I just started reading "Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy". I just started it, but I'm already halfway through it! :D I like it a lot...any thoughts on the book? Is it worth continuing with the rest of the "trilogy of five books"?

YES!

Im on number 4 right now... all are good.

hehe i have borrow the book from my brother, but has only read the last 1, since i knew the first, its all good.

btw his is call triligy of four(4)!!

I'd recommend to read them all. From the "Life, the Universe, and Everything":
On the way back, they sang a number of tuneful and reflective songs on the subjects of peace, justice, morality, culture, sport, family life, and the obliteration of all other life forms.

The cover it self makes the book look bad.
My friend said he was going to read but the stroy didn't seem to be interesting.

what about the cricket robots?:p

they were just to funny

Wow, what a coincidence! I'm in the process of writing a 2000 word Independent Study about the series. I am aiming to finish it by the end of today. I'm on a short break right now. I read he first three and I read the summary for the last two books. I this is the first time I actually read a good portion of a book or series before writing an essay on it. It's a bas habit that I have to break before I go to University next year. The only books I actually read for an essay was four books by Ayn Rand. Those books are simply mesmerizing.

Anyway, I will complete the reading of the books during next semester. This semester was busy because I had this schedule: Advanced Chemistry, Music, English (easy but a lot of work) and Calculus. In a week I'm going to start the new term: Biology (easy for me), Geography/World Issues (easy), Yearbook (awesome for me, the pro Photoshopper) and Data Management Math (spreadsheets=easy).

Anyway, I'm going off on a tangent. It must be the stress of getting this damn essay done. Maybe some of you can comment on my rough (I want to put a large note of emphasis on rough) outline:


I. Event/ Quote analysis
A. Quotes directly or indirectly relating to society
B. Ironies in the story
C. Protagonist theories/ personalities
D. Types of humour in the guide
E. Analysis of Space government, attitudes and philosophies
F. Motivations
G. Writing style analysis

II. Insignificance / Significance
A. Insignificance of life
B. The significance of Earth compared to the rest of the universe
C. Technology, compared to the 1980s
D. Douglas Adams
E. The “Five Book Trilogy” and the unfinished book before Adam’s death
F. Perception of reality
G. Society’s parallels

III. Life
A. Sentience
B. Meaning of Life
C. The answer to life, the universe and everything
D. Philosophies



Here is hat I have written so far. Abviously I have hours of work ahead of me. Comments Please:

Almost every piece of literature touches upon the fundamental questions of life. The human race has attempted to find the answers to these fundamental questions for thousands of years, regrettably without any true success. Other works surround the questions about life and offer highly improbable answers. The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy is a prime example of the question of life being discovered and the

If you can, get tapes of the original radio series or the later records. .

I just started reading "Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy". I just started it, but I'm already halfway through it! :D I like it a lot...any thoughts on the book? Is it worth continuing with the rest of the "trilogy of five books"?

amazin series of books....u can read and reread thm.....i jus love thm all....i would recommend douglas adams other books as well....wll r worth a read...

I've (re)read them all and I am amazed by them all, except for the last one (which is the only one I haven't reread), but, as Douglas Adam said, it was a depressing year for him, so it didn't turn out exactly like he would have wanted.

I've (re)read them all and I am amazed by them all, except for the last one (which is the only one I haven't reread), but, as Douglas Adam said, it was a depressing year for him, so it didn't turn out exactly like he would have wanted.

hey thts so cool tht u have reread thm....have u read the dirk gently series as well?

No.

No.
oh make sure u read it....damn cool it is... :D

Awesome series. I hear they are making a new movie of this, has anyone heard of that?

it's getting released in may (http://hitchhikers.movies.go.com/main.html).

I'm suprised you didn't know, I can't think of a flick that's had more internet buzz than this one except maybe lord of the rings or the starwars prequels.

The hitchikers guide is the most amusing, intelectual 'zany' and mind boggling series on the planet today.
The death of douglas adams was a tragic loss to literature.
Dirk Gently comes a close second and is to be highly recommended!

im waitin for the movie.....

Almost every piece of literature touches upon the fundamental questions of life. The human race has attempted to find the answers to these fundamental questions for thousands of years, regrettably without any true success. Other works surround the questions about life and offer highly improbable answers. The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy is a prime example of the question of life being discovered and the
The sudden ending of your essay about sums up the books and their point. You dont need to bother with all the intellectual guff. Just write "what is the question for the ultimate answer?"

Ah, but if you alreday know the answer is 42, then you cannot know the question! The two are mutually exclusive within the same universe, you see. Hitchikers is a classic.

and a brilliant one at that!

Best si-fi book sereis ever.. atleast in the comedy sence. I prefer books 1-3 though ... he lost the plot later on.

either way i jus love thm!

Well, I'm on to book two now. It's getting pretty interesting and I'm looking forward to the movie!

i know!!!!!!!

My friend read those books and he highly recommended them to me. He said they were absolutely astounding. I am going to begin reading them soon.

I've got them all and have read and re-read them all.
Absolute Classics.
I'm currently reading "The Salmon Of Doubt" which is basically a 'Best Of' of everything he wrote over the years. there's so much in there it's amazing.
The last Hitchhiker book was a bit of an Anti-Climax. Depressing Too

has anyone read 'the long dark TEA time of the soul?'

Yeah, I read it. Anything by Adams is good. Which book was it that had the couch stuck in the stairway? Anyway, glad to hear about the movie. I'll be looking forward to it.

The last book of HHGTTG was a bit disappointing. All the others were great. I read them as they were first published, and was always hanging out for the next one in the series. I've seen the TV series and will be interested to see the movie.

"Young Zaphod Plays it Safe" was pretty unspectacular.

Dirk Gently and Long Dark Teatime... pretty all right, but I tend to laugh more at Pratchett.

Overall, Mr. Adams penned a fantastic series and it's a shame he passed when he did.

your right, pratchett is BRILLANT