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Title: Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams ISBN: 0-345-39182-9 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 27 September, 1995 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.15 (61 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Contains some classic moments...
Comment: Worth buying if only for the SEP ('someone elses problem') field, the Bistromathic drive and Agrajag - 3 examples of just how freakishly gifted Adams was as a humourist.
There is a definite change in tone with this installment of the trilogy as things become a bit more plot based with less emphasis on the guide.
This one is right up there with the 1st 2 books.
Rating: 4
Summary: No real new ground covered...
Comment: ..but that dosen't mean anything, in the long run. Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker series is, first and foremost, about social commentary and his incredibly sharp wit. Life, The Universe and Everything dosen't really push things forward too much, and almost could be considered filler, but it's filler with fun, and makes for a bit of a lighter and sillier read then the previous books. A great time killer.
Rating: 3
Summary: Seriously Boring in Comparison to the First Two in the Serie
Comment: When I was in elementary school, this was a common series read by the male nerds and geeks in my school. After reading it, I can now see how much it shaped their speech patterns and writing styles. I found myself smiling as clouds of nostalgia unexpectedly overtook me while reading the series. I was also surprised to find phrases original to this series that have worked their way into the American culture. For example, in order to understand people who speak other languages, the characters in this series simply put a "Babelfish" in their ear. In real life, Babel Fish is a language translation program available on the internet. Since the book it appears in was published in 1979, there's no question of which came first.
LIFE, THE UNIVERSE, AND EVERYTHING
If the answer to the life, the universe, and everything is "42", what is the question? Unfortunately, the trilogy ends without an answer. In fact, I was glad the trilogy had ended once I finished this book because, frankly, nothing much happened in the last book of the trilogy. The only thing of much significance is that Arthur is threatened assasination by a creature that is killed by Arthur upon each reincarnation (as a flea, rabbit, petunia, ant, ant, ant, etc.). Oh yeah, Arthur learns how to fly (by missing the ground) and finds a flying perpetual party that's been going on for generations.
This series is bizarre comic sarcasm at its best. A smile automatically paints itself on your face as you begin to read. The series reads like a highly improbable dream sequence. I sort of wonder if the author had any conclusion in mind when he wrote it or if he just let the story write itself (not unlike a dream). This third book in the "trilogy" seems to meander along in the beginning with no purpose. I thought that perhaps Douglas Adams wrote such a boring third book so that no one would ask him to write a fourth one with the same characters. Then I discovered that this "trilogy" actually has five books in it. His books always pick up a little in the end.
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Title: Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams ISBN: 0345418778 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams ISBN: 0345391802 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 27 September, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams ISBN: 0671742515 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 15 February, 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time by Douglas Adams ISBN: 1400045088 Publisher: Harmony Books Pub. Date: 07 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Adams ISBN: 0671746723 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1991 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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