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Monica
Dec 08, 2010 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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What if the most improbable became the probable? After it became probable, would it then no longer be improbable and have to stop being probable so it could become improbable again to become probable? Does any of this really make sense? Probably not but the answer to the question is 42. Yes, 42.

Imagine that world. Imagine that world where my husband's socks making it to the laundry basket happens only with the slap on the improbability button. Imagine that world where a whole day of customer ser
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Astrid Lim
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
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Anna
May 05, 2008 rated it really liked it
Great book - trilogy in five pieces. Humourus and absurdal. I loved it and it made me laugh that hard that my rib muscles were aching for next three days.
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Nov 11, 2008 rated it really liked it
Such an absurd hilarious book! XD I actually liked the humor, but the racist and on the other hand philosophical tone of the writer bothered me at times.
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