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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Trilogy of Five
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Trilogy of Five | Douglas Adams
On 12 October 1979 the most remarkable book ever to come out of the great publishing corporations of Ursa Minor (and Earth) was made available to humanity. This was of course The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy. But this was just the beginning. We followed the adventures of hapless protagonist, Arthur Dent and his alien side-kick, Ford Prefect, across a trilogy of five books: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series. And this merry spacewagon, featuring a flying sofa, a Paranoid Android, a gift-wrapped fishbowl, bath towels and much else besides, became an instant classic. Now, for the first time, we are publishing all five books in the Hitchhiker's series, as an ebook omnibus. Praise for The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series It changed my whole life. Its literally out of this world Tom Baker Really entertaining and fun Michael Palin It is funny and funny in every way . . . it is the sort of humour which crops up from time to time and immediately find its own level, its own audience Daily Telegraph Indispensable reading for mental hitch-hikers who want to thumb a lift out of the ruts of orthodox thought . . .science fiction that is very intelligently amusing, or very amusingly intelligent Daily Mail
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singhaniashares
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One of my all time favourite books! Very excited to finish off the trilogy ;)

Zoes_Human I have these editions! I also bought the 42nd Ann edition of the Radio Scripts! 3y
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emz711
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"Curiously enough, the only thing that went through the mind of the bowl of petunias as it fell was Oh no, not again. Many people have speculated that if we knew exactly why the bowl of petunias has thought that we would know a lot more about the nature of the Universe than we do now."

??????Ahh Douglas Adams

#thoughtprovokingthursday
@BayouGirl85 @Arvena

Who's next? Newest followers! @SonyaBeatty @bookslis @KristabellaBooks

BayouGirl85 I feel like o really need to read this. 🤔🤔🤔 3y
emz711 @BayouGirl85 !!! I'll even say the movie is legit because Douglas Adams wrote it before he died. Great series 3y
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Messiejessie
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Every time I thought, ‘oh, that‘s random!‘ It turned out not to be random at all. Everything linked up in an entirely unexpected way. There were times I got a little exasperated with the absurdity, but then I told myself to chill out and reminded myself that that is the beauty of this book. Of the 5 in the ‘trilogy‘ I liked ‘The Restaurant at the End of the Universe‘ and ‘Mostly Harmless‘ best.

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TheNeverendingTBR
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More books I came across..

Now..

I've heard of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy..who hasn't?

But..

I know NOTHING about it. Shocking I know! 🤦🏻‍♂️

I'll get around to it at some point!!! 😂

Any fans of Hitchhiker's? Tell me how much you like it? 😬

Ruthiella Very funny series if you like absurdist humor! 😂 4y
TheNeverendingTBR That's what I'm missing, some funny reading; I'll need to move it up on my TBR I think @Ruthiella 4y
LitStephanie I liked Hitchhiker's Guide but not the others. "Arthur Dent was having a very bad day" has got to be one of the best first lines in a chapter ever! 4y
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rabbitprincess Neat editions! I love that Terry Jones wrote a foreword for Restaurant. And Hitchhiker‘s is one of my favourite books. I listened to the audio recently and was reciting lines along with it 😂 4y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego I read it just so I could understand all the pop culture references. It was ok 4y
CarolynM The first book is absolutely hilarious. My favourite bit is the whale and the bowl of petunias. 4y
TheRiehlDeal I'm in the same boat as you. I haven't read this book (or the series) yet. I need to change that soon. 4y
erzascarletbookgasm Same here, never read the series. I remember first coming across the towel reference, I had to google it. 4y
eeclayton I read the first book and didn't like it much. It's not bad, but it's just not my cup of tea. 4y
Tex2Flo Gloriously absurd series. 4y
rather_be_reading me too ✋ 4y
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Andrew65
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TheEllieMo
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Still one of my favourite quotes ever 😁

Klou 😂 4y
Zoes_Human This possibly my favorite quote from the whole series (in all forms). 4y
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Patchshank
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I've been wanting to reread the hitchhiker's Guide "trilogy" for awhile now. I've decided to instead listen to them at work. It is helping time go by much quicker.

