The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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| Douglas Adams: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
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| Author | Douglas Adams | | Made | Del Rey | | Date | 1995-09-27 | | Media | Mass Market Paperback | | Catalog | Book | | Sales Rank | 3803 | | Availability | Usually ships in 24 hours | | Our Price* | US$7.99 |
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Reviews:| Rating 4.5/5 from 629 reviews | | Believe the hype! | | Rating: 4/5 2006-08-09 | | A highly entertaining novel. Extremely original and probably the funniest book I've ever read. I love British humour. I'm not a fan of sci-fi, but I'm not exactly sure if this qualifies for that genre. If you don't think it's funny, then you just don't get it. Can't wait to see the movie. | | Lazy and disjointed | | Rating: 1/5 (1 out of 4 think this is helpful) 2006-08-01 | I rarely meet another sci-fi fan who dislikes this book; everyone seems to love it, but I barely made it through. I did really enjoy the beginning of the book, but as it progressed I found that every time the situation was getting interesting, and about to require some work on the part of the author to figure out the ramifications of whatever new world the characters were in....oops! randomness drive kicks in, and we're off to somewhere else!
I ended up frustrated with the author for copping out every time I was getting interested. As a strictly comic book, this might be OK, but don't read it expecting true sci-fi. Your time would be much better spent with Orson Scott Card or Timothy Zahn. | | Well done Book Adaptation | | Rating: 5/5 2006-07-25 | That the Author of this classic Book Adaptation was responsible for the Script of the Big Screen version is transparent to the Fans of the "Hitchhiker Books", the Radio Shows and BBC Series.
Mistakes made in the BBC series by translating jokes that worked very well in the book but horrible on Screen were not repeated in this Big Screen Version. Changes to the Story for the Screen had to be made, but were done well.
If you read the book and were disappointed by the movie, because of the changes, do yourself a favor and get the BBC Series which is also available on DVD as well and judge again.
If you did not read the books yet, trust me, you will after you watched this movie and liked it. The Books (especially the first) are better than the movie, but that is no surprise to anybody. Certain things work better when done in writing, a Camera can not replace the vast diversity of human imagination.
At least does everybody know, after watching the movie, the answer to life, the universe and everything. A small investment to get such a big answer in return.
This is a tribute to the Author of the Hitchhiker Books who died on May, 11 2001, in the age of 49 on a heart attack and much too early, without being able to see his finished product on the big screen. | | Rare book | | Rating: 5/5 2006-07-18 | | This is one of those rare books that actually made me laugh aloud. If you want to have fun reading a book, this is the book to get. | | Don't believe the hype | | Rating: 3/5 (2 out of 4 think this is helpful) 2006-06-23 | | It's not really my place to judge a classic that is older than I am, but I didn't find this all too exciting. The story itself was rather dry and predictable and so was the humor. If you like British humor, than this is definitely for you. I don't know, I guess I was expecting more realistic science fiction, in which case this book certainly doesn't deliver. In short, think Monty Python + Outer Space + A couple hits of Acid. |
Editorials:Amazon.comJoin Douglas Adams's hapless hero Arthur Dent as he travels the galaxy with his intrepid pal Ford Prefect, getting into horrible messes and generally wreaking hilarious havoc. Dent is grabbed from Earth moments before a cosmic construction team obliterates the planet to build a freeway. You'll never read funnier science fiction; Adams is a master of intelligent satire, barbed wit, and comedic dialogue. The Hitchhiker's Guide is rich in comedic detail and thought-provoking situations and stands up to multiple reads. Required reading for science fiction fans, this book (and its follow-ups) is also sure to please fans of Monty Python, Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, and British sitcoms.
Book Description"IRRESISTIBLE!"
--The Boston Globe
Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.
Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker's Guide ("A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have") and a galaxy-full of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox--the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian, Zaphod's girlfriend (formally Tricia McMillan), whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student who is obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he bought over the years.
Where are these pens? Why are we born? Why do we die? Why do we spend so much time between wearing digital watches? For all the answers stick your thumb to the stars. And don't forget to bring a towel!
"[A] WHIMSICAL ODYSSEY...Characters frolic through the galaxy with infectious joy."
--Publishers Weekly
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