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2017 | Children | Science Fiction/Fantasy
A special edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams reissued with a bright retro design to celebrate Pan's 70th anniversary. It's an ordinary Thursday morning for Arthur Dent until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly afterwards to make way for a new hyperspace bypass and his best friend has just announced that he's an alien. At this moment, they're hurtling through space with nothing but their towels and an innocuous-looking book inscribed in large, friendly letters: DON'T PANIC. An international phenomenon and a pop-culture classic, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has been a radio show, TV series, stage play, comic book and film, and is a work of true comic genius. It was the first Pan Original to sell more than one million copies.
Douglas Adams
(Author)
| Published by | Pan Macmillan |
| Edition | Unknown |
| ISBN | 9781509860142 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Mass Market |
| ISBN | 9780345391803 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780307417138 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Audiobook |
| ASIN | 9780739349366 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780345418913 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Unknown |
| ISBN | 9780613064057 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781400052936 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780330437981 |
| Language | English |
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated
Oct 24, 2017 (Updated Oct 24, 2017)
It begins with the end of the earth (sadly), with a sole survivor Arthur Dent, or that's what we think, until he discovers Trillion, the other survivor. Whisked away on the Heart of Gold ship with his friend Ford Prefect (an alien) and his cousin, they gallivant across the universe attempting to find answers. And thus begins an epic adventure.
So it's not as sophisticated as Arthur C. Clarke's status of science fiction, or Andy Weir's level of technical details, and its not supposed to be. It's light hearted, and fun, as Douglas Adams creates a detailed and splendid look at our insignificant existence in the most humorous way possible.
I have been trying to push myself beyond my typical genre. Science Fiction is generally not one of my favorite, but I thought I would give this book a try since it has been so well received for generations. I’m sure that has to do with it, but I just found myself zoning out when I read. Douglas Adams’ writing style was just a little too… over the top for me. It seemed like the author was just trying to come up with some of the most bizarre names and titles for his characters and locations and it made it hard for me to slog through.
I was ashamed to admit my dislike for the book at book club but I was quick to find that I am not alone in my feelings. None of us particularly cared for the book. Perhaps it is a “millennial” thing? We had also all seen the movie previously and that could have clouded our vision, perhaps when it came to the book.
All that being said, however, I did find some parts of the book a little humorous. I smiled at parts and chuckled a little, but it wasn’t really enough to save the book in my eyes.
