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September 27th 1995
(first published 1982)
by Del Rey
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Mass Market Paperback, 232 pages
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0345391829
(isbn13: 9780345391827)
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"HYSTERICAL!"
--The Philadelphia Inquirer
The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky above their heads--so...more
--The Philadelphia Inquirer
The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky above their heads--so...more
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Read in March, 1987
recommends it for:
Fans of the truly absurd!
WARNING: Eddies in the space-time continuum.
And so is his sofa!
The third of the four books in Douglas Adams' "Hitchhiker Trilogy", "Life, the Universe and Everything" takes the reader - and the Chesterfield sofa - on a continuum of nonstop madness, as Earthman Arthur Dent and his Betelguesian neighbor Ford Prefect, stranded two million years in Earth's past, hitch a ride on the Chesterfield and materialize in the middle of a match at Lord's Cricket Ground in mo...more
And so is his sofa!
The third of the four books in Douglas Adams' "Hitchhiker Trilogy", "Life, the Universe and Everything" takes the reader - and the Chesterfield sofa - on a continuum of nonstop madness, as Earthman Arthur Dent and his Betelguesian neighbor Ford Prefect, stranded two million years in Earth's past, hitch a ride on the Chesterfield and materialize in the middle of a match at Lord's Cricket Ground in mo...more
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Read in March, 2009
this is the last book in the series that I really enjoyed and I almost wish Douglas Adams would have called it quit here. The book gives us the chance to laugh at ourselves in going back to prehistoric earth and Adams alternate view of how we ended up the creatures we are, that was extremely clever.
But Krikkit was the best part, this story was amazing and I can't help but wonder if Adams religous views are at work here. A group of people that just can't accept the idea that there mig...more
But Krikkit was the best part, this story was amazing and I can't help but wonder if Adams religous views are at work here. A group of people that just can't accept the idea that there mig...more
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Read in May, 2009
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Comedy & Sci-Fi Lovers
Great, a planet of people who, at one time were out to destroy the universe, just deployed many numbers of robots in order to unlock the envelope that retains them and slows town time, and the only people who can save it are Ford Prefect, Arthur Dent, Slartibartfast, Zaphod Beeblebrox, & Trillian (in other words, we should all just have fun for the next few days because after that, there is not much else on earth!). I thought this book was a very good edition to the series because they are fina...more
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Read in December, 2008
recommends it for:
True fans of the series
A series losing steam, and it's a real shame given the potential of the first two books--both fun, quick reads. This title is less focused on the sci-fi and philosophical underpinnings of the first two books. Instead, Adams here maintains sequences that hinge on bizarre chains of events and silly, ponderous exchanges between characters who have less and less of an idea as to what exactly is happening around them. These felt a long 200+ pages indeed.
The bon mots and clever passages ar...more
The bon mots and clever passages ar...more
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Read in June, 2009
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Personal interest.recommends it for: Those who've read the first 2 books of the series.
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Read in January, 2009
Life, the Universe and Everything continues the adventures of Ford Prefect, Zaphod Beeblebrox, Arthur Dent, and Trillian (the latter two the only survivors of Earth (destroyed in Hitchhiker's Guide). With the urging and assistance of Slartifartiblast, one of the original designers of Earth (another one of those "don't ask" moments - read the books in this series), they careen around - often unwillingly and precipitously -the galaxy in an attempt to stop the inhabitants of Krikkit from ...more
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Read in April, 2009
After the first two books in the Hitchhiker's Series being extremely hilarious and well done I was disappointed with this book. Most of the main characters being split up for most of the book made the entire story seem detached and wondering what the parts had to do with each other. Unlike a similar situation in the second book where the "Heart of Gold" was shrunk and in Zaphod's pocket I found the reconciliation unsatisfying.
The Krikkit storyline was ok but not up to the i...more
The Krikkit storyline was ok but not up to the i...more
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Read in January, 1986
The first three books of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series are terrific. I discovered them in my early teen years, just about when I started to question what life was all about. These books don't have any answers they just make fun of the questions. They were really the right books at the right time for me.
They were also the first books marketed to adults that I read without anyone having to ask me or tell me to read them.
Life, the Universe and Everything is...more
They were also the first books marketed to adults that I read without anyone having to ask me or tell me to read them.
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Read in October, 2008
The hilarity continues in this 3rd Hitchhiker's novel by Douglas Adams. The inhabitants of the planet Krikkit have escaped from their planetary prison and once again are trying to distroy the universe simply because its there. Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect and company must stop the Krikkit robots from finding all the pieces to a device that would indeed spell an end the entire universe. During their quest many minor adventures and things occur that, most of the time, seem to have nothing to do ...more
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The third and my favourite Hitch Hikers novel reunites Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Marvin the Paranoid Android, Trillian and Zaphod Beeblebrox with Slartibartfast and finally explains why the galaxy allowed the Earth to be destroyed. It turned out that although allot of people had a vested interest in the destruction of the Earth it was our glorification of the Krikket wars by creating a game as insensitive as Cricket that no-one could stomach.
