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

Douglas Adams

Why we're reading this: Arthur Dent started his journey in England
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May 06, 2012 Vicki rated it liked it

Ugh...Goodreads is having problems with their site again today, so I lost my review. Maybe I'll try another day. ...more

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May 18, 2012 Rachel rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, 2012, books-i-own, reviewed, re-read, 4-stars, 2014

This is probably one of the most famous sci-fi novels ever written, and after I watched the film with Martin Freeman and Zoey Deschanel, I couldn't wait to read the novel.
My favourite part of this novel was definitely the humour that ran through the novel. I was grinning my way through, and actually laughed out loud more than once! Adams' style of writing means everyone can get the jokes.
The plot revolves around our main character Arthur, and a bizarre day which involves having his house bulldoz ...more

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Apr 09, 2018 Jenny rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction

I thoroughly enjoyed finally (!) reading this novel. It's been on the to-read list for ages, but I've been hesitant to read it in case it wasn't going to be all that it's cracked up to be. Fortunately, it is. My favourite thing about the book is the way that Adams's writing conveys so much humour. Details keep on being repeated over and over again, like the 4-inch screen of the little computer that carries The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and the improbability level of two to the power of tw ...more

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