The Hitchhiker's series is one of my favorites (if not THE favorite), and having Douglas Adams read pieces of them live was absolutely fantastic. I love hearing authors present their books the way they were intended, and this is the best of the best. If only it were the entire set.

Update: I found, in the depths of the internet, that Douglas Adams HAS read the entire series for audiobooks. They weren't all that easy to find, though, which is absolutely beyond me. I would definitely recommend reading Hitchhiker's, AND listening to the Douglas Adams' audio. ( )

This is a recording of a reading that Douglas Adams did back I 1995. It is a selection of bits from several of the books. You can hear the audience responses to different pieces while Adams is reading. It was a treat to listen to. The selections he read reminded me of why I liked the books all the years ago I read them and just might get me to read them again or listen to a complete audio of them one day. This isn’t the best thing for someone to listen to that has no knowledge of the books but if you have seen one of the movies then this might prod you into reading the books that they were based on. ( )

I was mislead by the way the library has this cataloged into thinking I was listening to an audio version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

I thoroughly enjoyed this reading of random stories from Douglas Adams collection, by Douglas Adams himself.

I haven't read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy yet, but will be moving it up on my list after hearing this. ( )

Just hearing Douglas Adams reading and talking about this work is a treasure for Hitchhiker's fans. The usual strange humor (humour?). ( )