Life, the Universe and Everything (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) Mass Market Paperback – September 27, 1995

Great book, fun to read, British humour though. (That's how they spell "humor" in case you didn't know it.)

This is my third hitchhiking trip, and although my thumb is getting sore, I have no choice but to keep on truckin'.Coming from the larger part of the world, where "krikkit" is a national obsession, I found this one particularly clever, even though the aficionados will shudder at the abuse of the hallowed ashes.Always willing to throw a stinging barb here and there, I also loved the immortal Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged, who is on a quest to personally insult every individual being in the Universe - in alphabetical order.Add in the flying lessons, the many-times-reincarnated Agrajag (not an Arthur Dent fan by any means), and of course my favorite robot Marvin, and you have an easy reading fun hike across the galaxy, with less of the sci-fi stuff, and more of the humor.There's less Zaphod Beeblebrox than usual, but as he spends most of this story in a drunken stupor while Trillian flirts with the God of Thunder, we won't bother him at this particular time.Sticking my sore thumb out now for the next adventure in hitchhiking - see you there!Amanda Richards, March 12, 2005

A classic that sounds different every ten years I read it. But in truth, simply brilliant!

Much of the time, it seemed as though Adams was struggling to find his way beyond the cleverness of the first book and wasn’t successful until about two-thirds of the way through. Then it got good, and then it didn’t again.The characters were often flat caricatures of themselves, even when the phrases around them are brilliant.And I miss Marvin.

If you likd Douglas Adams, this is a must hae for your library.

I really and truly love Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I recommend the books to almost everyone I know and I haven't let anyone down so far. I will still certainly recommend the books in the series to just about anyone - but this one in particular was not quite as good as the first two in the series.I'm not sure what it was about this book that kept me from getting as into it as the first two. The plot was a bit more scattered for me which probably makes the main contribution to my slight disappointment. Not that the other Hitchhiker's Guide books are not scattered - this one just had a different feel.I am curious to re-read the book though. When I started reading the book, I got through the first several chapters and my kindle wasn't able to save the last read page. I went back through and re-read the chapters I had already read and it was way more hilarious than I had thought the first time around. I wouldn't be surprised if I end up with a much better rating once I give it a second read.Anyway, I most certainly recommend the book - just read the first two books first. They certainly would give a much better introduction to the characters than this installment.

I absolutely loved it! Another brilliant book! This is so hilarious! This is a must read series! I can’t wait for the next book!

Honestly I love this book, but make sure that you've read the first two before. (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Restaurant at the End of the Universe) or you will be extremely confused. These books are not for everyone. They're really random and a bit hard to follow for some, but I've thoroughly enjoyed all of them. Great books.As for Amazon's service, I love it. The ebook is great and has all of the features of their books including x-ray which is extremely helpful. Would buy again