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  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Raybid

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Funny, witty , uplifting adn weird

    Disadvantages Disadvantages it runs out of pages eventually

    Following the sad demise of Mr Adams , I sought out the Terry Jones penned Adams inspired novel to glimpse once again the joys of his humour. The game is great, I recommend that too, but the book is probably a better read if you have NOT played the game. It follows the basic plot of the game, but makes a few changes in the spirit of narrative coherance. I mean, Terry Jones changes things so it makes some kind of sense. An alien luxury liner craashes on earth, the only remaining passengers are the robotic crew, a parrot, and a sentient bomb (reminiscent of Dark Star). The robots decide, oddly ... more
  • 8 of 11 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    psipple

    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good story, even better when read by Terry Jones

    Disadvantages Disadvantages No sequel

    For some reason, my expectations regarding this book were low. Being a huge Hitch-hiker's guide fan (I recite dialogue in my sleep), I was disappointed by the Dirk Gently books, and expected Titanic to be similarly non-HitchHikers. However... I have to confess that I cheated, and rather than reading the book, had it read to me by the co-author Terry Jones, on the Simon & Schuster audio cassette. Without doubt, this is the best way to read the book. Not only does the book have a great story, with some wonderful lines, but Terry's delivery adds so much extra to the story, from his female voices ... more
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