LitPick Student Book Reviews logo
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
Join Douglas Adams's hapless hero Arthur Dent as he travels the galaxy with his intrepid pal Ford Prefect, getting into horrible messes and generally wreaking hilarious havoc. Dent is grabbed from Earth moments before a cosmic construction team obliterates the planet to build a freeway. You'll never read funnier science fiction; Adams is a master of intelligent satire, barbed wit, and comedic dialogue. The Hitchhiker's Guide is rich in comedic detail and thought-provoking situations and stands up to multiple reads. Required reading for science fiction fans, this book (and its follow-ups) is also sure to please fans of Monty Python, Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, and British sitcoms.
1 Vote

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy review by SHC
Profile Picture
SHC

Ford Prefect is a researcher for the revised edition of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.  He has been disguised as a human for the last 15 or so years while he has been researching Earth.  Just before the world is about to be blown up by a group of hostile starships, Ford rescues a newfound human friend, Arthur Dent.  He beams Arthur and himself up to the starship, but eventually the captain of the ship find they are onboard and throws them out the airlock.  By a near impossible feat they are picked up by another ship exactly 29 seconds later.

Rating:
5
Five Star Award
Content Rating:

Content rating - nothing offensive
What's this?
Recommended Books
Barely Missing Everything
Dealing in Dreams
The Revenge of Magic
Best Family Ever
To add your comments, login above or request a LitPick membership.
RECENT BOOK REVIEWS
SHOW ME MORE!

ABOUT LITPICK BOOK REVIEWS

BECOME A REVIEWER

LitPick inspires  our global community of reviewers of all ages (from third grade into adulthood) to read and review books and uses feedback and incentives to encourage them to become better writers.

AUTHORS - PUBLISHERS

LitPick provides authors and publishers book reviews and a means to promote their titles worldwide through written book reviews, video book reviews, and social media blasts.

TEACHERS - LIBRARIANS

LitPick helps teachers and librarians promote reading and writing through book clubs, reading groups, and individualized, personal feedback on written book reviews.

QUESTIONS?

 

© LitPick 2024. All Rights Reserved.