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Science Fiction Funny & Witty Fast-Paced

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

4.2 via Goodreads

Moments before Earth is demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass, an ordinary man is rescued by his alien best friend.

Mood Funny & Witty
Pacing Fast-Paced
Complexity Light & Accessible
Pages 224
Reading Time ~7–11 hrs

About This Book

“Extremely funny . . . inspired lunacy . . . [and] over much too soon.”—The Washington Post Book WorldSOON TO BE A HULU SERIES Now celebrating the pivotal 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy!Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American ReadIt’s an ordinary Thursday morning for Arthur Dent . . . until his house gets demolished.

Who This Is For

Best for readers who want genuine wit: sharp, clever writing that earns its laughs. The prose is accessible: you can read this quickly and it never asks too much of you. It moves quickly: once you're in, it's hard to stop. If you need emotional weight in your reading, the lightness here may frustrate.

Best Read When

Best read when you're in the mood for something funny and clever, and a read that's fast and propulsive.

What It Explores

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy explores survival and what extreme circumstances ask of people, identity and the gap between who we are and who we pretend to be, and friendship and what it genuinely asks of us.

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