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Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams

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sophie74's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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5.0

I must admit, I have forgotten the absolute genius of Adams. Each one of 5 books in his theology is unique and wonderfully creative story. Each one brings new, and amazing ideas. Each is filled with British humour.

It's quite remarkable how he is not merely repeating the recipe that worked before, but instead truly exploring new territories, characters, and adding completely new concepts, and it's also remarkable how well it works! I've read all 6 books of the trilogy twice now, and I've enjoyed my 2nd time as much as I did the first.

Tl;dr: Every second spent on any of the first 5 books of the trilogy was pure joy.

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5.0

A majestic ending

gemstonejasper's review

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4.0

On par with the first in the series, if not the best. Though it was a mistake not to include Marvin or Zaphod.

Marvin had so many fake our deaths in the series. Book 4 could have been another fake out death and he could have died with everyone else here. He could have been like "finally" while Arthur was finding peace

greymalkin's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I came back to this series after many decades of not re-reading it, and it's still a fun series. I don't think anyone has mastered the metaphor and simile like Douglas Adams. I had stopped at the book before this one, so this was (I think) my first time reading it.

The ending is a bit of a let-down, if only because it felt like it was building up toward something else and then it sort of just... fizzles. Yes it does sort of make a symmetrical sort of poetry but not in a satisfying way (at least not for me).