I was really excited to see the first one was read by Stephen Fry. But it's the only one my library has. The rest of the series is read by Martin Freeman. I usually like Martin Freeman, but I liked Fry's reading of it much better. Freeman's isn't bad, just not as good imho.

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wanderinglynn
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#friYAYintro
1. Because when you‘re stuck on a desert island, you need some galactic hitchhiking tips
2. Bare feet until it‘s too cold & then warm, comfy socks!
3. Probably Pikes Peak, CO
4. Broccoli 🥦
5. Not this year as I have no plans

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emz711
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wanderinglynn
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#HumpDayPost is back!!! 😀
1. I finally got a long overdue post sent off to @Mitch ☺️
2. Tagged. One of many books I love to reread.
3. None of the above. Not really a sports fan.
4. Same answer as #2.

Who wants to play? @tournevis @GingerAntics @Susanita @Chrissyreadit @LokiDokey 👋🏻

tournevis 👍On it! 5y
LibrarianJen Love the Hitchhikers books. 5y
wanderinglynn @LibrarianJen 🙌🏻 I just started the audio version read by Stephen Fry. 5y
LibrarianJen Awesome! My husband has the original BBC recordings. Also our dog is named Arthur. We can‘t decide if he‘s Arthur Dent or King Arthur from Spamelot. (We are total nerds) 5y
wanderinglynn @LibrarianJen Total nerds are the bestest people! 😀 5y
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wanderinglynn
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Thanks @Krisjericho for sharing the Hitchhiker‘s quiz. 😀
I got Ford. #happytowelday

Find out which character you are: https://bookriot.com/2019/05/25/quiz-which-hitchhikers-guide-character-are-you/

RamsFan1963 I got Marvin, which is great because he's my favorite character from the series 5y
wanderinglynn @RamsFan1963 😂 Marvin is such an unintentionally fun character. Alan Rickman‘s voice in the 2005 movie was perfect for Marvin! 5y
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bbackes
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Don‘t panic!

#towelday #42

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wanderinglynn
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#changes
My reading habits haven‘t really changed as I‘m still a voracious reader. What has changed is my TBR has grown exponentially (& it was rather large to start with) & I‘ve learned to do audiobooks. 😀

Megabooks Yes, the TBR definitely gets out of control!! And I‘m finding books in different genres than I usually read, all kind of new books to get excited about. 👍🏻📚🥳 5y
LapReader I read faster and more often. My house has even more books than before and I had too many before plus I fill every walking moment with an audio book. 5y
marleed Well I was just over at B&N for their weekend sale. I told myself I could only purchase from the $5 bin if it was already on my TBR. When that failed I looked at the Litsy review % - and put those 2 add-ons back. Thank you Litsy! @megabooks (edited) 5y
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Melissa_J No changes here. My TBR has always been out of control, and the types of books I read are the same as always. I‘ve been on book-related social media for a long time (I miss Shelfari so much 😢), and have always used it to ‘discover‘ books I may not have otherwise have heard of, but I‘m pretty good at seeking out new to me authors and titles even without it since my go to source for books has always been the bookstore 😊 5y
BookwormAHN I also discovered audio books 😺 5y
wanderinglynn @LapReader no such thing as “too many” books! 😂 5y
wanderinglynn @marleed 😂 Sales get me every time! 5y
wanderinglynn @Melissa_J The main change for me is finding Litsy & being able to interact with other booknerds. This is my tribe. 😉 5y
baes I am on Goodreads too, so not much has changed as far as actual reading habits. But I don‘t have a very active friends list. Because of that I usually just give a star rating and not say much about my review. Here I can add photos and really interact with a community. My friends list here says more too, so I guess in that sense my TBR list is growing faster than before lol I love it here! 5y
wanderinglynn @baes I have been on GR since 2008 and rarely interact with folks there. GR just isn‘t really set-up to interact. 5y
Megabooks @marleed Yes! I‘m able to avoid so many more stinkers, especially if someone I usually agree with didn‘t like it. 5y
Megabooks @baes @wanderinglynn I was not overly fond of Goodreads either. If I can‘t say it in 451 characters (mostly 😉) I don‘t need to add it. I think that‘s part of the reason I have so-so feelings about #bookstagram, too. Plus I like the fact it isn‘t all about the pictures here. Although, I do appreciate great pictures, but it‘s more of a bonus! 5y
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GripLitGrl
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Bunnyfufu
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There is always an answer

