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"Nice version, just not really what it said it would be"
2009-11-08
- Reviewed By User: A7GSDERR86OPT
Very good condition and speedy delivery. Item was promesed to be leather however, and it turned out to be fake leather
"Very happy!"
2009-11-02
- Reviewed By User: A3EH8CD3AP9NR9
The book was here within days. Longer would have been fine, but very happy.
"A Space Odyssey with Everyman"
2009-10-13
- Reviewed By User: A2Z9B7F052F1KC
Am three-fifths into this legendary sci-fi series that even sci-fi fantasy icon Neil Gaiman is a fan of. The fact that he wrote the foreword to this version also attracted me to it.
So is it any good?
The first novel was fascinating with hapless earthling Arthur Dent being whisked off planet earth just before it is demolished for a galactic freeway (drivers in any urban city complaining about the intrusion of our expressways should be sobered by this nugget). He also realises that his drinking buddy Ford Prefect is an extra-terrestial researcher who's been compiling and updating the 'Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy', an electronic travel guide that looks like a precursor to the Kindle and other e-books. Earth was just one of his stopovers.
Along the way they meet the literally two-headed President of the Imperial Galactic Government, Zaphod Beeblebrox (who's a mere figurehead with dubious backround and credentials) while taking a ride on his stolen spacecraft, Heart of Gold. His oddball crew includes his moll Trillian, who turns out to be Dent's fellow survivor, and the manic-depressive robot Marvin the Paranoid Android. (Radiohead aficionados would clap their backs in appreciative recognition here.) Onboard, Dent learns to decode inter-galactic-speak through Babel fish inserted thru his ear... This motley crew then embarks on the quest for some legendary planet and the Question to the Ultimate Answer of the number 42...
The next 2 novels in this volume of 5 novels continue in this same madcap vein, but the novelty for me wore of halfway thru the third novel... Am going to take a break before embarking on the 4th novel...
"Very funny, Adams was a very gifted writer"
2009-10-13
- Reviewed By User: A3MLRYNAYPQ77T
I didn't know what to expect from this book and I really didn't want to read it. My cousing kept pestering me to do so and I finally caved in when I was desperate for something to read. I am certainly glad I read this book because Adams is absolutely hilarious. I haven't laughed out loud while reading a book this much ever in my life (I don't read many comedies and this is just great). What is very impressing is the mix of humor and intelligence Adams uses in this book. There are plenty of things that must be read and re-read to understand and its mostly all interesting. As my cousin did to me, I recommend this book strongly - especially if you're not sure you'll like it because you don't know what to expect. Trust me, it's a good surprise.
This is an awesome series of novels. I was hooked by the first one (which I had gotten as a standalone novel) and went on to buy this. I was not disappointed. Having all the books in one makes for a rather enjoyable read, since you know that when one book is over, you have the next one right there to read. The stories are zany, the ideas far-flung, and the answer to life completely not what you expect - even though that answer has been parodied several times in popular culture.
"For all ages"
2009-08-28
- Reviewed By User: ACHHB5ZGUGOBT
I've read this book several times, and I also bought it for my nephew, who's 12, and he loves it too. It's just a great book, easy to read and follow, and funny in so many ways. I'm sure my nephew will read it again when he's older and find so many more things that are funny.
A book for all ages, and both genders. A must for anyone who likes to loose themselves in books.
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"Nice version, just not really what it said it would be"
"A Space Odyssey with Everyman"