The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Audiobook Review
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – An Audio Book Review
- Author: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 5 hours and 51 minutes
- Unabridged
- Genre: Science Fiction
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Audio Book Summary:
A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a wacky science fiction adventure story that centers on Arthur Dent. Oblivious to the fact that the universe is pact full of different species, the people of Earth gets a rude awakening one day when they discover an armada of planet demolition spaceships circling the planet. It appears that Earth is in the way of planned hyperspace drive galactic freeway and is primed for demolition any moment. Just seconds before the planet gets blown to smithereens, Arthur Dent gets transported to outer space by his close friend Ford Prefect. Ford is in fact a researcher and writer of one of the galaxy’s most popular survival guide and is actually an alien from another planet.
The pair goes on a hilarious adventure that spans the galaxies and along with Zaphod Bebblebrox, the dim-witted, two headed, three armed President of the Galaxy; Trillian or Tricia McMillan, a woman who Arthur tried to pick up in a party; Marvin, a smart but paranoid and chronically depressed robot; and Veet Voojagig, a graduate student who is in search of all his ballpoint pens. Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a story that tries to answer all the questions we have asked ourselves. Why are we here? Where do we go after we die? What is the meaning of life? Well, its 42 but we need something a little better than a number.
One reason to listen:
One of wildest and most hilarious science fiction story of all time and Stephen Fry does a phenomenal job of narrating this audiobook.
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Reactions:
“This audiobook made my 3 hour daily commute less unpleasant. Now if I can find the rest of the series. You probably know the story already. It is filled with nonsense, satire, and very cleaver, if not realistic sci-fi concepts. The excerpts into the fictional guide for which the series is named are enjoyable. Many classic lines. The updated entry for Earth changed from “Harmless” to “Mostly harmless.” So enjoy the listen. So long, and thanks for all the fish.” – K.A. Larson
http://www.amazon.com/review/RAEJFAJZDGVPB/
“Stephen Fry is wonderful and did an awesome job of narrating this version of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. I would give this audio book 4 star for his narration alone. I think Stephen Fry could read the telephone directory and I’d love it.” – Lunarchi
http://www.amazon.com/review/RADZ8X7S79AHE/
“This is a classic. Always entertaining and amusing….we’ve listened to it many times over the years on tape. It was exciting to get it again and hear it after all these years on CD. Thanks” – Frederick M. Ruter
http://www.amazon.com/review/R2L6T8CT6ECHFB/
“This book is hilarious and the English-accented read along is even funnier! I loved listening to this on a family road trip this summer.” – Danica Springbob
http://www.amazon.com/review/R306PBWPJH99Q4/
“I was pleasantly surprised to find that the Narrator does in fact transform this great book, into one of the most enjoyable listening experiences that I could imagine.” – Clifford J. Musante
http://www.amazon.com/review/R19B023EX4NBMU/
Score on Audible: 4.4 out of 5
Score on Amazon: 4.5 out of 5
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