
Reviews

This book is a celebration of Douglas Adams and the works he created during his lifetime, most notably focusing on the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy "trilogy" from which this book gets it's title. It was really lovely learning more about Douglas Adams and how he worked. I had heard bits and pieces and while I'd read the books and listened to MP3s of the radio show, I picked up a lot of interesting tidbits about the man behind the laughter. I read the more recent version of the book, updated after Adams's death, so it covered more than the earlier versions where the timeline ended in 1988 apparently. While I'm used to reading Neil Gaiman's fiction, I found that his style wasn't quite as strong in this biographical piece - which I actually thought was to the benefit of the book. It lets Adams's personality shine through without anyone else's personality really there to impede it. I probably am not likely to reread this book, but if you're looking for more information on the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, the life of Douglas Adams himself, or on any of his smaller projects like Dirk Gently, this is definitely a good resource.















