down FOREVER.
I'm glad that I persevered this time around, though, because it really is a fun and clever story.
(I probably still don't like it as much as the Hitchhikers Guide books but that's fine.)
I'm glad that I persevered this time around, though, because it really is a fun and clever story.
(I probably still don't like it as much as the Hitchhikers Guide books but that's fine.)
Brilliant work from Adams, so unpredictable and hilariously funny.
I've never had a book go from being something really hard to get into, (seriously those first 100 pages took me a very long time) to really entertaining and satisfying by the ending. And it's all only 300 pages.
The ending of this book was short, satisfying and completely changed my opinion of anything I experienced earlier. Loved it.
The ending of this book was short, satisfying and completely changed my opinion of anything I experienced earlier. Loved it.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Fantastic, even better than the Hitchhiker’s series. Really funny, similar to Good Omens, just a great story.
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
A Delightfully odd and wildly entertaining tale. As with most Douglas Adams books, it truly defies description and if I even try to, it just would not do it justice. This one is not for everyone, but if you loved Hitchhikers, you will also love this. Honestly, one cannot adequately review anything this genius wrote, so – well – I’m not going to go any farther. Just read.
Favourite Quotes
“If everyone knew exactly what I was going to say, then there would be no point in my saying it, would there?”
“Only a child sees things with perfect clarity, because it hasn’t developed all those filters which prevent us from seeing things that we don’t expect to see.”
Favourite Quotes
“If everyone knew exactly what I was going to say, then there would be no point in my saying it, would there?”
“Only a child sees things with perfect clarity, because it hasn’t developed all those filters which prevent us from seeing things that we don’t expect to see.”
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Overall, this was a really good read, and actually nothing like what I had expected from watching the BBC adaptation. There were elements of the same storyline, but, of course, the book was much better than the show! Although the plot lines were generally much more out there and chaotic than the ones in the tv show, they made more sense to the story, and I enjoyed it in a very different way - it felt like everything was much better connected and explained, which was obviously a real positive.
Dirk’s character felt much older and much more oddly wealthy (which is very difficult to explain, as a large portion of the plot revolves around him having no money at all) than I was expecting - possibly because of his self-assuredness and his incredible loquacity. But having said that, I did enjoy his character a lot - and he felt, not like a hero, but a fitting person to be the one that effectively saves everyone but who isn’t a hero.
I also really enjoyed the exploration of ghosts and hauntings throughout the book - it was a really interesting take on ghosts that I hadn’t heard before and I found it both interesting and exciting.
However, I’m only giving it 4 stars rather than 5, because of the ending. The ending itself was great, but from about halfway through the book, it suddenly and exponentially seemed to gain pace, and you suddenly seemed to crash into the ending like you would a brick wall at speed. Having said that, it was a very good and entertaining ending and I would definitely recommend that you read the book!!
Dirk’s character felt much older and much more oddly wealthy (which is very difficult to explain, as a large portion of the plot revolves around him having no money at all) than I was expecting - possibly because of his self-assuredness and his incredible loquacity. But having said that, I did enjoy his character a lot - and he felt, not like a hero, but a fitting person to be the one that effectively saves everyone but who isn’t a hero.
I also really enjoyed the exploration of ghosts and hauntings throughout the book - it was a really interesting take on ghosts that I hadn’t heard before and I found it both interesting and exciting.
However, I’m only giving it 4 stars rather than 5, because of the ending. The ending itself was great, but from about halfway through the book, it suddenly and exponentially seemed to gain pace, and you suddenly seemed to crash into the ending like you would a brick wall at speed. Having said that, it was a very good and entertaining ending and I would definitely recommend that you read the book!!