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Review: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I have this thing, where I never really belive people when they say a book is good. I just smile and nod, note the book down for later, but not really have any high hopes. I wasn't even planning on reading Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, I was just mucking about my ipod looking for a new audio book to listen to and there it was.

Wow. Woooowww. (He hehe references are fun.)

This book was so much fun. It's so weird and crazy and just like something I would write myself. I actually don't think the plot was really all that great, like the whole mission they were on. BUT, the way it was executed was just so hilarious and witty and all those good things. Not to mention that cliffhanger at the end though!? I don't want to continue listening to the audio book because I had to listen to the last 30 minutes three times (my really bad attention span got even worse for some reason) so I think I'm done with audio books for a while. But now the problem is that I don't know when I'll be able to get the next books and continue with the series.

Also, I heard it's good to finish with the fourth book because the fifth isn't that great. Like, at all. Just to let you guys know.

A good read, don't take it too seriously . It's not meant to be high literature so don't read it or examine is as such and you'll have a good time.

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