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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
3.3(3)
Warning: subjective opinion.
Ford and Arthur are precious, the rest is meh.
Warning: subjective opinion.
Ford and Arthur are precious, the rest is meh.
It all kind of makes you wonder if we're really here, or whether another me also read this book but had a totally different opinion of it.
As are all the other books in this series, mostly harmless is intriguing, mind bending, and ultimately completely pointless haha. I was definitely not expecting that ending, but I did enjoy the bit about Elvis Presley and the sandwiches too
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Es war sehr lustig aber auch bissel verwirrend weil's diesmal um verschiedene Universen ging das Ende hat mir nicht so gefallen
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:
Complicated
The final book of Douglas Adams' five volume Hitchhiker's Trilogy brings the story of Arthur Dent to a messy - as would be expected - conclusion. Amidst the zaniness, Adams offers perhaps his most intuitive missive into the human condition. No spoilers but it's on page 164.
This is also the most straightforward science fiction of the books, stressing the word science. Adams plays with the concept of multiple parallel realities (the multiverse) unapologetically, twisting his plot through them and expecting the reader to keep up. It all makes sense in the end - even to Arthur Dent.
Taken as a whole the Trilogy is good fun, well written, and even oddly prophetic. Grab a towel and hang on.
This is also the most straightforward science fiction of the books, stressing the word science. Adams plays with the concept of multiple parallel realities (the multiverse) unapologetically, twisting his plot through them and expecting the reader to keep up. It all makes sense in the end - even to Arthur Dent.
Taken as a whole the Trilogy is good fun, well written, and even oddly prophetic. Grab a towel and hang on.
This was not the same league of the previous hitchhiker's guide books. It has been discribed a dark...I would discribe it as more disjointed from the previous hitchhiker's guild books with an added lackluster character in the form of a bratty and troubled teenage girl. all and all, not a very engaging read.
I adored this series! Truly sad that it is over.
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is whacky, wild and hilarious. You’re certainly in for an adventure, of which you’re bound to get lost along the way, but that’s the fun in it.
Martin Freeman did an outstanding job on the audio!
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is whacky, wild and hilarious. You’re certainly in for an adventure, of which you’re bound to get lost along the way, but that’s the fun in it.
Martin Freeman did an outstanding job on the audio!
I agree with Douglas Adams, this book was an unrelentingly bleak end to the series. I can understand him wanting to stick a finger in the eyes of all these characters (and of readers who want them to stay static), but this felt like a cheap resolution to an interesting series. I’m looking forward to dividing Eoin Colfer’s follow-up.
I can actually get in to the nihilism Adams built into this book, but it felt like an “I’ve reached my minimum word count!” ending. But it was authentically Adams.
I can actually get in to the nihilism Adams built into this book, but it felt like an “I’ve reached my minimum word count!” ending. But it was authentically Adams.
At least the series is over. I've heard of authors stringing it out for a buck, but this was hard to bear even by that standard. If given the choice of re-reading this series, or re-reading all of those horrible Dune sequels Frank Hebert wrote, I would choose to punch you in the goddamned nose.