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Title | : | The Complete Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Trilogy of Five (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1-5) |
Author | : | Douglas Adams |
Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 1003 pages |
Published | : | October 12th 2012 by Tor (first published January 1st 1985) |
Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Humor |
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Kindle Edition | Pages: 1003 pages Rating: 4.4 | 14892 Users | 741 Reviews
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On 12 October 1979 the most remarkable book ever to come out of the great publishing corporations of Ursa Minor (and Earth) was made available to humanity. This was of course The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. But this was just the beginning. We followed the adventures of hapless protagonist Arthur Dent and his alien side-kick, Ford Prefect, across a trilogy of five books: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. And this merry spacewagon, featuring a flying sofa, a paranoid Android, a gift-wrapped fishbowl, bath towels and much else besides, became an instant classic. Now, for the first time, we are publishing all five books in the Hitchhiker's series, as an ebook omnibus.List Books To The Complete Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Trilogy of Five (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1-5)
Original Title: | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts ASIN B009OCBX38 |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1-5 |
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Ratings: 4.4 From 14892 Users | 741 ReviewsJudge Epithetical Books The Complete Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Trilogy of Five (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1-5)
yes, I've already read these a few times, but after subjecting myself to the torture of The Elegance of The Hedgehog I felt I'd earned a little time with my old friend. Some people hate to reread books, and I understand their point: there are loads of great books and they want to read as many as possible. I, on the other hand, think of certain books as old friends and sometimes I just don't have the energy to expend on developing a new relationship. I want to spend time with someone whoseMy older Bro had this text game of this book and suggested i read it to better understand the game didn't help with the game too much but it was a life changeing event opend my eyes to looking at things differently, introduced me to existentialism. and a fantastic way to think and be if i had read the following books then i would not be who i am now finised the series mabe 10 years after reading the first...
If you're into stuff like this, you can read the full review.Sonnet 42: "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas AdamsThe way I (probably mistakenly) see it, the answer 42 represents a view of cheery perfection. It's almost as though it is trying to be as divisible as possible simply to be helpful. Even its name is annoyingly perky. It is the number which represents what the established order (notably religion) has told us represents the universe. It is the number of order, sense and
When I was little my Dad used to recite an unusual poem every so often. I don't remember why, but I do remember it gave my brother and I the giggles. It concerned a person who felt no one liked him, and he decided to go eat worms. I'll spare you the entire piece, the important part is the following: "The first one was easy,The second was squeezy.The third got stuck in my throat."So why is that important? Because I'm afraid that was my reaction to this omnibus edition of the five books in The
3.5 starsThe Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is altogether unlike anything else I've read. As one of those novels that you simply need to read if you enjoy sci-fi I was expecting something brilliant. And it did have flashes of brilliance, ingenious ideas and probably the most imaginative universe I've ever read about.When reading this trilogy in five parts, expect to be amazed, confused and in fits of laughter. The cast is great, especially the depressed robot Marvin and the plot is completely
The first two are fantastic in the literal and colloquial senses. The remainder are only weak in comparison to what went before. So many wonderful concepts and phrases: Vogon ships "hung in the sky in exactly the way bricks don't"; the Hooloovoo; the old man who said nothing was true but was later found to be lying; spend a year dead for tax reasons; meat bred to want to be eaten; the "knack" of learning to fly is to "throw yourself at the ground and miss" (I think Buzz Lightyear borrowed that);
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