Snag The Ultimate Hitchhikers Guide: Five Complete Novels And One Story (Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, #1-5) Originated By Douglas Adams Publication

that book you pick up and feel obligated to love, if only to escape grievous fan persecution.
Well. Here goes.

Let's start with the humour, Yes, it's everything that humour should be, For a while, you are ohsoamused and impressed, . . but then you weary of being so amused, Akin to being kept on the edge of your seat for a good few hours something's going to get sore.
It's just such a strain, I skipped ten or so pages near the middle but I'm sure those ten pages were, like the rest of the book, terribly witty and sickeningly clever.


The plot takes twists like, . . ah, what's a good analogy A snake on LSD That'll do, Don't get me wrong, they're good twists and Adams is admittedly superb at making the inherently illogical seem orderly and precise, but they just don't stop coming.
And after a while, the worst happens and the reader just stops caring,

I can see why this book has achieved its cult status, It deserves its cult status in many ways, There are moments of startling originality that knock you back and spin your world to a crazy new angle, but when the whole book is all but filled with these moments, the crazy new angle begins to make you dizzy and irritated.
At the end, I'm still feeling ohsoamused and impressed, but also ohsorelieved I can stop, The coolest fivebook trilogy ever, Seriously some of the best and original science fiction ever written, and it just happens to be hilarious.
Not too many people have the balls to write a trilogy that starts off with the absolute destruction of earth for no other reason than the fact that it was in the path of a hyperspace highway that was soon to become obsolete with the advent of the improbability drive.
Speaking of which, the technology in these books is easily more imaginative than anything that George Lucas has thought of in the last twenty years.
I look forward to the day when I can receive all of my nutrients through a towel.
Painting myself pink has yet to be attempted, but I have no doubt that I would become somebody else's problem.
My goal in life is to create Disaster Area's completely frictionless ship that gets launched into a nearby star at the climax of their planetwide concerts.
Someday . Reading these books is essential for living, If you appreciate anything from Monty Python Adams worked with the Pythons on occasion or want to read something original, read this iconic trilogy.
You will not be sorry, I read most of this series when I was younger and had only one book left to complete it.
I saw this gorgeous piece of paper and ink in the bookstore and knew it was finally time to finish her off.
Since it had been so long in between I decided to give the first four a reread which is not my usual at all.
I'm a read it once and move on kind of girl, I found the introduction to be super interesting because I had no idea there were so many different versions of this story out there and I do love a little behind the scenes fact sharing.


Here is my book by book review of this amazing collector's edition with a little canned cream corn talk mixed in for fun:

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Stars

My grandparents had a closet full of canned goods and books in their back bedroom and it was where I happened upon this book a quarter of a century ago Im old enough now that I can say ol timer shit like that.
The absurd amount of canned creamed corn was amazing to behold, but this book with its quirky cover was where it was at.
Im pretty sure I devoured it in no time and was ready for the next installment of Arthur Dent does the Universe.


This is the story of a man named Arthur Dent and what happens to him after a friend rescues him moments before Earth becomes no more.
Hitchhiking across the universe with a towel in one hand and a ridiculously written guide in the other, with barely a moment taken to absorb each new and exciting thing that comes his way.


I found the writing to be superb with the perfect blend of dry humor, sarcasm, wit and randomness that I love.
The characters were stellar, and the story was out of this world if you arent rolling your eyes after reading that sentence you should be.


Five to a book that is a gazillion times better than canned cream corn.



The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Stars

This was another back bedroom closet find.
I had it and the next two in the series tucked away in a hidden corner.
I did not have any of that damned canned cream corn though, Seriously, who eats that crap By how untouched they looked in my grandparents closet, not even them.
I would like to believe it was an end of the world decoy canned goods stash.
Im thinking a person could peel the labels and put them on the good stuff and use the label free cans as weapons or something.


Arthur Dent continues his adventures through space forwards, backwards and possibly even sideways with the same funloving bunch of characters plus a few not so funloving ones.
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Another excellent read, It didnt feel like a new book but a continuation of a story I was dying to hear more of.
The writing maintained its excellence and the characters were still quite entertaining, I didnt love this read as much as the first, but it did get the job done.


Four to a book that made me excited to have a secret closet even if it contained canned cream corn.



