Review of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy Collection 5 Books Set by Douglas Adams" on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
totally ridonkolous!!! in like... a good way??
Paperback
Published Jan. 25, 2019 by Picador Books.
totally ridonkolous!!! in like... a good way??
A timeless and funny tale about an ordinary guy experiencing extraordinary adventures in space.
A lot of scenes and themes in this book have become pop culture standard so it was nice to finally learn about their origin.
Fun read. I'll likely read it again at some point. I caught myself drifting off to pay attention to other things while listening so a second listen will be even more enjoyable, I think.
In the world who considerss him or herself scientific or a “geek” by any definition of the word, has read The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy; but I hadn't. My 2 kids, 15 and almost 13 and I listened to the book. Noah, the 15-year-old, had read it (surprise, surprise), but Levi (who absolutely hates to read) and I had not. We both had previously heard such things as “42 is the answer to the life, the universe, and everything”, but it's a bit different cheering in context :-). We were all (even Noah) entertained, and the story and events are just silly. A great waste of time – “great” as in interesting and good, not as in “huge” like a “huge waste of time”. It was nice to really listen to silly instead of something taxing, like the book that Kevin and I are listening to, or the …
In the world who considerss him or herself scientific or a “geek” by any definition of the word, has read The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy; but I hadn't. My 2 kids, 15 and almost 13 and I listened to the book. Noah, the 15-year-old, had read it (surprise, surprise), but Levi (who absolutely hates to read) and I had not. We both had previously heard such things as “42 is the answer to the life, the universe, and everything”, but it's a bit different cheering in context :-). We were all (even Noah) entertained, and the story and events are just silly. A great waste of time – “great” as in interesting and good, not as in “huge” like a “huge waste of time”. It was nice to really listen to silly instead of something taxing, like the book that Kevin and I are listening to, or the book about lying that I am listening to alone.
OK read.
After a few Pangalactic Gargleblasters I decided to
to begin the journey along with Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect rather than lie in the mud to save my house from the wrecking crew. Ummm... So long and thanks for all
the fish!