The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

This is a collection of five short novels—novellas, really—and a few other bits and pieces. Each of the novellas is preceded by an introduction written by, respectively: Russell T. Davies, Terry Jones, Simon Brett, Neil Gaiman, and Dirk Maggs. The introductions may be of some interest to Douglas Adams fans.Apart from that, only three of the novellas are any good, and if you already have [b:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams 133781708 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (2009-09-01) Douglas Adams https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1698005239l/133781708.SY75.jpg 3078186], [b:The Restaurant at the End of the Universe 123957372 The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Douglas Adams https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1680044961l/123957372.SY75.jpg 145358152], and [b:So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish 6091075 So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4) Douglas Adams https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327873354l/6091075.SY75.jpg 3078120], you don't need this collection unless you're a Douglas Adams completist or like to have everything in one package.

Incredibly funny and absurd. Also a very fun way to think about life in an intergalactic society.

4.5
5 for the first 2 books, 4 for the next 3.

This book is an explosion of ideas, splattered on the walls of the writers mind in unimaginable combinations, written down with no sense of need of any sort of order or meaning. I don't know if the previous sentence makes any sense. It's fine even if it doesn't. It's ineffable.

By the end, I was surprised to notice that there was a storyline after all, which almost always eluded me during the course of reading.

Arthur Dent, an Earth man goes on adventures around the universe, when his home is supposedly destroyed. A summary of the book cannot be expanded anymore than this, because I can't really find a plot line to focus on.

You don't pick up this book for its characters or storyline. This is just a fun read; laugh-out-loud fun at times. Now that I've finished reading it, I could randomly pick a chapter and read, and be satisfied - have a good laugh.

If you are the least bit interested in SF, satire or comedy, this would be on your must read list.

Funniest book I've ever read.