Louis reviewed The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Lighthearted and imaginative science fiction
5 stars
Plus you'll understand many more pop culture references!
French language
Published Nov. 1, 1982 by Gallimard.
4 stars
(8 reviews)
Comment garder tout son flegme quand on apprend dans la même journée: que sa maison va être abattue dans la minute pour laisser place à une déviation d'autoroute; que la Terre va être détruite d'ici deux minutes, se trouvant, coïncidence malheureuse, sur le tracé d'une future voie express intergalactique; que son meilleur ami, certes délicieusement décalé, est en fait un astrostoppeur natif de Bételgeuse, et s'apprête à vous entraîner aux confins de la galaxie ? Pas de panique! Car Arthur Dent, un Anglais extraordinairement moyen, pourra compter sur le fabuleux Guide du voyageur galactique pour l'accompagner dans ses extraordinaires dérapages spatiaux moyennement contrôlés.
This was a radio play first?!?
5 stars
I had no idea! I’ve read the Hitchhiker’s books before, and I knew it was performed for radio, but I always thought the book came first.
As for the radio version, the Primary Phase is a delight. The voice actors are all top notch, especially Stephen Moore as Marvin the Paranoid Android, and the writing was so ahead of its time for the 70s (and the 80s and 90s, for that matter). I would easily pay 30 Alterian dollars a day to listen to this again and again.
dsctm3 reviewed The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Little reason to read the book if you're already seen the movie
5 stars
The book doesn't go into entirely too much detail than the movie portrays. Still an awesome story worthy if reading if you haven't, but you'll want to save your time if you've watched it already.
Review of "The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy" on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Most of the fun stems from its unpredictability. There are also some hilarious quotes in here. But, besides its gags, it doesn't have a lot to offer. The only theme to it is that (human) life is largely insignificant. But it's only explored superficially. Especially when rereading, the book can become somewhat of a bore.
