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September 27th 1995
(first published 1982)
by Del Rey
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Mass Market Paperback, 240 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...more
--The Philadelphia Inquirer
The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky above their...more
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Read in March, 1987
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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 modern-day...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 modern-day...more
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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 space tim...more
This would be fine except eddies in the space tim...more
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Read in July, 2008
I got this one on audio-disk for our driving pleasure over the July 4th holiday. (We had listened to "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" in May.) I've read it before, quite a few times, over the past two decades, and it's one of my favorites. Funny, clever, whimsical, smart, and genuinely original.
Arthur is still wandering about the Universe, just as confused as ever, but being a fairly good sport about it. He learns to fly ("the knack to learning to fly is to throw yo...more
Arthur is still wandering about the Universe, just as confused as ever, but being a fairly good sport about it. He learns to fly ("the knack to learning to fly is to throw yo...more
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Read in August, 2007
Third book in the Hitchhiker "trilogy."
The inhabitants of planet Krikkit find out that they are not alone in the universe and so they plan to destroy everyone who is not them. Our heroes (Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Slartibartfast, Zaphod Beeblebrox, and Trillian) must try to save the universe from the white killer robots of Krikkit.
A few of my favorite parts: Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged, who is on a quest to personally insult every individual in the Universe - in a...more
The inhabitants of planet Krikkit find out that they are not alone in the universe and so they plan to destroy everyone who is not them. Our heroes (Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Slartibartfast, Zaphod Beeblebrox, and Trillian) must try to save the universe from the white killer robots of Krikkit.
A few of my favorite parts: Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged, who is on a quest to personally insult every individual in the Universe - in a...more
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Read in January, 1990
OK, but alas not as good as the first two. Hard acts to follow. Though I do love the scene in the California restaurant where Arthur Dent asks the waiter why the fish is so bloody good :)
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Read in March, 2008
A step up from "Restaurant" this book has a little more going for it. A new story line, and one that does not rely (as much) on a repetition of the standard events and phrases.
Adams' penchant for tying the absurdity of sci-fi with the immediacy of modern life hits a high point here. Particular the world of Krikkit, which seems pleasent enough, except for it's homocidal tendencies. And it's merry music which, Adams notes in a running joke, could help Paul McCartney rule the galaxy. ...more
Adams' penchant for tying the absurdity of sci-fi with the immediacy of modern life hits a high point here. Particular the world of Krikkit, which seems pleasent enough, except for it's homocidal tendencies. And it's merry music which, Adams notes in a running joke, could help Paul McCartney rule the galaxy. ...more
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Read in August, 2008
Adams continues to portray a universe where the most odd and outlandishly funny things are common. Author Dent, the last surviving Earthling, is reluctantly trying to save the Universe from beings who inspired the game of Cricket. While the plot was hard to follow at times and jumped around a little, that was not really the point of this book. The point was chuckling about things like a spaceship shaped like a small itallian bistro in England, where normal math laws fail to apply and new math...more
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Yay, hitchhikers! Actually, this is my favorite book from the series.
"The point is, you see, there's no point in driving yourself mad by trying to keep yourself from going mad. You might as well give in and save your sanity for later."
"'I thought I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. I kept myself amused all that time by jumping in and out of a gin and tonic.'
'Where did you...'
'Find a gin and tonic?' said Ford, 'I found a small lake that thought it was a gin and tonic. A...more
"The point is, you see, there's no point in driving yourself mad by trying to keep yourself from going mad. You might as well give in and save your sanity for later."
"'I thought I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. I kept myself amused all that time by jumping in and out of a gin and tonic.'
'Where did you...'
'Find a gin and tonic?' said Ford, 'I found a small lake that thought it was a gin and tonic. A...more
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Read in September, 2008
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The Restaurant at the End of the Universerecommends it for: Those who read <i>The Restaurant at the End of the Universe</i>
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Much more of a solid plot than the other books, which feels odd, because it's not what you expect from Douglas Adams, but still the same great humor and odd ideas.
Very funny to see ARthur, Ford and company in a more traditional space opera type story as the are really the last people you'd expect to be able to save the universe, but Douglas makes it work.
Love the space ship that looks like an Italian bistro, Arthur's fight with Thor, the fact that Trillian gets to actually do something, th...more
Very funny to see ARthur, Ford and company in a more traditional space opera type story as the are really the last people you'd expect to be able to save the universe, but Douglas makes it work.