BethM Welcome! 5y
Bunnyfufu Thank you bunches 😃 5y
rretzler Welcome to Litsy! 📖 5y
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Bunnyfufu I'm excited 📚 5y
LauraJ Love your profile pic! Welcome to Litsy! 5y
Bunnyfufu Thank you so very much 🤓 5y
tpixie Welcome to Litsy!! 🥳📚🥳 5y
BookwormAHN Welcome to Litsy 😺 5y
RaimeyGallant Loving your pics. And welcome to Litsy! #LitsyWelcomeWagon Some of us put together Litsy tips to help new Littens navigate the site. It's the link in my bio on my page in case you need it. Or if you prefer how-to videos, @chelleo put some together at the link in her bio. @LitsyWelcomeWagon 5y
Eggs Welcome to Litsy 🌺 5y
wanderinglynn Love your tattoos. ❤️ 5y
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Patchshank
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1. Douglas Adams
2. Kurt Vonnegut
3. Neil Gaiman
4. David Wong
5. Lemony Snicket

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SleepyDragon
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1. Arthur and Trillian
2. Every couple in Our Town
3. Westley and Buttercup
4. George and Amal/Michelle and Barack (It's a tie.)
#manicmonday @JoScho

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Skyrimir
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#bookriot #day6 #duologiestrilogiesandmore I went with the and more. Some of my favorite covers. Even my cat was enamored!

TheDaysGoBy Gorgeous kitty! 6y
Linsy Love this series! 4️⃣2️⃣ 6y
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GondorGirl
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My anxiety has been more under control the last couple days, so today @hyperhawk and I went to my favorite local for Independent Bookstore Day. I picked up a couple books for myself and this limited edition poster for my fiance's birthday. I wish you guys could zoom in on the picture... it's all planets and ships and stuff from famous science fiction books. He's going to love it! Now I just have to hide it until July... 😂

InLibrisVeritas That's awesome! 6y
wanderinglynn Love it! Very cool. 6y
Jabberwocky Oh my god I love it!!!! 6y
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Eyelit That is the coolest! 6y
TricksyTails ? Ooohhh!! Lucky fiancé! 6y
Crystalblu I was so bummed my Bookstore didn‘t have it 😭😤😜 6y
GondorGirl @Crystalblu Mine didn't have the Harry Potter patches. 😭 6y
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MayJasper
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Photo challenge #marchinbooks by @maich
#setinspace. Classic!

Andrew65 Great classics! 6y
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Little_Grey_Books
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Great way to start a Saturday morning #bookagram #books #secondhandbooks #bathtime

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MoniqueChristine
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I need more money!! 😍😍😍 #beautifulbooks

manifestsanity What great covers! 👍🏻 6y
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jamielouisie
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"There's an infinite number of monkeys outside who want to talk to us about this script for Hamlet they've worked out"

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jamielouisie
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"I'm not getting you down at all am I?"

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Andrew65
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So many examples of #absurdity in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, but this one made me laugh out loud the first time I came across it! I do need to read these books again! #quotsynov17

Gezemice So fun! 6y
Andrew65 Definitely! @Gezemice (edited) 6y
Mdargusch Made me laugh out loud too! 6y
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Andrew65 @Mdargusch Glad I wasn't alone in this. 6y
Bradleygirl I always find it hard to decide if I loved these or the radio show more 😅 #chickenandegg 6y
Andrew65 @Bradleygirl Also for me the TV series of many years ago. 6y
MayJasper Fab u lous ❣ 6y
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drokka
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This is #celestial/solstice sort of. #riotgram

LibrarianRyan Love that cover. 7y
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