Douglas Adams: The Illustrated Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1995, Random House Value Publishing)
Hardcover
English language
Published Nov. 20, 1995 by Random House Value Publishing.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the first of six books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction "trilogy" by Douglas Adams. The novel is an adaptation of the first four parts of Adams's radio series of the same name. The novel was first published in London on 12 October 1979. It sold 250,000 copies in the first three months.The namesake of the novel is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a fictional guide book for hitchhikers (inspired by the Hitch-hiker's Guide to Europe) written in the form of an encyclopaedia.
Je sais que c'est un classique, je suis familier avec l'humour anglais, mais j'ai vraiment du mal avec ce livre, je l'ai trouvé long, un peu lourd. Bref, je n'ai pas apprécié.
One of the best sci-fi novels ever written.
Most of the fun stems from its unpredictability. There are also some hilarious quotes in here. But, besides its gags, it doesn't have a lot to offer. The only theme to it is that (human) life is largely insignificant. But it's only explored superficially. Especially when rereading, the book can become somewhat of a bore.
