The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

mass market paperback, 215 pages

English language

Published Oct. 21, 1981 by Pocket Books.

ISBN:
978-0-671-43241-6
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OCLC Number:
1035621482

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5 stars (16 reviews)

IF TOM ROBBINS AND KURT VONNEGUT HAD A SON, THIS IS THE BOOK HE WOULD WRITE!

But he'd get sued down to his skivvies because Douglas Adams has already written it!

AND...

It's the wildest, funniest novel to come along in the last ten years.

Maybe fifteen.

Well...twelve, anyway.

Why, it's about the end of the world and the happy-go-lucky days that follow it...about the very worst Thursday that ever happened, and why the universe is a lot safer if you bring a towel...

If you haven't heard of it before, you're hearing about it now.

And this is just the Beginning. --back cover

76 editions

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.