The Complete Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Trilogy of Five Audio CD – Audiobook, 10 Oct. 2013

I first heard the Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy on the radio, the media for which it was written. "The answer to Life, The Universe and Everything is 42" is a quote which is frequently made thus showing that "Hitchhikers" has become one of the more favourite books in the world and beyond. The original concept was unique and the writing had me in fits of laughter from the start. As the series progressed from the trio to five volumes it got more and more surreal but never lost its humorous base. I still have the original paperback books but to have the stories on a Kindle means I do not have to carry them all around with me. Even after a number of re-reads the whole story is still as entertaining as ever and I am still trying to fly "Just throw yourself at the ground and miss." If I could I would give it 42 stars!

This... Is truly a masterpiece. Many books have been called thus, but this one has two distinct advantages over them. First, its reasonable price, and second of all, that the words DON'T PANIC are written on it.But in all seriousness. This book is so good that its going to be a classic for the longest time ever. I read this book fifteen years ago for the first time, and when I saw it suggested on amazon, I laughed out loud and purchased it immediately. I mean, withing 15 seconds. Which, incidentally, is how long it takes Arthur Dent to plonk himself in front of a bulldozer outside his house.So yes. If you love a good book, but also enjoy a huge laugh, then this is for you. If, on the other hand, are a vapid, vacant staring mouth breather who enjoys nothing but being generally miserable, then you'll hate this. Mein Kampf is in the historical section.So long, and thanks for all the laughs, Mr Adams. I won't stop laughing till I join you, a sentiment I'm sure millions share.

Reread after about 25 years with the two last books included and still great . . . . . .

It was good to read them all one after another.I’d not read mostly harmless before. For some reason Fenchurch is one of my favourite characters and there time spent flying is good. Slartibartfast isn’t as nice as I remembered. Douglas Adams wrote books round one or two good jokes.

A good service

Having started watching Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency on Netflix, I found myself wanting to re-read this awesome book! The first installation in the epic series follows the four eventual crew members of the starship Heart of Gold:Arthur Dent -Dent is a human from the planet Earth. Arthur's home is due to be bulldozed by the local council. Little does he know that, simultaneously, the entire Earth is about to be bulldozed for a hyperspatial express route, by the Galactic Hyperspace Planning Council.Ford Prefect -Ford is from a 'small planet somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse.' On Earth (Where he was stranded for 15 years) he imitated being an out-of-work actor. In reality, he is a roving researcher for the book, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."Zaphod Beeblebrox -Zaphod is the (two-headed, three-armed) President of the Imperial Galactic Government. A title that he surrendered when he stole the Improbability Drive protype ship (i.e. Heart of Gold). He is also a "semi-cousin" of Ford Prefect.Trillian (Tricia McMillan) -Trillian is a Hitchhiker from Earth (like Arthur Dent, she is also human). She has a degree in maths and another in astrophysics. She met Zaphod at a fancy dress party.However, we mustn't forget Marvin! A manic depressive 'Genuine People Personalities' prototype robot, who is also aboard Heart of Gold.All in all, a fabulous series that I know I'll read again and again ... and again and again and again and again and again.

So I've reached the age of 42 without ever reading the book, seeing the film or the series of hitchhikers guide.Two friends in work were using lines out of it a month back. Lines such as I know where my towel is and the answer to everything is 42. My age coincidentally.So I asked them what they were on about and they told me. They were as shocked as me that I hadn't ever seen or read it what with me being a Sci fi fan. I don't know how I bypassed it really.Anyway, so I bought the books that night and I'm glad I did.I'm only two books in and I have read the reviews on here that say they go downhill after the 2nd but I honestly feel I've already had my moneys worth from the first two.Whilst it's not laugh out loud funny all the time, I have had moments where I laughed. What I found is it is constantly amusing, a smirk or a chuckle has only ever been a page away.But by far the best quality to these books is the ideas they present, page after page of a most unique and interesting galaxy where fantastic and credible futuristic visions of how the wider universe could be living as we speak are explained in a humorous and fascinating way.This coupled with the ridiculous, mind boggling crazy ideas that he throws into the mix had me flicking pages for more time than I should on a night before early work.Totally recommend the first two in the series and despite the criticisms I am still looking forward to reading the rest.

Unique, full of fantasy but very often comparable to how life on earth is today (in our reality), inriguing, fun and thought provoking.

I'm very happy with this edition of Adams' HHGttG series. I don't really care about the forewords/intros they added and haven't reached the additional materials yet, but the book itself is nicely bound, I like the cover, and the little ribbon bookmark is a nice touch.If I had one nitpick it would be that the pages are a little thin so you can kind of see the text on the other side. That hardly ruins the book though.

The media could not be loaded. Não sei se foi porque eu comprei barato haha mas fiquei muito satisfeita com a qualidade do livro. As páginas são grossas, a diagramação é agradável e a capa tem o estilo do original. Veio levemente amassado em um canto, mas isso é infelizmente comum com as entregas da Amazon. As páginas vieram incólumes e o resto do livro está perfeito.Eu geralmente prefiro livros menores e de capa mole para leitura, pois eles facilitam o processo físico em si. Mas essa edição é maleável e confortável em todos os sentidos. Tanto para fãs ou pessoas que querem ler pela primeira vez.Quanto ao livro em si, nem preciso dizer muito. Talvez nenhuma edição possa fazer jus a Douglas Adams, mas esse livro é perfeitamente aceitável. Recomendo pela praticidade e pelo leve luxo que ela providencia.

Me gustó mucho tener esta colección de novelas en un solo volumen, por parte de Amazon llegó en el plazo prometido y bien protegido.

El libro ha llegado perfecto, que es lo que más me preocupaba. Me han hablado muy bien de él, así que tengo que leerlo aún para elaborar una opinión. Como detalles, esta edición incluye en un solo libro los 5 volúmenes de The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (a mi punto de ver resulta tanto práctico como económico), tiene un total de 815 páginas y está en inglés, con una introducción de tres páginas escrita por Neil Gaiman.Imagino que dependerá de muchos factores el tiempo de envío. En mi caso, ha tardado 3 meses en llegar. Recomiendo hacer la compra teniendo en cuenta esto, sobre todo si se trata de un regalo.