Relectura.
4 stars
Tan absurda y descacharrante como la primera vez.
Hardcover, 815 pages
English language
Published July 4, 1999 by Random House Value Publishing.
5 stars
(222 reviews)
This is the collection of all five of the books in Douglas Adams' famous galaxy exploring trilogy. It follows Arthur Dent and his friends as they travel around the Milky Way meeting strange new cultures and having many entertaining adventures in the search for the meaning of life.
Contains: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Life, the Universe and Everything So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Mostly Harmless Young Zaphod Plays it Safe
This is the collection of all five of the books in Douglas Adams' famous galaxy exploring trilogy. It follows Arthur Dent and his friends as they travel around the Milky Way meeting strange new cultures and having many entertaining adventures in the search for the meaning of life.
Contains: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Life, the Universe and Everything So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Mostly Harmless Young Zaphod Plays it Safe
Review of "The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Been a while since I read this whopper of a collection, but from what I recall while the writing was snappy and the absurdities very inventive and creative, the stories themselves were more like collectives of vignettes and funny anecdotes than a deep, evolving plot intended to challenge the cast. By the time it was wrapped up, everything and everyone was worn out and tired, as was I. Probably sticking to the first 1-3 of this series is the sweet spot where everything is new, interesting, and you realize the cast might have a chance to evolve. Afterwards, it goes downhill.
Review of "The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
I think I might need to lie down and cry a little now... [Prtf]
Review of "The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Puzzling, witty, and hilarious, Adams twists the reader's brain with delight. Read when you have plenty of extra time on your hands.
Review of "The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Upside - HHGTG is amazing as always.
However, when you have 1-5 in the same book, you really get sequel burnout. Every sequel managed to not quite live up to the book prior, and by the middle of 'So long and thanks for all the fish', I was pretty fed up with it.
Review of "The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
A well written book in a completely hilarious alien language thats easy to understand. Totally bonkers, but in a wonderful way >D
Review of "The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Coloquei este livrinho como lido porque foi daqui que li a história "Young Zaphod Plays It Safe" que só foi editada aqui e noutras coletâneas. Sinceramente não é nada de muito especial, não fica assim nada na memória da mesma. Mantenho a avaliação de 4 devido ao conjunto dos outros livros.
Review of "The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I first met the Hitchhiker's Guide through the double album version of the first three books produced by the BBC. I later heard the original BBC radio series (more than once, I think) and read the first three books myself.
On this re-reading some decades later, I was surprised to find that I still knew the first two books almost line for line. Although they may well be the best of the series, they'd lost any freshness for me. What also surprised me was how much I enjoyed the final two books, neither of which I'd previously read. Although their plots and character development were uneven, the narratives still took me somewhere I was interested in going.
Review of "The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
A really enjoyable read. I always thought this book was the Hitchhikers Guide, but in fact that book features in the story. I loved the concept of The Restaurant at the End of The Universe....
Review of "The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I now get the jokes and understand the references, but to get there I had to go through a long journey. Hitchicker's Guide to the Galaxy was an enjoyable book but I found most of the stories to be incoherent, written by a imaginative author with extreme ADHD and hey, why is my hair on fire? The beauty of the books may be that you do go all over the Galaxy, but it made it challenging to follow along as you go from one time travelling couch to a floating party boat to another dimension and never really knowing what was going on.
There were many times I was reading and wasn't sure if I was actually reading because I didn't comprehend what was going on. If this happened I would back up, retrace my steps and still have no idea what was happening. I was a bit like …
I now get the jokes and understand the references, but to get there I had to go through a long journey. Hitchicker's Guide to the Galaxy was an enjoyable book but I found most of the stories to be incoherent, written by a imaginative author with extreme ADHD and hey, why is my hair on fire? The beauty of the books may be that you do go all over the Galaxy, but it made it challenging to follow along as you go from one time travelling couch to a floating party boat to another dimension and never really knowing what was going on.
There were many times I was reading and wasn't sure if I was actually reading because I didn't comprehend what was going on. If this happened I would back up, retrace my steps and still have no idea what was happening. I was a bit like Arthur in that I just got used to not understanding and was going along for the ride.
I am glad to mark this one off my list but I don't think I will be grabbing my trusty towel, book written with the words "Don't Panic" and experience this adventure again.
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