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A review by emanon_
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
slow-paced
3.0
Omg, I have so much beef with mr Adams. I’m ready to fight dirty and win because this man made me suffer.
In hindsight, I’m not made for book series, I don’t think so. So please don’t take my advice but I recommend you either audiobook this or reading it with a month break between each book.
So! The books vary in rating for me but the forts one gets 5 starts and then it’s between 3.5 and 4. If we do proper math my rating should be 4 but I’m taking a start for emotional damage.
This book is not as good as people make it. I’m sorry but it just isn’t. Or at least it’s not as good read all in one go rather than in bits, slowly, with time in between. The humor is impeccable, don’t get me wrong but the way in which the first three books are written is by following a very sitcom like formula and then the last two books are very different in both feel and plot line development.
Now onto the formula. What I mean is that each major scene was focused on making little sense, loosely being related to the rest of the book and then making us laugh. The sitcom formula! And I realise that might be sure to the nature of Adams being a radio show writer and screenplay writer rather than a book author but omg, it really bugged me.
I won’t lie, I did enjoy reading the Guide entries, even the ones mentioned way in advance, I think they were fun.
Second (are we numbering? ig now we are), the ends of these books were funny until they weren’t. WHY WAS THERE NO CONCLUSION? could just be how book series are… genuinely don’t know.
Now into my questions:
Wtf happed the the end of book 3? Why was that only briefly mentioned in book 4 and then kinda tossed to the side? Why was Random introduced so late into the game only to become a big thing for something like three chapters and then go crazy on us? WHY WERE THE MICE ONLY A THING IN THE FIRST BOOK? Why was the girl who was about to figure out the meaning of life never mentioned again????
I’m genuinely so so so angry at Adams for just killing them off without even trying to figure the question to their answer (42). Like what the actual fuck? I would’ve genuinely been fine with them finding it and then the Vogons killing then off or something but dropping the whole matter is low.
I have so much beef with this book omg, I hate it but it’s also not a horrible read.
Take it or leave, just, pls, don’t talk to me about it. I’m upset.
In hindsight, I’m not made for book series, I don’t think so. So please don’t take my advice but I recommend you either audiobook this or reading it with a month break between each book.
So! The books vary in rating for me but the forts one gets 5 starts and then it’s between 3.5 and 4. If we do proper math my rating should be 4 but I’m taking a start for emotional damage.
This book is not as good as people make it. I’m sorry but it just isn’t. Or at least it’s not as good read all in one go rather than in bits, slowly, with time in between. The humor is impeccable, don’t get me wrong but the way in which the first three books are written is by following a very sitcom like formula and then the last two books are very different in both feel and plot line development.
Now onto the formula. What I mean is that each major scene was focused on making little sense, loosely being related to the rest of the book and then making us laugh. The sitcom formula! And I realise that might be sure to the nature of Adams being a radio show writer and screenplay writer rather than a book author but omg, it really bugged me.
I won’t lie, I did enjoy reading the Guide entries, even the ones mentioned way in advance, I think they were fun.
Second (are we numbering? ig now we are), the ends of these books were funny until they weren’t. WHY WAS THERE NO CONCLUSION? could just be how book series are… genuinely don’t know.
Now into my questions:
I’m genuinely so so so angry at Adams for just killing them off without even trying to figure the question to their answer (42). Like what the actual fuck? I would’ve genuinely been fine with them finding it and then the Vogons killing then off or something but dropping the whole matter is low.
I have so much beef with this book omg, I hate it but it’s also not a horrible read.
Take it or leave, just, pls, don’t talk to me about it. I’m upset.