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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
Very fun read. My two favorite quotes by far:
"We live in strange times.
We also live in strange places: each in a universe of our own. The people with whom we populate our universes are the shadows of whole other universes intersecting with our own. Being able to glance out into this bewildering complexity of infinite recursion and say things like, "Oh, hi, Ed! Nice tan. How’s Carol?" involves a great deal of filtering skill for which all conscious entities have eventually to develop a capacity in order to protect themselves from the contemplation of the chaos through which they seethe and tumble. So give your kid a break, okay?
(...extract from "Practical Parenting in a Fractally Demented Universe")"
and
"Arthur had almost given up. That is to say, he was not going to give up. He was absolutely not going to give up. Not now. Not ever. But if he had been the sort of person who was going to give up, this was probably the time he would have done it."
"We live in strange times.
We also live in strange places: each in a universe of our own. The people with whom we populate our universes are the shadows of whole other universes intersecting with our own. Being able to glance out into this bewildering complexity of infinite recursion and say things like, "Oh, hi, Ed! Nice tan. How’s Carol?" involves a great deal of filtering skill for which all conscious entities have eventually to develop a capacity in order to protect themselves from the contemplation of the chaos through which they seethe and tumble. So give your kid a break, okay?
(...extract from "Practical Parenting in a Fractally Demented Universe")"
and
"Arthur had almost given up. That is to say, he was not going to give up. He was absolutely not going to give up. Not now. Not ever. But if he had been the sort of person who was going to give up, this was probably the time he would have done it."
adventurous
funny
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I can't highlight all the passages that I like in this book because I would end up highlighting the entire book. I enjoy slipping things in that are quotes from any of the Hitchhikker's guide books into conversations with people just because it makes me smile.
There is just so much wit to choose from.
A couple good ones from Mostly Harmless:
“A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.”
“Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.”
There is just so much wit to choose from.
A couple good ones from Mostly Harmless:
“A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.”
“Nothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.”
And we're done!
So, to begin with, I should note that I have spent something close to three years getting through these books, and I can neither recall that much of them or say that I had grown any sort of fondness for them as I was reading.
And here, having finished the one book that was, apparently, a disappointment to most, I have to say that I liked it the best out of the whole five-part-trilogy. It bared Adams' nihilistic and cynical outlook that has been peppered throughout the novels (no, wait - I think Mostly Harmless actually put a spotlight on it), and really appeared a lot more approachable, even if it did communicate itself by biting you in the thigh.
So, to begin with, I should note that I have spent something close to three years getting through these books, and I can neither recall that much of them or say that I had grown any sort of fondness for them as I was reading.
And here, having finished the one book that was, apparently, a disappointment to most, I have to say that I liked it the best out of the whole five-part-trilogy. It bared Adams' nihilistic and cynical outlook that has been peppered throughout the novels (no, wait - I think Mostly Harmless actually put a spotlight on it), and really appeared a lot more approachable, even if it did communicate itself by biting you in the thigh.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
medium-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:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
goated as always
Trilogy in five parts should've stayed a trilogy.
I don't even know anymore. With the atrocity that was So Long I didn't expect much from the last installment but I still expected Douglas Adams. The tone in this book is so inconsistent, actually everything is inconsistent. I laughed once in this. What were three marvelously funny and smart books became a stupid tasteless romance with So long which didn't even include Zaphod and killed off Marvin and now it's this mess of a book that I can't even choose a genre for. The spontaneous story line about Trillian and Arthur having a kid and the seriousness of her not having a home contrasted with the, now plain and stupid, humor of Ford and his kneebiterish behavior plus the fact that Arthur's past love doesn't appear is just a trainwreck.
The death of Marvin and the disappearance of Zaphod are the symbolic death of this series because without them it stops being a story about places it starts being a story about Arthur, Ford and Trillian whose characters have degraded over the series to become unpleasant in every aspect. Adams really must've had a bad year when he was writing this.
I don't even know anymore. With the atrocity that was So Long I didn't expect much from the last installment but I still expected Douglas Adams. The tone in this book is so inconsistent, actually everything is inconsistent. I laughed once in this. What were three marvelously funny and smart books became a stupid tasteless romance with So long which didn't even include Zaphod and killed off Marvin and now it's this mess of a book that I can't even choose a genre for. The spontaneous story line about Trillian and Arthur having a kid and the seriousness of her not having a home contrasted with the, now plain and stupid, humor of Ford and his kneebiterish behavior plus the fact that Arthur's past love doesn't appear is just a trainwreck.
The death of Marvin and the disappearance of Zaphod are the symbolic death of this series because without them it stops being a story about places it starts being a story about Arthur, Ford and Trillian whose characters have degraded over the series to become unpleasant in every aspect. Adams really must've had a bad year when he was writing this.
I think I definitely felt a bit of series fatigue towards the middle of this book, that’s not to say this is a bad book!
Really enjoyed my journey through The Hitchhiker’s Guide and loved books 1-4 but this just didn’t touch the same bases for me, I think maybe if I hadn’t read them all so close together I probably would have enjoyed it more?
Anyway, a good round out to the series and I’m glad I’ve read them now!
Really enjoyed my journey through The Hitchhiker’s Guide and loved books 1-4 but this just didn’t touch the same bases for me, I think maybe if I hadn’t read them all so close together I probably would have enjoyed it more?
Anyway, a good round out to the series and I’m glad I’ve read them now!
I feel like the last 2 hitchhiker's books are almost like a different series. A good series mind you!