Planetfall (Infocom) [Paperback]

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Avon Books (Mm); First Edition edition (August 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380753847
• ISBN-13: 978-0380753840
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,599,949 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a BAD book, but not my first choice, January 5, 2001

By 

Daniel J. Fawcett (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Planetfall (Infocom) (Paperback)

For a book based on a computer game, this is actually a decent book. But, it is not what I was hoping for. When I read the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, I found a terrific and unexpected escape from reality. And this book touted itself as the Next Hitchhiker's Guide. It was far from that. Instead, it was a rather self-conscious immitation of Douglas Adams. It was rather flat, with few actual belly-laughs, and just one or two giggles throughout.

Still, it is a light, quick read, and it is a good book for a rainy, lazy Saturday when you have nothing else to do.

But read Douglas Adams first.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dreadful, July 20, 2002

By 

Benjamin Kyle Henderson (Albuquerque, NM United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Planetfall (Infocom) (Paperback)

Perhaps you remember the Infocom game, its delightful humor, its mystery-filled world. If you happen to see this book at a used bookstore, your fond memories of the game may deceive you into picking it up.

Please, save yourself from pain and suffering.

As to humor, there is none. As to juvenile and crude references, there are plenty. If this sort of thing is your cup of tea, save yourself the money and hang out on an elementary school playground during recess. This book has the distinction of being one of the two books I've actually stopped reading before the end, and I've suffered through a lot of horrid literature.

At that used bookstore, I might advise you to run and run fast, but on consideration perhaps it might be best to hide it between the bookshelf and the wall to help your fellow man.