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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
I love reading this book because it brings me back to playing the game. I will have to say, though, the game is slightly better than the novel.
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A fun silly little book. I would I count this as light reading, nothing particularly complex but a fun way to pass the time. Heads up for period-typical misogyny in the writing.
Amusing. Made me giggle a bunch, but that was mostly due to the absurdity of the circumstances in which the characters keep finding themselves, as well as the bits of Monty Python obsessions: parrots, vicious rabbits, and the name “Tiddles.” My one gripe is that Jones doesn’t describe the characters enough. I can’t actually picture them or hear what they sound like. I know Lucy is from California, Dan is from the East Coast, Nettie is blond, and The “Tiddles” Journalist has orange eyes. Still, the excitement and urgency was palpable, so I read the story with the ease and haste it demanded.
A fun but ultimately bleh story, which is a bit of a shame! I’m a massive Douglas Adam’s fan, but this felt like Jones just trying to emulate Adams’ style and not exactly hitting the mark. It felt poorly paced and padded out, and I got bored of the characters pretty soon into it. Glad I ticked it off my list though!
Great collaboration between Terry Jones and Douglas Adams!
This was actually surprisingly good. Considering it's a novel based on a video game, conceived by a novelist but actually written by a member of the Monty Python group, it's *extremely* good. Jones matches Adams for whimsy and wordplay and scanty plotting quite admirably--much better than Eoin Colfer did in the alleged 6th novel in the Hitchhikers Guide series. And unlike Adams, Jones isn't afraid of a bit of bawdiness. Nothing brilliant, but jolly good fun.
Goodreads has this entry only half right. Yes, Douglas Adams wrote this, but he had help from ex-Monty Pythoner, Terry Jones. Douglas wrote the game that it's based on.
I never played the game, but I did read the book. Not Douglas' best, but it's still realy funny. After all, this is Douglas Adams and Monty Python, together where they beling. How could it be bad?
Check it out.
I never played the game, but I did read the book. Not Douglas' best, but it's still realy funny. After all, this is Douglas Adams and Monty Python, together where they beling. How could it be bad?
Check it out.
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I would love
been
written
by
Douglas
Adams. You can see his influence in the overall story, but the execution is just not very good.
been
written
by
Douglas
Adams. You can see his influence in the overall story, but the execution is just not very good.