Love the space ship that looks like an Italian bistro, Arthur's fight with Thor, the fact that Trillian gets to actually do something, th...more
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So Douglas Adams, so hilarious! This one had practiacally no plot; and the ending just kinda slapped you upide the head. It surprised me very much. Arthur and Ford were inside the Illusions room, then at the party, then all of a sudden they run into Trillian and finally they land on the planet Krikkit, where they see the man who receieved too much of the truth drug and spewed the truth so people built a steel wall around him and the computer named Hactar that controlled the people of Krikkit and...more
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This is where the series faulters slightly. Not by much, but the Krikket reference can get a bit tired, and the 'Bistromatics' is just plain silly, even by Douglas Adams' standards. Still, that said it is still an absolute joy and nothing else can touch it. We meet several new characters who are superb beings that you just wish were real (who knows, they may yet prove to be so!) including the ruler of the universe.
Non fans may find it slightly tiresome, but for the rest of us it's just anot...more
Non fans may find it slightly tiresome, but for the rest of us it's just anot...more
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Read in February, 2008
I thought that the book Life, the Universe, and Everything was very good. Its the third book in the Douglas Adams Hitchhikers Guide series and that is what made me decide to read the book. As alway the book was extremely funny and illustrated a very comical view on our universe. I love some of Douglas Adams' views on our universe and what could happen. I can't wait to read the next book in the series. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes funny books and/or enjoys the mysteries ...more
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those who enjoy english humor, aliens, and a good cup of tea (haha)
I really enjoyed this one from Adams -- I wasn't a *huge fan of the second book, but I felt that the focus on Arthur/Ford, Slatibartfast, and minimal Zaphod truly helped this one. More so in this novel were the actual bits of truly good writing -- such as Arthur's attempts at flying, his encounter with the insulting alien, and his experiences with Krikkit/real cricket.
I was skeptical starting it, but I ended up laughing quite a bit and wouldn't mind reading it again in the future.
I was skeptical starting it, but I ended up laughing quite a bit and wouldn't mind reading it again in the future.
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Another Mis-adventure of Arthur Dent and the insanity of the World of The Hitchiker's guide to the Galaxy strikes again! As with the previous two books, you will be scratching your head as to what is going on--so as usual we must sympathize with Arther, who, like us, is mostly confused. After that though, it gets good. As always the limitless irony and quirky characters bring loads of laughter to me. Not for those who seek enlightenment at anything but the goofiness of people.
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Still amusing, but not quite as funny as its predecessors. It seems like Adams was starting to flag a little in the "toss out crazy, random stuff and then explain it in an amusing way" department. The couch is funny, and so are the Cricket-playing robots. Still, there's enough continuity to the series now that the random humorous tangents take away from the story.
More accurately, the story takes away from the random humorous tangents which are the bread and butter of Adams' style.
More accurately, the story takes away from the random humorous tangents which are the bread and butter of Adams' style.
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Read in May, 2008
Not quite as good as the first two books in the series. I felt like the author got to the end of book 2 and didn't quite have enough to fill another book, so just started making up extra plot lines.
In true Hitchhiker's fashion, the best parts are tangents, such as the Recreational Impossibilities chapter, or only slightly connected to the plot, such as the encounter with Aragak, the reincarnated being who just happens to be every animal ever killed by Arthur Dent.
In true Hitchhiker's fashion, the best parts are tangents, such as the Recreational Impossibilities chapter, or only slightly connected to the plot, such as the encounter with Aragak, the reincarnated being who just happens to be every animal ever killed by Arthur Dent.
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Read in November, 2008
Not quite as good as the first two, still plenty of gems of "Adams-isms" throughout to make it enjoyable. Looking forward to starting the fourth book in the trilogy.
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E é aqui que começamos a decair.
Adams não queria mais escrever essa série, está estampado nas letras impressas deste livro. Ele estava escrevendo por pura pressão da editora maldita.
O livro é tão bom quanto pois acho que o sarcasmo estava marcado em qualquer coisa que Adams fosse escrever em sua vida, mas não é a mesma coisa. Está desmotivado, mais paradão e você tem que se esforçar um pouco mais pra achar graça de algo.
Adams não queria mais escrever essa série, está estampado nas letras impressas deste livro. Ele estava escrevendo por pura pressão da editora maldita.
O livro é tão bom quanto pois acho que o sarcasmo estava marcado em qualquer coisa que Adams fosse escrever em sua vida, mas não é a mesma coisa. Está desmotivado, mais paradão e você tem que se esforçar um pouco mais pra achar graça de algo.
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