NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Extremely funny . . . inspired lunacy . . . [and] over much too soon.”—The Washington Post Book WorldSOON TO BE A HULU SERIES • Now celebrating the pivotal 42nd anniversary of the original radio show on which the book was based.Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadSeconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic … Read
Seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.
Together, this dynamic pair began a journey through space aided by a galaxyful of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox—the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian (formerly Tricia McMillan), Zaphod’s girlfriend, whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; and Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he’s bought over the years.
Where are these pens? Why are we born? Why do we die? For all the answers, stick your thumb to the stars!
Praise for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
“A whimsical oddyssey . . . Characters frolic through the galaxy with infectious joy.”—Publishers Weekly
“Irresistable!”—The Boston Globe
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I loved this book. I have read it multiple times.
Funny stuff
Douglas Adams? Are you kidding?
Douglas Adams creates such a unique world and gives so much description you can see it perfectly in your mind. Hos humor is literally out of this world. Each character has their quirks and you feel close to them on all of their wild adventures.
Just brilliant on every page.
Can’t beat Douglas Adams.
One of my favorites – they all have a place in my living room bookshelves
A never-to-be forgotten hysterical & intellectual laugh-out-loud fantasy!!! I read it on first publication and twice since. Still as funny and quirky as my first reading. This book is a ripper!!!!! Chip moatz
A hilarious and wonderful book by a fabulous Author. I have read it several times and it never gets boring.
A classic by a master
Too funny 🙂
Great trip. Gotta read to understand.
Be prepared for a major shift in perspective! Entertaining with a different approach to life lessons. I have read this a few times and will read it again!
Boring….
Will always be one of my favorites
Most everyone knows of this book and many have reviewed it, so I won’t waste time other than to say it is original and done in understated British humor.
It is a real Classic
I love this book ! one of my favorites
The Hitchiker series is a classic that every scifi fan should read.