Life, the Universe and Everything Stars

Pretty sure I liked this book more than I did the previous one but not enough to equal a star.
I would say maybe a smidge over a half, I did however like it more than the canned cream corn it shared shelf space with.
You are probably asking yourself right now, “Is she going to keep bringing up that damn canned cream corn” and the answer is hell yes because annoying can be entertaining when you are doing it to someone else.


Arthurs adventures turn a bit more serious when protecting the universe from destruction becomes the name of the game.


Another great book that kept the story going in a way that didnt bore or become repetitive.
The authors voice has to be the absolute best part of all this series, For once I can say it wasnt the characters that kept me coming back for more but the man behind the words.
I got the feeling his written word matched the way he was in person and he most definitely was a person I would have loved to have met.


Four to a book that almost made me forget about the closet canned cream corn for a moment.



So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Stars

This is the book that had a cover that stuck out in my mind just as much as the first book in the series did.
This is also the book that began the downward spiral into lower star ratings, Even though I didnt love it as much as I did the first three, wait for it I did love it more than my grandparents love canned cream corn I am not sorry at all.


Arthur falls in love,

Honestly, this one felt out of place, I didnt want it or ask for it, and I sure as hell didnt expect a mushy love story to fall into my lap when it did.
The story that took place around it wasnt bad but this dip into cootie pool was more than enough to contaminate it.


Three to a book that made me think about romance mixed with canned cream corn and man that is so freaking gross.



Mostly Harmless Stars

This was my welcome back to the series book after twentyfive years of doing the school, work, marriage, children and lots more work life.
It had been on my list for a while and when I happened upon the collectors edition I knew it was time.
I must admit that it was a little odd seeing this book on a shelf without canned cream corn keeping it company.


Doing your own thing is the name of the game for Arthur until the universe happens again.


This was my least favorite of all

the books, The story wasnt as entertaining, and I found myself putting it down to do other things.
I cant blame my rereading of the others first because devouring a book series in one gulp is kind of my thing.
The characters were just as zany as before and I had zero complaints about the writing style.
I think the fault was all in the plot and there just isnt much you can do when that isnt top notch.


Three to a book that is coming dangerously close to blending in with the canned cream corn at grandmas house.



Young Zaphod Plays it Safe Stars

I was left wanting more after reading this.
If this had been a full book and stayed on track with the path it was on I would have liked it more than the last two books in the series.
It reminded me of how entertaining Zaphod could be and why he entertained me so in the first book.
I'm torn on the rating because it was good but there wasn't enough there to satisfy me.


Three to a short story that make me want to throw canned cream corn at someone.
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy:
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe:
Life, the Universe, and Everything:
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish:
Young Zaphod Plays it Safe:
Mostly Harmless:

I read the first book in this series, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, a few years ago, but at the time I was in sort of an onagain, offagain relationship with reading so I didnt finish the series.
After some disappointing reads this year, I wanted something I knew for a fact wouldnt let me down.
I reread the first book to refresh my memory, and this time I read the rest of the series without stopping.


This series is a wild ride in all the best possible ways, Its hilarious, its wacky, its absurd, its very British, and its so much fun.
Douglas Adams reels you in from the very beginning and keeps you hooked until the very end.
The hits just keep on coming: Whereas most books contain, at most, a handful of truly memorable lines, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series boasts at least a handful of truly memorable lines in every chapter.
If Id read this series in ebook form, it would have more highlights than the rest of my Kindle library combined.


This series is filled with witty dialogue between memorable characters with distinct personalities, Even the most minor characters left an impression and contributed something valuable to the story, In his narration, Adams goes off on amusing tangents that add to both the entertainment value and the worldbuilding.
Usually this writing style would grate on my nerves because it distracts from the plot and impedes a storys forward momentum, but for some reason, when Adams does it, it just works.


Im not sure what exactly it was about the last three books that didnt quite do it for me in the same way the first two did.
I think it came down to a series of minor complaints: parts of their plots dragged, or they focused too much on characters I didnt care for, or certain plot points confused me, or there wasnt enough character interaction.
Ill also admit that I got a bit fatigued reading overpages,

I have one final complaint that was consistent throughout the series, Im just generally underwhelmed by science fiction that depicts the entire galaxy/universe as just as patriarchal and heteronormative as the planet Earth.
Its boring and unimaginative. In The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, the male to female character ratio was abysmal, none of the few female characters were anywhere near as welldeveloped as their male counterparts, and their personalities and character arcs almost entirely revolved around men.
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