So Long Douglas Adams, and Thanks for All the Laughs

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	• The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide Douglas Adams Wings, 1996 - 832 pages average customer review:based on 305 reviews view larger image
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The Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy Wing Books, 1979, 143 pp.,
Douglas Adams ISBN 0-517-14925-7

The Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy is a book about a man named Arthur Dent; and his friend Ford Prefect. Ford Prefect is not from England as Arthur thought, but, he is really from a small planet some where in the vicinity of betelgeuse. He is also a stranded worker for the Hitch Hikers guide to the Galaxy. The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy is an encyclopedia type book that tells you "everything you need to know about anything" among how to hitch a ride on a flying saucer, and how to survive in the universe on 30 Alrtairian dollars a day. It is also a slightly better selling book that the Encyclopedia Galactica. Their hilarious and exciting adventure together starts when the earth is destroyed by vogon ship, just after Ford and Arthur hitch a ride on the ship that destroys it.
This hilarious and exciting book is the first one in a series of 5 novels by Douglas Adams. The other four books are, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Life, the Universe and Everything, So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish, and Mostly Harmless.
You will never read a more funny science fiction book anywhere. It will have you laughing so hard that it will put tears in your eyes. If you're looking for a quick but GREAT read this is the book for you.

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The Funniest Books Ever Written

Douglas Adams has been taken from us all too soon by a heart attack. I was deeply affected when I heard the news because Mr Adams had given me such incredible joy with these books. The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy and The Restaurant at the End of the Universe are particularly great.

These books bend your mind and have you looking at things in new ways (just what are the mice really up to?), bringing great insights and new meaning. Oh heck, actually they are just downright, laugh out loud hilarious. You can't read them just once, you will be addicted.

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So Long Douglas Adams, and Thanks for All the Laughs

With the hundreds of other reviews here extolling the greatness of this series of books I feel I need only add a few thoughts. I have just finished my third reading of this series and I am now convinced that HG2G is without a doubt the funniest series of books written in the 20th century.

If you have never read Adams before, his style could be described as a sort of combination of Wodehouse's dry wit, Vonnegut's risible ridiculousness, and Heller's masterful turns of phrase, all held together by a Shakespearean insight capable of understanding humanity from the individual to the cosmic level. Yes, I'm serious - it is that good.

What not to expect is a solidly intriguing story line or a hard science fiction epic. This is an off-the-wall, madcap, farcical comedy, not a serious sci-fi chronicle with some humor mixed in. So sit back, relax, and have a good laugh.

As ridiculous and unbelievable as the situations are, however, Adams reaches a depth that few comedy writers have ever achieved. Although only two human characters appear in the books, Adams consistently shows his keen understanding of the human mind, of human society, and above all of the human heart. Adams genius was to consistently find a unique way to express both the heartache and the joy we each feel in our constant struggle to make sense of life, the universe, and everything. I give this book an A+, or a 42 out of 42.

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So you mean this isn't the afterlife?

Some people write books that you can, in some strange way, relate to so well, that you become convinced that if you ever met the author, he (or she) would be the most awesome person on the planet. Douglas Adams is, I think, one of those authors. Anyone who can say "I love deadlines. I love the wooshing sound they make as they go by," is someone I'd love to meet.
And anyone who writes books as good as The Hitchhiker's Guide and The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is definitely someone I'd love to meet. The entire series is great - you get absolutely submerged in strange occurrences in a weird universe - but the first two of the series are the best. They retain a sense of grand adventure (incredibly strange adventure, anyway) while being absolutely hilarious 90% of the time. All I'm gonna say is, I'm a fan.

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Arthur and Vogons and Towels oh my!!!

This is literally the funniest book in existence. And I am only on the restaurant at the end of the universe! When I read the first book, I laughed so hard, I almost wet my pants. It's true!!!! This book has many funny characters including Marvin The Chronically depressed robot and Ford Prefect. Trust me, Marvin is very depressing. Overall I think everyone should read this book.

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