This is the third book in the "Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series by Douglas Adams. I love this series, and have a treasured hardback edition in my permanent collection that I read every few years.

I picked up this copy of "Life, the universe and everything" secondhand, thinking that it might make a good addition to my BookCrossing shelf.

The books in the series really need to be read in the correct order; this one follows on from "The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (book 1) and "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" (book 2).

Note: The cover art on this copy differs from the above picture.

Posted to Hawkette today in a trade for "The Cider House Rules".

Has arrived with me - thanks briskel.
Would you believe, I have never read these! Shame. But number one is coming soon to me in a bookray, and I'll have to get searching for number two!!

I am going to send this one, and the three other volumes in the series, out on bookrays.

Travelling list...

inoel131081 - Singapore
citrus - austria
annyria - canada
PrairieFirefly - Canada
Eucalia - California
mysterylady36 - Missouri
AtwoJay - Canada

I don't know if it was the things going on around my reading this (I have been in the process of moving), but I actually found the middle of this volume a bit boring. Easy to put down, in fact, which I didn't expect. Everyone raves about these books!

But the start had the witty and amusing observations that had me laughing out loud, that I had expected. Loved the comments on Krikkit/cricket, although I am a fan so I don't really know why some people insist on taking the piss!! And even Arthur understands how pendantic the MCC (Melbourne Cricket Club) can be - hilarious!!

The explainations of so many everyday things is what makes these books so funny. Somebody Else's Problem's are everywhere, aren't they!!??

Will send to Citrus soon.

received it together with the restaurant at the end of the universe... merci inoel, will read asap...

okay, i'm sorry i kept the books that long but right now i don't feel like reading them, so i'm just going to send them on unread...