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Reread from before I joined GRs. Not as good as I hoped in audio because all the sci-fi terms were easy to tune out but that's more me.
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Audiobook read by Stephen Fry.
Parts of this book were interesting and funny. But I also spent a lot of time feeling like I was listening to rambling about crazy stuff.
Parts of this book were interesting and funny. But I also spent a lot of time feeling like I was listening to rambling about crazy stuff.
Feb 05, 2020
Pamela
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review of another edition
Shelves:
guardian-1000-read,
boxall-1001-read
I vaguely remember the TV series of this but had never previously read the book, despite starting it a few times. I always seemed to get bogged down in the strange names and time travel aspects, and then give up on it. However, this time round I really enjoyed the sly humour and the absurd situations.
Arthur Dent is saved from the destruction of the Earth by his friend Ford Prefect who turns out to be from somewhere near Betelgeuse, not Guildford as he claims. Ford is a researcher for the Hitchh ...more
Arthur Dent is saved from the destruction of the Earth by his friend Ford Prefect who turns out to be from somewhere near Betelgeuse, not Guildford as he claims. Ford is a researcher for the Hitchh ...more
I have heard about this book for years and decided it was about time I read it.
It was an insane story, funny and inane. By the time I finished it, it was too much craziness but still a great book.
It was an insane story, funny and inane. By the time I finished it, it was too much craziness but still a great book.
Apr 09, 2010
Pat
rated it
did not like it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
science-fiction,
1001
I know this book is wildly popular. Personally, I didn't think it was funny, and found it a slog to finish.
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So many great and hilarious ideas in this book. I will love it forever.
Laughed out loud, very funny
So dumb!
Dec 25, 2008
Erika
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
fiction-science-fiction
Sep 06, 2012
Camelia Rose (on hiatus)
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
humour,
science-fiction
Dec 10, 2012
Jen
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
1001-books,
sci-fi-fantasy-dystop
