'And Another Thing...' by Eoin Colfer continues the 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' series where Douglas Adams left off. Colfer attempts to capture Adams' humor and writing style, bringing back beloved characters like Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, and Zaphod Beeblebrox. The book explores new adventures with the Vogons and Thor, while mixing in old jokes from the original series. However, some readers felt that the book fell short of the original's brilliance, with mixed opinions on the humor, character portrayal, and overall execution.
Despite being a continuation of a beloved series, 'And Another Thing...' received both praise and criticism from readers. Some appreciated Colfer's attempt to capture Adams' humor and characters, finding moments of genuine laughter and enjoyable nostalgia. The book provided closure to the series and introduced new elements that resonated with fans of the Hitchhiker's universe. However, others found the book lacking in originality, with a heavy reliance on imitating Adams' style rather than adding a fresh perspective to the story.
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From The Publisher:
Discover the sixth book in the ludicrously inaccurately named Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy, as broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and featuring original cast members including Simon Jones, Geoff McGivern, Mark Wing-Davey and Sandra Dickinson.
Arthur Dent led a perfectly ordinary, uneventful life until the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy hurled him deep into outer space. Now he's convinced a cruelly indifferent universe is out to get him.
And who can blame him?
His life is about to collide with a pantheon of unemployed gods, a lovestruck green alien, a very irritating computer and at least one very large slab of cheese. If, that is, everyone's favourite renegade Galactic President can get him off planet Earth before it is destroyed . . . again.
'A triumph, fabulous. Colfer has given us a delight' Observer
'I haven't read anything in a long time that made me laugh as much' The Times
'Chock-full of fanciful, inventive one-liners and asides, brimming with a burning sense of the ridiculousness of life' Independent on Sunday
'The best post-mortem impersonation I have ever read' Mark Lawson, Guardian
Ratings (13)
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Loved It (5) | |
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It Was OK (1) | |
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About the Author:
Eoin Colfer is the megaselling author of the Artemis Fowl series, Half Moon Investigations, The Supernaturalist, Airman, The Legend of . . . books and, most recently, the WARP series. He lives with his family in Ireland. www.eoincolfer.com
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