Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series Douglas Adams Collection 5 Books Bundle inc Mostly Harmless, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, Life, the Universe and Everything, The Restaurant
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Please Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched Collectively: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Series Douglas Adams Complete Collection 5 Books Box Set: 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 express route, 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, in large friendly letters, with the words: DON'T PANIC. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe: If you've done six impossible things this morning, why not round it off with breakfast at Milliways, the Restaurant at the end of the Universe? Which is exactly what Arthur Dent and the crew of the Heart of Gold plan to do. Life, the Universe and Everything: Following a number of stunning catastrophes, which have involved him being alternately blown up and insulted in ever stranger regions of the Galaxy, Arthur Dent is surprised to find himself living in a cave on prehistoric Earth. However, just as he thinks that things cannot get possibly worse, they suddenly do. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish: There is a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. It’s not an easy thing to do and Arthur Dent thinks he’s the only human who’s been able to master this nifty little trick – until he meets Fenchurch, the girl of his dreams. Mostly Harmless: Arthur Dent hadn't had a day as bad as this since the Earth had been blown up.After years of galactic wanderings, Arthur finally settles on the small planet Lamuella and becomes a sandwich maker. Review: Books - Great value quick delivery. Well worth the price Review: Genius and a pleasure to read. - An absolute delight to read. Satirical, funny, thought provoking and very entertaining. Book five Mostly Harmless is good, offering another alternative ending for Arthur, Trillion, Random et al, but not an essential read, if you were satisfied with the end to the original stories. Perhaps book four could be viewed as ending A and book five ending B. This plays to the multiverse alternative realities of this universe, leaving the reader to make their own mind up. Enjoy, roll out your towel and relax. These books are real treasures and are highly recommended.
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 142 Reviews |
C**I
Books
Great value quick delivery. Well worth the price
C**C
Genius and a pleasure to read.
An absolute delight to read. Satirical, funny, thought provoking and very entertaining. Book five Mostly Harmless is good, offering another alternative ending for Arthur, Trillion, Random et al, but not an essential read, if you were satisfied with the end to the original stories. Perhaps book four could be viewed as ending A and book five ending B. This plays to the multiverse alternative realities of this universe, leaving the reader to make their own mind up. Enjoy, roll out your towel and relax. These books are real treasures and are highly recommended.
A**R
Book
Great
N**N
Don’t Panic!
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - brilliant! Sheer genius
A**R
Beautiful set and fantastic books
Looks great on the shelf and great books!
S**.
Great books! but not the cover I ordered
Bought these books as I really liked the cover and have been meaning to read the series for a long time. Finished the series by now and was not disappointed! Have never laughed that much while reading a book series. Douglas Adams was a genius. Only reason for 4 stars, was that I got the books in other covers than the ones shown on the display, and as I care a lot about the aesthetic of books, it was a little disappointing. Other than that, they are perfect! :)
T**R
Brilliant quality and a good laugh!
Brilliant series of books and good quality too! I bought other versions of this book which were of far less quality that I sent back, these were perfect and really well priced. Comes as 5 separate books, all paperback, but matching in cover/spine design. Will look good on the shelf once they're all finished!
D**Y
Beautiful version
I’ve only ever owned a collected version of the series, with all stories in one book. To have each titles with its own unique cover is great. Top quality, rich colours, sturdy box.
A**K
Hitchhikers review
Love it
R**S
Insufficient - Missing Packaging
The 5 book Collection was delivered in a timely manner but the packaging was missing any bubble wrap and the holder of the 5 books was very bashed about. Books OK
T**N
Zeitlos
Douglas Adams - mehr braucht es nicht. Diese Bücher kann man immer wieder lesen.
K**.
Kult - in genau der richtigen Aufmachung
Auf den ersten Blick sah der Karton klein aus … dennoch ist alles genau richtig! Die Bücher (englisches Original ist leicht zu lesen) sind Taschenbücher, im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes: ein Buch passt in die Tasche. Paperback muss sein, sonst wäre der originale Flair verloren. Also passt alles. Der englische Humor ist grandios, laute Lacher und regelmäßiges Kopfschütteln inklusive. Es ist schon erstaunlich, wie aktuell der Inhalt eines fast 50 Jahre alten Buches sein kann! Die Anknüpfungen an Sozialkritik sind tiefgründig und humorvoll, niemals belastend, und einfach nur herrlich zu lesen. Dennoch klingt alles so, als wäre dieses Werk aus aktueller Zeit. Na gut, ein paar technische Details sind heute besser bekannt, aber der eigentliche Sinn ist unverändert. Es ist kaum zu glauben, dass dieses Werk Ende der 1970er entstanden ist. Für alle, die englisch lesen und lachen können ist das aus meiner Sicht eine Pflichtlektüre. Wenn man den Schuber besitzt, wirkt der Inhalt der Bände nach, solange man denken kann. Achtung: diese Literatur kann dem Partner den Urlaub versauen, Weil man wirklich komplett in ein anderes Universum gebeamt wird (tatsächlich!) und wenig Aufmerksamkeit für die Familie bleibt.
K**N
Sehr lustig
Eine sehr lustige Buchreihe, wenn man einigermaßen gut Englisch kann.
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