Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (ISBN:0345391802)

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		Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
	
				(4770 reviews)			
(192384 Readers)

			Douglas Adams		
	
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...more
 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!   less

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Die Argumentation verläuft ungefähr so:"Ich weigere mich, zu beweisen, daß ich existiere", sagt Gott, "denn ein Beweis ist gegen den Glauben, und ohne Glauben bin ich nichts."
"Aber", sagt der Mensch, "der Babelfisch ist doch eine unbewußte Offenbarung, nicht wahr? Er hätte sich nicht zufällig entwickeln können. Er beweist, daß es dich gibt, und darum gibt es dich, deiner eigenen...more
 Die Argumentation verläuft ungefähr so:"Ich weigere mich, zu beweisen, daß ich existiere", sagt Gott, "denn ein Beweis ist gegen den Glauben, und ohne Glauben bin ich nichts."
"Aber", sagt der Mensch, "der Babelfisch ist doch eine unbewußte Offenbarung, nicht wahr? Er hätte sich nicht zufällig entwickeln können. Er beweist, daß es dich gibt, und darum gibt es dich, deiner eigenen Argumentation zufolge, nicht. Quod erat demonstrandum."
"Ach du lieber Gott", sagt Gott, "daran habe ich gar nicht gedacht", und löst sich prompt in ein Logikwölkchen auf.   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
This is definately a book that is very different, it is full of dry english humor, and strange explanation by the babblefish translater that sits in your ear.  The earth explodes but that not the end because just before it all happens Arthur Dent is wisked off and saved, meeting weird and wonderful people and creatures and a robot that should be on anti-depressants, the book I believe is far...more
 This is definately a book that is very different, it is full of dry english humor, and strange explanation by the babblefish translater that sits in your ear.  The earth explodes but that not the end because just before it all happens Arthur Dent is wisked off and saved, meeting weird and wonderful people and creatures and a robot that should be on anti-depressants, the book I believe is far better and so was the television series the movie was a terrible flop as the robot for one didnt match up to the Series or the book.  Give it a look and prepare for a few chuckles.   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
I love, love, love, this book. In my top ten for sure. The aloof humour, imagination and characters you encouter in this book are just a joy to read. One of a few books I'd actually love to live in. Please let there be an encyclopedia out there whose entry for earth was amended from "harmless" to "mostly harmless", just think what else could be out there. Wonderful. I will...more
 I love, love, love, this book. In my top ten for sure. The aloof humour, imagination and characters you encouter in this book are just a joy to read. One of a few books I'd actually love to live in. Please let there be an encyclopedia out there whose entry for earth was amended from "harmless" to "mostly harmless", just think what else could be out there. Wonderful. I will read again and again. Plus I can really recommend the BBC radio adaptation of these books for those who like an audiobook for those long journeys.   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
I found this at an airport prior to a long flight and before it's popularity with the movie.  I sat in the chair waiting for the flight call and started laughing uncontrollably.  My daughter and her friend thought I was insane, as did my husband.  Even when I read it out loud they didn't get it.  That said; if you need a good laugh, and boy are the british subtle, this is perfect.  It was...more
 I found this at an airport prior to a long flight and before it's popularity with the movie.  I sat in the chair waiting for the flight call and started laughing uncontrollably.  My daughter and her friend thought I was insane, as did my husband.  Even when I read it out loud they didn't get it.  That said; if you need a good laugh, and boy are the british subtle, this is perfect.  It was excellent for a long boring flight; as long as you don't get kicked off the plane for laughing out loud.  Eclectic.   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
As Adams would have said, many races believe that the creation of the Universe made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.  For several reasons we, that is, humanity, desperately craves people who invert that which we hold to be immutable and containing Truth.  Douglas Adams was one such writer.Though, truthfully, not in and of itself quite on a par with someone...more
 As Adams would have said, many races believe that the creation of the Universe made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.  For several reasons we, that is, humanity, desperately craves people who invert that which we hold to be immutable and containing Truth.  Douglas Adams was one such writer.Though, truthfully, not in and of itself quite on a par with someone with the critical functions of  Dostoevsky,  however, one cannot help but gleefully fascinate over the  charming wit and satire of a unique  and radical talent.  The Hitchhikers Guide pokes fun at every conceivable human achievement and reduces it to the level of the absurd - and rightly so. Adams' satire was a Copernican moment in the history of satire... no really!   hide

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							Iwan
						
							few weeks ago						
So many "enemy" this book has so many supporters it has certainly.
I have seen the movie first and then read the book and felt the book as an almost-flop.
Unstructured, confusing, perhaps just Douglas Adams, just as he lives and writes.
The idea behind the story: like it very much! I even couldn´t help smiling at some scenes.
Fans will have their fun with it.
For me the book was useless.

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							wats
						
							few weeks ago						
its a funny book,just like the eskimos have two hundred odd words describing different types of snow,this book is a good source if you want to come up with two hundred odd words describing humor.There is just funny,rollling on the floor funny,side aching funny,you know its going to be funny so you dont find it funny enough funny,there is just a smile on your face funny,smile turning into a mild...more
 its a funny book,just like the eskimos have two hundred odd words describing different types of snow,this book is a good source if you want to come up with two hundred odd words describing humor.There is just funny,rollling on the floor funny,side aching funny,you know its going to be funny so you dont find it funny enough funny,there is just a smile on your face funny,smile turning into a mild laugh funny,blatant funny,blasphemous funny,absurd funny,you cant believe someone get so mundane funny,creative funny,eccentric funny and sometimes constant mind numbing you need a break from funny funny..well there is more but guess you can just read the book for details.i almost forgot there is a tad bit of sci fi in it too..   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
So fun! Really entertaining. The story had suspense and the characters were hilarious.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
After reading this book, I now understand some of my friends in high school better. They had all read, loved, and practically memorized this book. This is the first book in a five book trilogy (and yes that makes sense, about as much sense as the rest of the book). Arthur Dent escapes the destruction of the earth by mere seconds with the galactic traveler Ford Prefect, who is revising the...more
 After reading this book, I now understand some of my friends in high school better. They had all read, loved, and practically memorized this book. This is the first book in a five book trilogy (and yes that makes sense, about as much sense as the rest of the book). Arthur Dent escapes the destruction of the earth by mere seconds with the galactic traveler Ford Prefect, who is revising the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. They meet up with Trillian and Zaphod Beeblebrox and travel the universe and escape certain death, all on the power of improbability. And it never hurts to have a chronically depressed robot too.

This was a very strange book, I'm not sure what the point of it was. I might read the rest of them, but it won't be any time soon.   hide

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							Laura
						
							few weeks ago						
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