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  • 79 of 79 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Muswell

    5 Stars Bathsheets in Space 27/03/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Hilarious, Classic, Well-written, Well-acted, generally brilliant.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not in a terribly convenient format for listening to one episode at a time

    I listened to these tapes before I ever read the books, and I must say I’m glad I did so. Douglas Adams was a great writer, but his characterisations were inconsistent to say the least; he is said to have arbitrarily swapped lines of dialogue between characters to give them all some air time, and to make the jokes work. In some cases, without the different voices of the actors to let you know who’s speaking, it would be difficult to put a name to the character. Having said that, these tapes are otherwise absolutely amazing. Not the place to go for finely-structured plot or characters, but ... more
  • 63 of 67 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    jeocar

    5 Stars The Wackiest Galaxy in the World 19/12/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Brilliant characters, clever humour, brilliantly read

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Can't think of any, even though I listen to this over and over again

    Ok, before I get going on this opinion, I must confess I’ve never read this book, only listened to the tape. I have the tape of the first series, the radio 4 version, and although I have often considered reading the book, which we do own, the temptation to be lazy, lie back and enjoy the tape always won. In September I wrote an opinion on Blackadder (TV) one of my other favourite comedies, and in fact there is a similarity between these two comedies. I may be confusing some people here as the storyline is completely different, but…………. Both the Hitchhiker’s ... more
  • 16 of 16 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    BenRowland

    5 Stars Holy Zarquon, Singing Fish 05/04/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Utterly hilarious, everybody should own this

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None at all

    The story of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a fascinating one. I am sure that many people will remember the recent film, but this is in fact the fourth incarnation of the Guide. The series follows the adventures of Arthur Dent, the only human survivor after Earth is demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass. It began life on radio, a crazy idea that Douglas Adams had while lying in a field in Europe on a hitchhiking tour and looking up at the stars, imagining hitching around them instead. From there it progressed into a TV series, with most of the radio stars reprising their ... more
  • 53 of 58 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    loverice

    5 Stars mostly harmless 04/07/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Great, spaced-out fun

    Disadvantages Disadvantages errr......

    This radio play is one of the smartest and funniest around. Adams' largely plotless creation is full of ironic humour, as well as complete wierdness. The 'story' follows an earthman, Arthur Dent, who is rescued when the Earth is destroyed (to make way for a hyperspace Bypass) by his friend, Ford prefect, who turns out to be a hitchiking alien. What happens next is less of a story than an explosion in a wierness factory, with frequent interruptions from Peter Jones as the book of the title, The Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Although the pace is fast, the events wacky, and the whole thing ... more
  • 9 of 9 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    cs94njw

    4 Stars You just can't turn it off! 16/09/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Like listening to the TV series. Funny, clever, good for all the family!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None I can think of.

    When I first heard someone play this in their car, it sent shivers down my spine. I remembered watching the TV series as a kid, and I have vivid memories of the theme tune. This audio tape is almost identical to the TV series. If you watched and loved the TV series, this portable piece of comic genius will not disappoint. This CD is probably the most clever piece of science fiction - which isn't *science fiction* - I have ever heard. The story covers philosophy, religion, human nature, and digital watches, in such an amazingly interesting and inspiring way. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is ... more
  • 13 of 14 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    jezmund

    1 Star WARNING! MP3CD edition 01/03/2005
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages The files are small and fit on just two CDs

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Quality of recording poor.

    Having read the above reviews, I have noticed they are generic, and do not represent a review of the actual item shown. This is the MP3CD edition, and while it therefore offers a cheap alternative to the full sets, and is squeezed onto two CDs, the encoding quality is appalling. I have dealt with MP3s for a long time now, and the quality, although often not as good as CDs, is certainly comparable when it comes to speech and sound effects, and is therefore an absolutely ideal alternative to CD recording, especially if you intend putting it on an iPod or something. I have also been an absolute ... more
  • 8 of 11 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    asey16

    5 Stars Wacky Space Fun. 18/04/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Let your mind drift to someplace far away.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Bit mind bogglingly weird. (But thats not necessarily bad.)

    When I first started reading this book I was amazed at that crazy characters and weird situations that Douglas Adams writes. However the more I read the more I grew to enjoy the book. If you are looking for a serious book this certainly isn't it, but if you are looking for a humourous release from the day to day norm then this is definately a book for you. Douglas Adams creates a universe where pretty much anything can happen (and it usually does), some people would describe this book as science fiction, but i think it is glorious 'science nonsence'. and that certainly isn't a bad thing. You ... more
  • 7 of 13 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    dangergran

    5 Stars My Name is Dangergran, and this is my towel..... 09/06/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Laugh out loud funny, superbly read, entertaining, genius comedy writing

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not the best quality

    For years I had heard the name Douglas Adams, but never had any idea as to what he wrote, I just had him down as another sci-fi writer, a genre which, to be honest, doesn't generally appeal to me. He was recommended to me by an ex of mine, who had an excellent sense of humour, as 'the funniest author you'll ever read.' I was still doubtful as to the truth behind this statement, until one day, I heard him playing this CD in the office. I didn't know exactly what he was playing, but I kept overhearing lines as I walked past that had me in complete stictches. I asked him what the hell this crazy ... more
  • 6 of 15 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    artybloke

    5 Stars an un-addam and eve-able audio book!... 14/07/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages sit back, relax, let the madness unfold, refold, become an origami penguin, then do something else...

    Disadvantages Disadvantages sadly cannot be paid for in un-earthly moneyage!

    The story is an action pact romp through space and time which fuses python style humour with alice in wonderland style philosophy. The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy in audio book form really is an absolute must hear! Basic plot; Our anti hero Arthur Dent is awoken one morning to fin his house is about to be demolished. Soon after this revelation he also discovers that his best freind 'Ford Prefect' desn't infact come from Guildford, but is actually an alien who happens to be compiling a chapter for a guide book on earth. If all this wasn't enough he soon finds him hitching lift in a flying ... more
  • 12 of 25 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    kyrion

    5 Stars One book til the grave? Choose this one... 28/02/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Funny in an in depth way

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Books 3 and 4 are significantly weaker

    If you are anything at all like me you will have a friend in HGTTG. It actually is a multifaceted book despite its reputation as a simply funny. The trilogy is (of course) consists of 5, of wich i personally feel that the books three and four are a rank 4 on Ciaos scale.But theres more romance and Marvin in those so... I've giggled til i cried on a public bus,been more prone to philosophical ponderings then before,and generally feel a lot better after i every time i read it. 6 times sofar...It is a book i very much would like to recommend,with all the fighting and ruccus going on in the world ... more
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