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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams

Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams

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Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams

June 24, 2020 by Bothari43 3 Comments

I just turned 42, so I figured a Hitchhiker’s Guide reread would be appropriate. Except I skipped the first book, because I feel like that is already kind of imprinted in my brain, and because teenage me found Restaurant at the End of the Universe first, in the small but wondrous YA Science Fiction section at my library. It’s weird to revisit a series you read and loved as a teen. It’s wonderful to hang out with Ford and Arthur again (now firmly Mos Def […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: a universe of no women, Dent Arthur Dent, disappointing childhood me, douglas adams, Ford Prefect, Marvin the Paranoid Android, revisiting old favorites, Zaphod Beeblebrox

Bothari43's CBR12 Review No:19 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: a universe of no women, Dent Arthur Dent, disappointing childhood me, douglas adams, Ford Prefect, Marvin the Paranoid Android, revisiting old favorites, Zaphod Beeblebrox ·
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