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Life, the Universe, and Everything
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Book 3
- Narrated by: Martin Freeman
- Series: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Book 3
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Humour & Satire
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Steiny76
- 2019-03-08
Quick Pace. Great wit.
Gotta pay attention or you can get lost pretty quick in the language and craziness that happens throughout the book.
1 person found this helpful
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- loCAL Sport
- 2018-03-03
Martin Freeman is funny and easy to understand.
This made a long trip much shorter. Douglas's comedic sci fi aporoach and his ability to find the cosmic laughs in mundane activities is extraordinary.
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- Murray Hayes
- 2018-01-02
Out of this world!
I loved every insane minute of it! Martin Freeman is a master story teller. Douglas Adams is a brilliant nut-bar and I love all the "Galaxy" series. Two thumbs up!
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- Co2
- 2021-04-02
just my opinion
I see why they only made 1 movie, this was not as enjoyable for me as the first book. I didn't like the voice effects/distortions that someone decided to add to the robots and other characters.
the humour is consistent from the first book though so that was of course quite enjoyable; and I do look forward to the next book in the series anyways. they can't all be zingers.
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-08-15
Magnificent
Loved every minute! Constantly kept guessing, and Freeman's rendition is tremendous. Love the added voice effects.
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- Java
- 2019-08-05
Very funny, albeit not the best Hitchhiker
while not my favorite hitchhiker book in terms of story, this one is still very funny, very clever and very much worth your time. The voice performance is great, and the characters of Hactar and Prack are both very memorably weird. Martin Freeman has clearly put in a lot of thought and effort to his narration.
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- TW
- 2018-05-26
Morgan Freeman is awesome
Morgan Freeman does an excellent job. Probably the best audiobook performance I've ever heard. bam!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- J. Morgan
- 2007-02-03
It's my favorite of the series
This book started out as meast least favorite of the series, but has grown on me ever since. It's now my favorite and, in my opinion, is Adams' most creative Hitchhiker book. Martin Freeman is a top rate narrator. He is much more versatile in his voice acting than I would have thought, has unique voices for each character, and is highly entertaining. I highly recommend this book, or any of this series.
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- E in Atlanta
- 2016-10-28
completely different read 25 years later
Any additional comments?
When I read these as a 14 year old, I thought they were hilarious. As a 40 year old, this one made me cry. A perfect portrait of middle age depression and the absurdism employed to cope in the face of the second half of life.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-05-12
Cant listen to this version and fall asleep.
The chapters end with a crazy loud and jarring instrumental number. The previous version read by douglass adams had 2 loud bits the entire series. Edding singing about the nukes and agrajag screaming.
This version of the book is just... not as good as other versions of this audiobook
3 people found this helpful
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- Stacy H.
- 2019-01-18
Why is there music playing in the background???
Why is there music playing in the background? you can't even hear the narrator! The story is fantastic and I love the entire Hitchiker's series! I have all the paperbacks but I don't have the time to actually re-read them, so I turned to Audible. I wanted to at least listen to them in the car as I drive to and from my jobs, but the music is so annoying and infuriating! And it's only at certain parts of the book, too! WHY???
6 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Luke Morrison
- 2017-05-09
They changed the words???
They change the word Fu©k to Belgium? I can understand in this day and age the insatiable need to cut out any hint of political incorrectness but come on? This ruins Douglas Adams writing. Terrible idea. please make it available with the original and correct words.
Martin Freeman did a good job narrating this book. Other than the above this is a well done version of the book.
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- Brandon
- 2016-09-14
Bravo for Martin Freeman. Best man for the job.
If you perfer mono-readers rather than a group of people reading the script, then Martin Freeman is your guy. The voices for each character are constant and hardly ever change. Ever. Thank you Martin Freeman.
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- Dallas D.
- 2015-07-03
Great
Love Martin as a actor and reader and Douglas Adams. Win,Win combination in my opinion.
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- Lynda
- 2020-08-20
Best book in my library
I have hundreds of books now and I listen to this one monthly. So charming and wacky! This is Douglas Adams' best work, and Martin Freeman is the perfect narrator. No shrieky voices or annoying sfx. Just a great actor lovingly reading, with impeccable comedic timing.
1 person found this helpful
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- john
- 2015-05-28
funny!
great funny story. classic tongue in cheek humor or life. you will do it over and over
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- Mihai Bîrsan
- 2012-09-26
A very fun read if you're hooked on the series
Would you listen to Life, the Universe, and Everything again? Why?
I see myself listening to this book again, mainly because it's very funny. "Haha" funny, not funny like a funny smell. Also, I'm pretty sure I've missed a few details here and there while giggling.
Who was your favorite character and why?
My favorite character was a speck of dust on one of the baseball bats. It stood out because it reappeared every time Arthur was looking away. I think it was Marvin's fault.
What about Martin Freeman’s performance did you like?
Martin Freeman was probably the best pick to read this series with, perhaps, the exception of that famous radio news presenter from Han Wavel.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I actually almost did! I started listening to the book on a Saturday morning, and I kept listening through while doing chores around the house. I ended up doing more chores than planned, and I think I accidentally cleaned someone else's spaceship. And ever since, I can't imagine why, my fridge no longer needs electricity: I just need to feed it some restaurant bills.
Any additional comments?
This book is definitely the opposite of belgium. (Not the country.)
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