Ryan's review
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
Ryan's review
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Ryan's review
rating:
bookshelves:
scifi
recommended for: people that have a sense of humor and most that don't
The Hitchhiker's Guide books are endlessly entertaining. They have just the right mix of scifi and humor to keep you reading. The journeys of Arthur Dent are at times hilarious and at others tragic (in a hilarious way). In these books we realize that the universe is a ridiculous place where time has little meaning and people think mammals are a little on the primitive side. Being from a small, unremarkable planet on the unfashionable end of the galaxy who can blame them?
The universe of the Hitchhiker's Guide is a place filled with unexpected jokes. Case in point, we are told by Adams that there's an art to learning to fly... well more of a knack really. It relies on the ability to throw yourself at the ground and miss. And just because "Belgium" is the name of a small European country here on Earth doesn't mean that "belgium" can't be a very dirty word elsewhere.
The characters are quirky and endearing. You'll love them all, from the self-obsessed Zap...more
The universe of the Hitchhiker's Guide is a place filled with unexpected jokes. Case in point, we are told by Adams that there's an art to learning to fly... well more of a knack really. It relies on the ability to throw yourself at the ground and miss. And just because "Belgium" is the name of a small European country here on Earth doesn't mean that "belgium" can't be a very dirty word elsewhere.
The characters are quirky and endearing. You'll love them all, from the self-obsessed Zap...more
