The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
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Author: Douglas AdamsEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1995-09-27
ISBN: 0345391802
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Del Rey
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- ISBN13: 9780345391803
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Book Reviews of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Book Review: "A truly remarkable book"
Summary: 4 Stars
"The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" is a truly remarkable book." This is a statement repeated many times throughout the book. No, Douglas Adams wasn't commenting on his novel, but the "standard repository of all knowledge and wisdom" that exists within it. It contains everything from how to mix your own Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster, a popular alcoholic drink that gives you the feeling that you're, "having your brains smashed out by a slice of lemon wrapped round a large gold brick," to explaining just how useful a towel is to the average hitchhiker. All of this exists within Douglas Adams's The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, an even more remarkable book which is clever, hilarious, and will keep anyone amused for hours.
The story unfolded very quickly when it zoomed in on Arthur Dent, a very ordinary man, as he was told by his friend Ford Prefect-who he just found out was an alien-that the world was going to be demolished in roughly twelve minutes. It just keeps getting better from there.
Adams created a wide variety of personalities for his characters. Arthur Dent was a normal man that was quite happy with his dull, quiet life on Earth. He never really adjusted to being a hitchhiker. Zaphod Beeblebrox, an alien, however, was the joking, impulsive President of the Imperial Galactic Government. He was rather full of himself and didn't tend to worry. To illustrate yet another personality, there is Marvin, the depressed robot. Marvin never had a positive outlook on anything. Ford Prefect was the easygoing semi-cousin to Zaphod. He is just guy who liked to "go with the flow." These are just a few example of Adams's genius when it comes to creating characters.
Douglas Adams had a brilliant imagination. One example of his creativity was in his description of the Vogon poetry. It was the third worst that ever existed, barely passed up by Poet Master Grunthos the Flatulent whose poem was entitled, "Ode to a Small Lump of Green Putty I Found in My Armpit One Midsummer Morning." I can't think of many authors that published something like that.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a novel that could be enjoyed by anyone. Most of the humor is easy to understand, and everything is appropriate for people of all ages. Even younger children could appreciate the humor and the interesting characters. The novel is great for people with strong imaginations as well. Having an open mind is rather important while reading it, however, since it could be described as strange. It seems to appeal more to "geeky" people. Despite this, I thought it was a great book; everyone that I know that has read it loved it just as much as I did.
Overall, Adams was remarkably successful with his The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I have never read a book that had such original ideas and characters; the storyline was unpredictable and I was constantly being surprised. I savored every minute I spent reading this novel. Anyone who loves reading, and even some who don't, would love this clever, entertaining, and, "truly remarkable book."
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