Life, the Universe and Everything
1982 • 240 pages
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Ratings172
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Life, the Universe and Everything is the third book in the five-volume Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy science fiction "trilogy" by British writer Douglas Adams. The title refers to the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything.
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Also contained in:
- [Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts][1]
- [Hitchhiker's Trilogy](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163696W)
- [More Than Complete Hitchhiker's Guide][2]
- [Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163706W)
[1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163692W
[2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163713W
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6 primary books10 released booksThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a 9-book series with 6 primary works first released in 1979 with contributions by Douglas Adams, Jem Roberts, and 3 others.
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Martin Freeman is incredible at reading the audiobooks of these. Legendary performance.
Enjoyed the last quarter. There was a big lull in the middle.
Lacked the pace of the first book, and the fun characters of the 2nd book. Good tho :)
Remains the most definitive work ever written on the game of cricket.
This one has more of what you would call a plot. My favorite of the series after #1.
This is when the cynicism of the series might start to wear out a reader.
Terrible, frightening things happen that threaten all life in the Universe but all the people are either 1) to stupid to understand, 2) too self-involved to care, or 3) too inept to do anything about it.
The story of the planet Krikkit is quite tragic and sad if given consideration. Adams does this in a funny way of course.
Saving the day falls to Arthur, who is apparently the most ordinary man ever, but placed in the extraordinary position of being able to do something.
