pickA forever favorite as read by the author. I found the Guide around age 11, and not only has it shaped my world view but has to continued to provide comfort and joy through the hardest of times.
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | 
pickA forever favorite as read by the author. I found the Guide around age 11, and not only has it shaped my world view but has to continued to provide comfort and joy through the hardest of times.
Recently traduced for the catalan,
this great sfy story that almost happens at the weekend and specially from where 42 effect started.
#catalanreading
pickThe middle-aged me is still every bit as delighted by this science fiction comedy as the teen me was shortly after its publication. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy
Finished "Hitchhiker's Guide" and it seemed like a good time for this short story.
#deweys24hourreadathon #deweysreadathon
#deweysreadathon Hours 1-3. I've been laying in bed, burrowed under the covers, listening to Stephen Fry's brilliant narration. It's a fun book to start with, but he just takes it to a whole other level.
#deweys24hourreadathon
Thank you @Roary47 and @Littlewolf1 for #roaringwolf September Sci-Fi month. This is the second book now that I finally got around to reading because of your challenge! Again like book 1984 this one has been on my shelf to read for many many years and just never have read it until now! This is for Warpspeed prompt.
Why did I take so long to read this book 📖 🤷🏻♀️
My Barnes and Noble recipe has the most perfectly nerdy total! I couldn't have managed this if I tried.
#falltreasures @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Day 14: published the year I was born
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy...which makes this book 42!😋
pickWhat can I say about this that hasn't been said many times before? If you've read it, you know what magic it contains, if you haven't, what are you waiting on? Wonderfully droll and witty, I read this the first time at 17, and now 41 years later (ugh), it remains as delightfully fun as the first time.
5🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
1st book finished for #AnyWayYouReadathon @kimmypete1 @Eggbeater @MidnightBookGirl
and #SuperSeptember readathon @Andrew65 @EadieB
Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unrewarded yellow sun.
#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl
Can't believe I've finally finished it!!
pickAfter taking years to finally get around to reading this book, it‘s only OK, especially when you already know most of the jokes.
pickI enjoyed tagged book (Hitchhikers Guide) - 4/5 stars - it was reminiscent of Monty Python type humor/observations which I love, one star off due to the joke/satire/observations going on too long - started to watch the movie - but had to give that a hard pass -
Met my #20in4 goals ( @Andrew65) and met my June goals for #BFC21 ( @wanderinglynn)
Looking forward to finishing June by reaching #BFC21 goals - @wanderinglynn
Will work on finishing two books for #20in4 @Andrew65
Make a great day everyone.
pick🎧 I finished the Stephen Fry version early this morning and decided I still love it!! Arthur Dent & Ford Prefect are my kinda funny!! I bought the B&N exclusive hardcover awhile ago for my shelf & I love Stephen Fry‘s narration. The beginning when Dent is told the plans were on file for a month was my first laugh when the Earth was told those plans had been on file also. Quirky, funny, 42. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickIrreverent, fun and completely crazy. The audio by Stephen Fry is pure joy!
Thx for the tag @TheSpineView I tag @TheNeverendingTBR
#thinkpositivebepositive @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Happy Father's day to all Litsy dads!
Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.
So excited for this 😬 #firstlinefridays
pickLast-Minute-Readathon is off to a start with finishing this gem of a book! These are mine and my younger sister Abby‘s TBR stacks for this readathon. Douglas Adams writes the most brilliant nonsense I‘ve ever read in my entire life!
so-soThe narrators voice really irritated me on this audiobook so maybe why I didn‘t really enjoy it. I found parts of it quite funny but overall I just wasn‘t really into it and it‘s not my type of thing
pickTackling my #MountTBR2021 goals and I can FINALLY say I get the “so long, and thanks for all the fish” references I hear from folks. This was hilarious and witty and Stephen Fry‘s narration knocked it out of the park! 🛸🛸🛸🛸
Well, you asked for it @Oryx.
The kids wanted to know why I was chuckling, I showed them. Trust that my 11 y/o pointed out that this man isn't just wearing a "bacon scarf", he's also holding a "penis flower". ???
Fun for all ages.
pickI last read this in pre-LT days, so somewhere between 15 and 20 years ago. Even though much of it has become cultural touchstones, it still seems fresh and tremendously imaginative in both its SF and its humour. It deserves all the stars.
Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral Arm of the Galaxy lies a small un-regarded yellow sun.
Today is Douglas Adam's birthday, one of my favorite authors. And for other fans who might not know, Eoin Colfer wrote a 6th book for the series called And Another Thing... I thought it was pretty good. Douglas also wrote for Dr. Who and you can find some of the stories in book form. I've re-read this series and probably will again.
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I didn‘t love this the first time around, but recently saw it in an Audible sale, and the amazing Stephen Fry narrates, so it was time to try again! Fry really brings these oddball characters to life. The whole thing is so absurd and fun. What‘s the point of any of it? Idk. Maybe that in itself *is* the point? #dontpanic
So grateful for this reread! I understand the massive love now.
Very very late to the #ThoughtprovokingThursday party!! I‘ve always loved this line. My second favourite quote is from the same book: “‘This must be Thursday,' said Arthur to himself, sinking low over his beer. 'I never could get the hang of Thursdays.‘”
@BayouGirl85
I‘m forty-two today. I guess this is the year that I figure out life, the universe, and everything!
(I would settle for some calm. I don‘t even need the infinite majesty.)
so-soI did some #audioknitting while finishing this one! I liked the beginning of the book and it had some funny bits but overall it wasn‘t really my cup of tea. #translatedbooks
pickI finally read this! I'm so angry in myself for not having read it sooner. This is exactly the type of sci-fi I enjoy. All these years 42 has been my favorite number and to think it's the "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything"!
#mustreadsof2021 #bookspinbingo - Library Loan #6 #JumpStart2021 - 1st in a series #LitsyAtoZ2021 (H) @TheAromaofBooks @Clwojick @Lizpixie @BookishMarginalia
pickI‘m not a fan of sci-fi in general but have always heard so much about this book so I gave it a try. I‘m so happy I gave it a chance. It made me laugh and made me think. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickPleasantly and unexpectantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this fun, quirky book! I didnt know if started as a radio show either.
Book 236 of 2020
so-sohonestly, the ending was frustrating - I want to know what happens, but not enough to read the whole series.
pickCurrent book in progress. I'm doing this as a review because it is an amazing book and series. I rarely re-read anything but this series is a huge favorite of mine. Even the last one by Eoin Colfer. British humor is the best. Maybe I just love sarcastic wit. And I'm old enough that my brain sees Arthur Dent as Dudley Moore. (Nothing against Martin Freeman. And I did like Mos Def as Ford Prefect in the most recent movie version.) #ihavemytowel
“You know,” said Arthur, “it‘s at times like this, when I‘m trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space that I really wish I‘d listened to what my mother told me when I was young.”
“Why, what did she tell you?”
“I don‘t know, I didn‘t listen.”
This is just speculation, but I have an inkling as to why Litfluence starts at 42...
pickIt throughs you into the possibilities of universe and you start to imagine lot of things, like the planet with two suns, and humor is great, must read book for every earthman/woman😉out there!!!
I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description or reason for wanting to read the book. Some are old and some will be new. Don't judge me - I have a lot of books.
Day 144
This is a bit of a cheat, it's a book a plan to re-read.
#tbrmountain #bookbuyingdiet
pickIf you like books that can give you some laughs but can carry an interesting plot and conflict throughout the story this book is just for you. Besides the fact I haven't actually finished the book I've made it just about over a quarter of the book through. So far earth has been destroyed and the supposedly last survivor from earth is picked up by a human like alien that they end up by hitchhiking onto a travelling Vogon constructor fleet. From
pickStephen Fry was an excellent narrator. I read this book to complete a reading challenge but didn‘t expect to enjoy it. It is SO much fun! @Andrew65 #audiobook #libby
pickFirst installment of the intergalactic adventures of Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect, Marvin the Paranoid Android and the rest. Still marvellously funny.
Our public library finally has Overdrive/Libby! This is the first book I‘ve checked out. It will finish up the 2020 Modern Mrs. Darcy Reading Challenge for me! I can see why so many of you like Libby! #audiobook #libby #modernmrsdarcy
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - utterly bonkers, however it does keep you intrigued as to how Arthur Dent will manage to get a decent cuppa! Will at some point read the next book but feel I need to read a couple more “normal” books first.
