The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

, #1

Mass Market Paperback

English language

Published Aug. 13, 2009 by Pan Books.

ISBN:
978-0-330-50853-7
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OCLC Number:
651066232

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5 stars (16 reviews)

Thirty years of celebrating the comic genius of Douglas Adams ...

On 12 October 1979 the most remarkable book ever to come out of the great publishing corporations of Ursa Minor (and Earth) was made available to humanity - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

It's an ordinary Thursday lunchtime for Arthur Dent until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly afterwards, to make way for a new hyperspace bypass, and his best friend has just announced that he's an alien. At thiS moment, they're hurtling through space with nothing but their towels and an innocuous-looking book inscribed with the big, friendly words: ö0N'T PANIC.

The weekend has only just begun --back cover

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Review of 'Guía del autoestopista galáctico' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

No soy aficionado a las novelas de ciencia-ficción ni tampoco a las de humor especialmente, pero sentía curiosidad por este título desde hacía tiempo por su aura pop de culto y tenía ganas de comprobar cómo mezclaba ambos géneros.

En términos generales logra ser ágil y entretenido, aunque más al inicio y al final y menos por en medio, cuando se ocupa de ampliar los horizontes del universo narrativo (literalmente, recordemos que va de viajeros espaciales). Algo de esperar, en tanto que Douglas Adams era quizá guionista antes que literato y... ya se sabe lo que pasa con la sacrosanta norma de que el principio y el final enganchen y sorprendan.

Me gusta su manera muy personal y arriesgada de usar los deus ex machina (algo ajeno a la historia que aparece de repente y resuelve los problemas, ejemplo desde Aristóteles de lo que no hay que hacer) para insinuar …

Review of "The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy" on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

Most of the fun stems from its unpredictability. There are also some hilarious quotes in here. But, besides its gags, it doesn't have a lot to offer. The only theme to it is that (human) life is largely insignificant. But it's only explored superficially. Especially when rereading, the book can become somewhat of a bore.