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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | 
| Author: Douglas Adams
Creator: Stephen Fry
Publisher: Macmillan Audio Books
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 108680
Format: Audiobook
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Unabridged film tie-in ed
Number Of Items: 6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 1405053976
EAN: 9781405053976
ASIN: 1405053976
Publication Date: April 1, 2005
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Perfect for Old and New Fans of This Classic! May 30, 2006
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
Over the Memorial Day weekend, I had the good fortune to be invited to Maine to see the fabulous tree house that is the subject of The Treehouse Chronicles. I decided this would be a good chance to listen to a recording of an old favorite that I've never heard in audio form before. Browsing through the library, it was an easy decision to pick this new recording of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Within minutes, I could tell that I'd made a winning choice as I listened to Stephen Fry brilliantly share his voice to add texture to this intriguing story. Between the accents and the humorous references to irony, I was enthralled. I found myself wishing that the recording was a longer one.
When you read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, it can come across a little simplistically in places. Those spots work much smoother in this audio version.
In fact, if you haven't read the book, I recommend that you listen to this recording instead. I think you'll enjoy and appreciate the book more in its more dramatic version here.
If you don't know the story, Arthur Dent finds himself awakening with a hangover determined to save his home. Only problem is, while the demolition crew looms, he's also about to lose his other home, the Earth. Aided by his alien friend, Ford Prefect, Arthur is soon off hitchhiking his way through the galaxy in a most improbable set of circumstances that will amuse and delight you. You'll meet Zaphod Beeblebrox, one of the most memorable aliens in anyone's fiction. Along the way, you'll learn more speculation about wearing digital watches and finding lost ballpoint pens than you ever expected to know.
Bravo, Stephen Fry and Douglas Adams!
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