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Една от не толкова добрите и забавни хумористични фантастики - слаба фабула и малко скучновати герои. Все пак съм доволна, че привършвам цикъла "Дъглас Адамс" :)
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Sur la planète Blérontin, on s'apprête à inaugurer en grande pompe le Straship Titanic, formidable vaisseau spactial, dernière création de Leovinus, le plus grand inventeur de l'univers et de tous les temps. Or, bien évidemment, l'engin a été saboté - une bombe intelligente a été placée à son bord -, et toutes les conditions sont donc rassemblées pour que ce premier vol expérimental soit une catastrophe sans précédent, mettant notamment en grave péril les vies des passagers : Leovinus, un perroquet de la planète Yassacan, un journaliste nommé Le Journaliste et un trio d'innocents humains...
189 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,1997
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189 pages, Paperback
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November 30, 2001 by J'ai Lu
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9782290053652
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2290053651
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French
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There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
Terence Graham Parry Jones was a Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian, writer and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.
After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in English, Jones and writing partner Michael Palin wrote and performed for several high-profile British comedy programmes, including Do Not Adjust Your Set and The Frost Report, before creating Monty Python's Flying Circus with Cambridge graduates Graham Chapman, John Cleese, and Eric Idle and American animator-filmmaker Terry Gilliam. Jones was largely responsible for the programme's innovative, surreal structure, in which sketches flowed from one to the next without the use of punch lines. He made his directorial debut with Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life.
Jones co-created and co-wrote with Palin the anthology series Ripping Yarns. He also wrote an early draft of Jim Henson's film Labyrinth and is credited with the screenplay, though little of his work actually remained in the final cut. Jones was a well-respected medieval historian, having written several books and presented television documentaries about the period, as well as a prolific children's author. In 2016, Jones received a Lifetime Achievement award at the BAFTA Cymru Awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film. After living for several years with a degenerative aphasia, he gradually lost the ability to speak and died in 2020 from frontotemporal dementia.
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
Terence Graham Parry Jones was a Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian, writer and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe.
After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in English, Jones and writing partner Michael Palin wrote and performed for several high-profile British comedy programmes, including Do Not Adjust Your Set and The Frost Report, before creating Monty Python's Flying Circus with Cambridge graduates Graham Chapman, John Cleese, and Eric Idle and American animator-filmmaker Terry Gilliam. Jones was largely responsible for the programme's innovative, surreal structure, in which sketches flowed from one to the next without the use of punch lines. He made his directorial debut with Monty Python and the Holy Grail, which he co-directed with Gilliam, and also directed the subsequent Python films Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life.
Jones co-created and co-wrote with Palin the anthology series Ripping Yarns. He also wrote an early draft of Jim Henson's film Labyrinth and is credited with the screenplay, though little of his work actually remained in the final cut. Jones was a well-respected medieval historian, having written several books and presented television documentaries about the period, as well as a prolific children's author. In 2016, Jones received a Lifetime Achievement award at the BAFTA Cymru Awards for his outstanding contribution to television and film. After living for several years with a degenerative aphasia, he gradually lost the ability to speak and died in 2020 from frontotemporal dementia.
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Overall a reasonable read and written in the Cain of other Douglas Adam’s books . Just felt too similar to HHGTTG
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Very reminiscent of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, rather unsurprisingly, but a little too long I think and lacking the same level of charm. A good if bizarre read to fill an afternoon.
Setting: Most of the story takes place on the eponymous starship, which sounds very much like a luxury cruise liner, except in space. The robots were an amusing touch with their quirks and bizarre programming. I could visualise the setting enough for reading the book, but no more than that. In places, a little more detail would have been appreciated but what was there was adequate.
Character: I didn’t really connect with any of these characters, except perhaps the architect. They were stereotypes given names and not that much was done to subvert these. This was a quick and fun read but I won’t be able to remember any names in a few days. There was a great Monty Python nod with a particular cameo.
Plot: Perhaps a couple of the complications could have been eliminated without any damage to the plot line as a whole as it did feel a bit long. The events did all hang together and the ending was satisfying if a little oddball in places.
Setting: Most of the story takes place on the eponymous starship, which sounds very much like a luxury cruise liner, except in space. The robots were an amusing touch with their quirks and bizarre programming. I could visualise the setting enough for reading the book, but no more than that. In places, a little more detail would have been appreciated but what was there was adequate.
Character: I didn’t really connect with any of these characters, except perhaps the architect. They were stereotypes given names and not that much was done to subvert these. This was a quick and fun read but I won’t be able to remember any names in a few days. There was a great Monty Python nod with a particular cameo.
Plot: Perhaps a couple of the complications could have been eliminated without any damage to the plot line as a whole as it did feel a bit long. The events did all hang together and the ending was satisfying if a little oddball in places.
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Auch wenn ich kein wirklicher Fan von Monty Python bin und mit dem Namen Terry Jones nicht viel anfangen konnte, fühlte ich mich doch ein wenig in die Zeiten des "Anhalters" zurückversetzt. Die Reise von Lucy und Co. mit dem Starship Titanic erinnert gekonnt an Douglas Adams' Werk, wirkt aber leider auch teilweise wie ein lauwarmer Aufguss. Insgesamt war sie nette kurzweilige Unterhaltung.
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Is it a shame that Douglas Adams concentrated on the video game and let the book over to Terry Jones? We will never now but it is certain that Terry Jones did a terrific job in writing this book (in the nude) completely in the style of Douglas Adams' Hichthiker's Guide series. Of which it is a spin-off of course.
Not too many characters, coming from three planets, so it is not very hard to tell them apart. A lot of bots and a parrot. The action also takes place on the above-mentioned three planets but mostly in space aboard the Starship Titanic.
A lot of action, impossible situations quickly following up on other crazy situations, constant danger for life, a race against the clock, sex, violence, hi-tech, ...
Witty but mostly absurd conversations between humans and humans, humans and a parrot, humans and a bomb, humans and bots...
If you loved THHGTTG you will certainly like this book. If you abhor absurd humor stay away from it.
Not too many characters, coming from three planets, so it is not very hard to tell them apart. A lot of bots and a parrot. The action also takes place on the above-mentioned three planets but mostly in space aboard the Starship Titanic.
A lot of action, impossible situations quickly following up on other crazy situations, constant danger for life, a race against the clock, sex, violence, hi-tech, ...
Witty but mostly absurd conversations between humans and humans, humans and a parrot, humans and a bomb, humans and bots...
If you loved THHGTTG you will certainly like this book. If you abhor absurd humor stay away from it.
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This is a madcap silly tale full of highly imaginative humor in which one escapade keeps leading to another. A light, fast paced story.
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It was ok. The innuendo felt forced and too frequent. The story was so so. The humour mediocre. Probably the weakest in the Hitchhikers series and feels a bit dated now.
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I listened to the audio book, with Terry Jones narrating, and it was brilliant. I'd highly recommend it. His narration of a particular sex scene and the subsequent discovery of that scene by the other characters had me laughing so hard that it left me gasping for air. It was a fun book. I'll add it to my list of books that I reread when I need a pick me up.
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