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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)

Douglas Adams

Start date: December 1, 2016

Finish date: December 31, 2016

Discussion: New School Classics- 1915-2005

Why we're reading this: Revisit the Shelf Reread, December 2016

Pervious Reads:
-New School Classic, January 2014

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[close] Revisit the Shelf Reread, December 2016

Pervious Reads:
-New School Classic, January 2014

Revisit the Shelf Reread, December 2016

Prior Group Reads:
Contemporary Classic Group Read, February 2014

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Oct 26, 2015 Vikas rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

What an absurdly, confusing mess of a wonderful book it is. After all how can I understand it all being only 3rd most intelligent species not the most. But now I know the answer of Everything it's 42 but what's the question. I love the writing, humor and everything to do with this book. I am already 1/4th way through the 2nd part of the 5 part trilogy. I have already seen the movie a very long time ago so knew some parts but it was still lovely to read through all the perils of Arthur Dent's lif ...more

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Feb 13, 2017 Winter rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 1001-books-you-must-read-before-you, 2017-read

4 Stars

A pretty unique read. Quirky and strange. It took me a while to get going and I thought the middle part were the best, but it was a fun ride and some things made me smile, like he who created Norway..literally..

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Nov 03, 2015 Lindsay rated it it was ok

Shelves: light-and-fun, fiction

I don't know. I think I'm happy I read this book because it is on so many 'must read' lists. To be honest though, it was really not my style and hard to get through. This book was the written version of Monty Python--which I've also never been a fan of--and is just as random and unexpected. All that said, Adams is a great writer with an incredible imagination. This book is different from anything I've ever read. In its rambling unexpected way it parodies the meaning of life, the government, art ...more

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May 04, 2010 Madge rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: sci-fi, all-time-favorites, humor

Decent story, more than I was expecting. I'm not a big fan of science fiction (yet), and this was one of my first Sci-Fi books, but I still thought it was pretty good. ...more

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