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4.42 AVERAGE
4.42 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
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:
No
adventurous
challenging
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A lighthearted funny book which, in some sort of way, clarified to my severely depressed brain that I don't have a reason for feeling this way. Easier said than done, I know very well, having been depressed for 4 years now, but the way the “earthmen” are described as being miserable and anxious for no apparent reason, and remain so for their whole lives, kindled something inside of me. Kind of changed my outlook on life. An odd book, very fast-paced and a bit all over the place with endless sidetracking. It was very interesting to see the pieces slot together, however small, but the endings left me wanting for more as they were very anticlimactic. My recommendation would be to read the series with breaks instead of all at once as it got a bit too much and too ridiculous.
A great work of science fiction humor. Slightly dated as we move away from the era it was satirizing, but still worth it nonetheless for the absurdist humor.
There's nothing to say about Douglas Adams's utterly fantastic science fiction that hasn't already been said, and if there is, it's in a language that even a Babelfish can't understand.
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Странный эффект - юмор, теоретически, в меру абсурден и с интересными идеями, чего стоит только знаменитый вопрос про 42 или двери с интеллектом.
Но мне ни разу не захотелось даже улыбнуться - смешно именно теоретически, по дизайну, но не по исполнению.
Вроде бы именно такого сорта юмор мне нравится, но книгу читать было просто не смешно.
Читалось в оригинале, язык вполне понятный, хотя и допускаю, что какие-то слои ускользнули от меня.
Но мне ни разу не захотелось даже улыбнуться - смешно именно теоретически, по дизайну, но не по исполнению.
Вроде бы именно такого сорта юмор мне нравится, но книгу читать было просто не смешно.
Читалось в оригинале, язык вполне понятный, хотя и допускаю, что какие-то слои ускользнули от меня.
I read the first book several years ago and loved it. This time around, I reread the first book and then finally got to the others as well. I felt HGttG was the strongest, but I very much enjoyed the entire trilogy (of four). Definitely one of my favourites.