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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a book with the invaluable words on the cover which inform the reader not to panic. It can also tell you everything you need to know about anything - which might be very useful for Arthur Dent who is in the unfortunate position of being one of the few humans still alive - after the earth was unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass. He will also find himself living in a hideously miserable cave on prehistoric earth. And with the added thrills of parallel universes, two headed aliens, God's Final Message and...mice...it seems like a book that you need to have with you at all times. This set contains The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Life, The Universe and Everything, So Long and Thanks for the Fish and Mostly Harmless.
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40 of 40 people found the following review helpful
I actually believe this is good value. I am, of course, a huge fan of all the books.
If you truly intend to listen to all 25 CDs (and I did - took me about 4 months, but I did it in the end), then how can you not see this as good value? £4 a disc? Bargain!
Well yes, you say, but that all depends on the quality, doesn't it? Quantity is one thing - what about the quality!!??
Having listended to the radio series, watched the TV series (numerous times) and read all the books, hearing Douglas himself reading his books makes a vast difference. Having heard him reading Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency in the past, I was sceptical about how well he'd read this.
But he's excellent. Everything sounds as fresh as when it was first written, his voices for the main characters are perfect (and yet, somehow, not exactly as you'd pictured them), and he brings to life all the minor characters too.
So, there we have it:
Quality of material - beyond reproach
Quality of delivery of said material - superb
Value for money - if you're going to use it properly, excellent
If like me, you never tire of the books, just buy it - it'll take all that tedious page-turning out of the equation and allow you to just enjoy the gags, the philosophy, the fantasy and the downright stupidity of it all, over and over again.
34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy, consists of, as everyone will probably already know, five books. And what a way to present them- first of all, the books are hilarious, and they are the only comedy books in existence that do deserve to be known as true classics. The books start off about a man called Arthur, whose house is about to be ploughed in to make way for road construction, then the whole world is demolished to make way for a hyperspace freeway, and Arthur escapes with an alien friend. The plot is very imaginative, with many many laughs, and somehow, the author Douglas Adams manages to keep the intergalactic adventures fresh and hilarious. The anthology is simply addictive, and in a way satirical of the world's naivity.
Well, so far I have only spoken of the book not the CD, so you may ask 'Why spend all the money on cd's, when you can buy the books?'
Well, there is a simple reason. The Hitch-hiker's guide to the galaxy 'trilogy' is something that deserves to be read hundreds and hundreds of times. The CD here is a true benift in the way that if you are too busy with a hectic life style to actually read the book, you can simply listen to this in the car, saving you a lot of time- and this audio adaptation is just fantastic. This is pretty much worth buying because it is read by Douglas Adams, the author. This just brings more life to the books. On this audio set, the books can be enjoyed as they were intended by the author. Only the authors knows how a certain character said a certain thing, and hearing it from Douglas Adams himself in a way explains the lot.Anyone who has read the books will know that there are quite a few weird and wonderful alien names in the books. Well, here, we can hear how they're actually pronounced for the first time- Brilliant.
So, to wrap up, you must buy this set- you are guaranteed to love it, as hearing it on audio just makes it all the more meaningful. And if you're trying to make the choice between buying the books or this, buy this (or both), as this is the definitive version, as the author intended, without any of the unnesecary abridging. If you're too busy to read the books, or you are a fanatic, you will not regret buying this set at all. Go buy!
Well, so far I have only spoken of the book not the CD, so you may ask 'Why spend all the money on cd's, when you can buy the books?'
Well, there is a simple reason. The Hitch-hiker's guide to the galaxy 'trilogy' is something that deserves to be read hundreds and hundreds of times. The CD here is a true benift in the way that if you are too busy with a hectic life style to actually read the book, you can simply listen to this in the car, saving you a lot of time- and this audio adaptation is just fantastic. This is pretty much worth buying because it is read by Douglas Adams, the author. This just brings more life to the books. On this audio set, the books can be enjoyed as they were intended by the author. Only the authors knows how a certain character said a certain thing, and hearing it from Douglas Adams himself in a way explains the lot.Anyone who has read the books will know that there are quite a few weird and wonderful alien names in the books. Well, here, we can hear how they're actually pronounced for the first time- Brilliant.
So, to wrap up, you must buy this set- you are guaranteed to love it, as hearing it on audio just makes it all the more meaningful. And if you're trying to make the choice between buying the books or this, buy this (or both), as this is the definitive version, as the author intended, without any of the unnesecary abridging. If you're too busy to read the books, or you are a fanatic, you will not regret buying this set at all. Go buy!
9 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Don't get me wrong, the HHGTTG is awsome - possibly the best humor that has ever been on radio - and you DO want to listen to it (much better than reading it), just don't buy it in this BBC box-set!
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