This would be fine except eddies in the s...more
This would be fine except eddies in the s...more
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Read in January, 2001
So good! One of my summer intern friends (2001) at Lehigh University in PA loaned me the whole Hitchhiker's Guide series when he found out I had never read it. It was hilarious. I really liked the movies too. Definitely a must read if you're getting into Sci Fi, are a nerd, or just plain hate bureauocracy. (There's an alien race that is a satire on British queues and some people's obsession with filling out forms in triplicate, etc.) Anyway, GOOD TIMES! Read this book!
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Read in February, 2009
recommends it for:
people who liked the second book
This, naturally, is the continuation of the Hitchhiker's Guide "trilogy", being the third book. Still funny and still entertaining. In my opinion, this one's not as good as the first two (though still good enough to get 4 stars). I think part of the reason it wasn't as good is that it's more of the same (even if that's hilarious stuff), and less fresh and surprising. But if you read the first two, of course you still have to read the third one.
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Read in January, 1982
I think this is the book that has the spaceship with the Infinite Improbability Drive. The library where I lived had this on a vinyl record too which was great. "The Whale Song" is when one of the missiles about to blow up the spaceship is, when the Infinite Improbability Drive is turned on - by accident - , turned into a sperm whale. The song consists of the whale's thoughts as it falls to the surface of the planet below.
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Read in August, 2007
Well, it is pretty funny, but it is not as strong as the previous books. All the characters from the first book are disperse, wth Marvin and Trillian barely appearing at the end, and only until the middle of the book the overall plot started to become apparent. Still, quite enjoyable. The principles behind the advanced mathematics to control the ship were hillarious, and so was Arthur Dent's little act of courage.
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Read in January, 2009
Douglas Adams is very witty and creative and does a great job of entertaining. I listened to this on tape, bu it was easy enough to follow that it wasn't a big deal that I listened to it in small parts. He did a good job of integrating events and characters from the first book into this one.
Thy also used a lot of sound effects and changing of voices and accents to portray the differetn characters.
Thy also used a lot of sound effects and changing of voices and accents to portray the differetn characters.
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Read in March, 2009
I read this book a few pages at a time, over a longer period than usual perhaps, but this is how I often read novels. However, with this book I never actually got into the story, and often felt confused when earlier bits were referred to. After I finished reading it, I had to go to Wikipedia and read the synopsis in order to get an overview. It was still a bit funny, but not nearly as good as the first two, and very fragmented. I feel like reading it all again, though, and I might enjoy it a lot...more
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The third installment of the 'hitch-hikers guide' series is weaker than that other two, and has an increasingly complicated plot! However, there are hilarious moments, such as Marvins conversation with the mattress, and Arthurs nemesis finally taking his revenge.
Overall, still recommended, but not as linear as the previous 2 books.
Overall, still recommended, but not as linear as the previous 2 books.
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Read in January, 2009
I lvoe the word choices of Douglas Adams. Sometimes the structure of his sentences makes me burst out laughing spontaneously and heartily in my car. One of my favorite lines in this one is the robot yelling at Arthur Dent..."Multiple Me Murderer" Good Stuff. Overall, the story was not as tight as I would have liked. everything seems to orbit loosely around the plot....
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My biggest complaint with this, and why it is rated liked it as opposed to really liked it, is that I found it quite hard to follow. I did listen to it as an audio book while driving, so that may have contributed to my frequent thoughts of, wait, what just happened? If you miss a sentence or two, you'll be completely lost.
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Read in May, 2009
It has some moments of brilliance and I did give a chuckle at the explanation of SEP (somebody else's problem) and the mathematic absolutes seen in a cafe... but it may be impossible to maintain the momentum achieved in Hithcher's Guide ... this one just didn't live up to my overinflated expectations.
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You are Who?
The person who want to Know Every Things.
An Author who's Looking for the New Idea.
The Revoltor who will resist any Unfair thing in the World.
I am Myself : Who are You !?
An Ordinary Person who love to Stay in Peace.
The Super Seeker who's looking for the best way to Save this Planet.
A Super Talkative Mind who want to spread Something in Somewhere.
A Person who's Seeking for the Great Idea.
One person who belive in the Quote:
"Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You."
— Dr. Seuss (Happy Birthday to You!)
"Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You."
— Dr. Seuss (Happy Birthday to You!)
The Reader who want to Read Every Things.
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