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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Audiobook— narrated by Stephen Fry
Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy sends Arthur Dent, a befuddled Englishman, hurtling into space just before Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway. It is a short, absurd science fiction comedy that skewers bureaucracy, politics and the meaning of life, and it works best when you let it ramble.
Why the audiobook wins
Stephen Fry narrates Douglas Adams's comic space adventure, a book of dry British humor where the jokes live in the sentences and the asides. Entries from the Guide itself are scattered through the story, packed with tidbits that are never essential and always funny.
At just under six hours, it is short enough to finish in an afternoon or across a few commutes. The plot is loose by design, with a lot happening at once, so it suits listening for the jokes rather than waiting for the story to behave. It starts with the Earth being demolished and keeps going from there.
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Audiobook questions
- Who narrates the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy audiobook?
- Stephen Fry narrates the audiobook edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
- How long is the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy audiobook?
- The audiobook runs 5 hr 51 min.
- Is the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy audiobook worth listening to?
- We scored The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 4.4 out of 5. Stephen Fry narrates Douglas Adams's comic space adventure, a book of dry British humor where the jokes live in the sentences and the asides. Entries from the Guide itself are scattered through the story, packed with tidbits that are never essential and always funny.
- Can I listen to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy free with an Audible trial?
- Eligible new Audible members can use a free-trial credit to listen in the Audible app. Eligibility and current offer terms are set by Audible.Listen free with Audible
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