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4.42 AVERAGE
4.42 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
The first book is probably my favourite out of the four books. It can be difficult to read at times, especially if you're not a native english speaker, since there are so many made-up words and expressions. But the books are funny, exciting, adventurous and with a unique writing style.
Douglas Adams was an unbelievably funny writer. And bang on target with some of the subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) commentary on the human condition. I am so sad that he is no longer with us to add to his fine body of work.
The last line of the book summarizes what I felt when I put it down -
'There was a point to this story, but it has temporarily escaped the chronicler's mind'
The last 100 odd pages were a novel's equivalent of someone clawing a blackboard with their nails.
'There was a point to this story, but it has temporarily escaped the chronicler's mind'
The last 100 odd pages were a novel's equivalent of someone clawing a blackboard with their nails.
“He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.”
adventurous
funny
slow-paced
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A re-read. Obviously.
Read the entire thing aloud to Jefferson as bedtime story night after night. It took ages.
In recognition of both my father reading the first book to me as a bedtime story when I was a wee lass, and Andrew's many, many readings of this book in grad school. Bedtime story often became a whole family affair.
Thoughts on reading it all again: The first book and the fourth book are definitely my favorites. The second and third I could largely do without, except you'd miss the whole "Arthur learns to fly" bit. Otherwise the middle two seem so muddly and meandering. I got very impatient with them. My sister recently wrote of C.S. Lewis's Narnia series representing mastery: "There are no wobbly to-and-fro plotlines" in that saga. The Hitchhiker's Guide is pretty much the opposite of that.
That said, I love the mice, and the dolphins, and the Rain God, and Arthur. And, of course, most of the bits from the Guide. I love Trillian and Fenchurch, both. I love all the bits about the fjords.
To make completely modern, all you would have to do is replace every instance of "digital watches" with "smart phones."
Read the entire thing aloud to Jefferson as bedtime story night after night. It took ages.
In recognition of both my father reading the first book to me as a bedtime story when I was a wee lass, and Andrew's many, many readings of this book in grad school. Bedtime story often became a whole family affair.
Thoughts on reading it all again: The first book and the fourth book are definitely my favorites. The second and third I could largely do without, except you'd miss the whole "Arthur learns to fly" bit. Otherwise the middle two seem so muddly and meandering. I got very impatient with them. My sister recently wrote of C.S. Lewis's Narnia series representing mastery: "There are no wobbly to-and-fro plotlines" in that saga. The Hitchhiker's Guide is pretty much the opposite of that.
That said, I love the mice, and the dolphins, and the Rain God, and Arthur. And, of course, most of the bits from the Guide. I love Trillian and Fenchurch, both. I love all the bits about the fjords.
To make completely modern, all you would have to do is replace every instance of "digital watches" with "smart phones."
A bit too silly for my tastes, but improves as it moves through the four books and the material becomes slightly more philosophical.
Giving this a four rather than a three may be a peak-end bias on my part as I definitely enjoyed SLATFATF most of the four.
Giving this a four rather than a three may be a peak-end bias on my part as I definitely enjoyed SLATFATF most of the four.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced