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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Mass Market Paperback – September 27, 1995

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Experience The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The San Diego Union-Tribune says, “Adams makes us laugh until we cry.”

The Atlantic says, “Lively, sharply satirical, brilliantly written.”

Michael Palin says, “Really entertaining and fun.”

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Join Douglas Adams's hapless hero Arthur Dent as he travels the galaxy with his intrepid pal Ford Prefect, getting into horrible messes and generally wreaking hilarious havoc. Dent is grabbed from Earth moments before a cosmic construction team obliterates the planet to build a freeway. You'll never read funnier science fiction; Adams is a master of intelligent satire, barbed wit, and comedic dialogue. The Hitchhiker's Guide is rich in comedic detail and thought-provoking situations and stands up to multiple reads. Required reading for science fiction fans, this book (and its follow-ups) is also sure to please fans of Monty Python, Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, and British sitcoms.

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“Lively, sharply satirical, brilliantly written . . . ranks with the best set pieces in Mark Twain.”The Atlantic

“Irresistible!”
The Boston Globe

“With droll wit, a keen eye for detail and heavy doses of insight . . . Adams makes us laugh until we cry.”The San Diego Union-Tribune

“One of the greatest achievements in comedy. A work of staggering genius.”—David Walliams

“Really entertaining and fun.”
—Michael Palin

“Fizzing with ideas . . . brilliant.”
—Charlie Brooker

“Weird and wonderful.”
—Eoin Colfer

“It changed my whole life. It’s literally out of this world.”
—Tom Baker

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Del Rey; First Edition (September 27, 1995)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0345391802
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0345391803
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 11+ years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 930L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.2 x 0.6 x 6.8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 25,544

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Douglas Adams (1952-2001) was the much-loved author of the Hitchhiker's Guides, all of which have sold more than 15 million copies worldwide.

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Books Are Superior To Moving Pictures:  The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy
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Books Are Superior To Moving Pictures: The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy
The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy never appealed to me, beyond the opening sequences where a human (Arthur Dent) is pulled from our planet which is soon to be pulverized to make way for a galactic freeway. I like that concept, but then was turned off by the various space creatures that come next in the television and movie adaptations of this story. I don’t think I ever made it through to the end of even one of these. They were just too weird So I never bothered to read Douglas Adams’ novel. I assumed I knew all that it had offer: a pleasing narration, a great premise, and oddball characters that eventually consume the best of what the story has to offer. Of course, I was wrong. Where the moving picture versions allow the director to explore one vision of this tale, my mind can create many alternate ideas. My imagination soared into space this time as I read the story, following along with Arthur and Ford Prefect. The aliens as described in the book don’t overwhelm the story, but instead complement the adventure. The novel still has that fantastic setup, plus the wit of narration, but the book also maintains a focus on the plight of the humans that I didn’t encounter in the film adaptations. This story is one of the most pleasant that I have ever read, although it builds towards surprising profundity as we experience the frailty of human existence. Adams tosses deep and complex ideas into the mix much more often as we near the end of this adventure and, as many other reviewers have pointed out, it all ends too soon.
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