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3.5 stars!
I came late to this classic series, but I can understand why it has so many followers. The idea of large, expanding universe where Earth is definitely not the center of civilization (and apparently only a very very small part of it - mostly harmless), and that we can hitchhike to any planet we want in the galaxy, and meet with so many interesting iconic characters, from a depressed robot to the sadistic aliens who like to use poetry to torture people - it's so enticing and interesting ...more
I came late to this classic series, but I can understand why it has so many followers. The idea of large, expanding universe where Earth is definitely not the center of civilization (and apparently only a very very small part of it - mostly harmless), and that we can hitchhike to any planet we want in the galaxy, and meet with so many interesting iconic characters, from a depressed robot to the sadistic aliens who like to use poetry to torture people - it's so enticing and interesting ...more
This book is so fun! The characters get in to outlandish and silly situations as the entire book starts with Earth being destroyed to make room for an intergalactic highway. This on top of the fact that Earth was 5 minutes away from something the mice had been waiting for for 10 million years. Besides it's fun and funny parts, it actually does slightly breach the big questions of life and why we're here.
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