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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

By Douglas Adams

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| Audio CD | 9780739322208

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Book Description

"IRRESISTIBLE!"
--The Boston Globe
Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has beenContinue

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All of Douglas Adam's books! Awesome!

This huge book with all of Douglas Adam's stories was amazing- it was an absolute mind-job! The whole reason I read it was because I saw the movie, "The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy", and there were so many jokes I missed (so says my now husband) that I had to read it to truly appreciate the movi ... (continue)

This huge book with all of Douglas Adam's stories was amazing- it was an absolute mind-job! The whole reason I read it was because I saw the movie, "The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy", and there were so many jokes I missed (so says my now husband) that I had to read it to truly appreciate the movie.
So, I read the book, and all I can say is "WOW"...it is an absolute mind-job; an adventure that could not possibly happen; must be from some mad-man's ramblings; OMG it's the funniest piece of literature and series of stories and random events that I've ever read! I'm still trying to figure out how someone could possibly imagine half of the content of these stories- but I loved every minute of it!

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― Running Fox said on Sep 1, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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You zarkin' frood! You've had that same old towel since you were 623 years old!

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― Bibliobum said on Jun 13, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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This book was completely different that I thought it would be, but not in a bad way. I love the sort of British humor that involves completely outlandish characters and plots and this book does a pretty good job of it. I highly recommend the audio version as well. Any book read in a British accen ... (continue)

This book was completely different that I thought it would be, but not in a bad way. I love the sort of British humor that involves completely outlandish characters and plots and this book does a pretty good job of it. I highly recommend the audio version as well. Any book read in a British accent is better.

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― Rice Cooker said on Sep 14, 2007 | Add your feedback

*** This comment contains spoilers! ***

The Split Second of Hopelessness

While I adore this book to bits for its cleverness and humour, this is one part of the series that remains drilled permanently into my skull. Everyone knows about the whole "42" being the answer to the Ultimate Question, correct? Well, I can't help but to continue to dwell on the sudden intensified ... (continue)

While I adore this book to bits for its cleverness and humour, this is one part of the series that remains drilled permanently into my skull. Everyone knows about the whole "42" being the answer to the Ultimate Question, correct? Well, I can't help but to continue to dwell on the sudden intensified emotion of hopelessness when Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect where back on a more prehistoric Earth, and they found they discovered the lettered stones which, incidentally enough, spelled out "forty two". That's when the two of them thought if it could do this, than perhaps the Ultimate Question, too, could be generated, so Arthur Dent pulls the scrabble-like letter stones out of a bag randomly, and what ends up being spelled out is: "What do you get if you multiply six by nine?" ...then, after some silence, "Six by nine. Forty two. That's it. That's all there is."
This...this sole event in the series that captured my attention has drawn me to these books more than ever. Clever, yes. Witty, yes. But there are definitely messages, both good and grave. Both illuminating- and chilling.

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― Ahl(t)erior Mohti(v)es said on May 9, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

good entertainment and that's it.

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― Marko 45142 said on Feb 25, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

i dont understand why this book appealed to techers, to the extent that they even allowed it to be used as the theme of the little t at some point. i can sense that the author is trying to be funny, but i just dont get the jokes.
maybe i'll finish it someday when i have more patience to offer

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― Amusaur83 said on Jun 6, 2008 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback