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Douglas Adams first imagined the Starship Titanic in Life, the Universe and Everything, the third entry in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, where it is briefly mentioned in the book's 10th chapter. Adams describes it as a 'majestic and luxurious cruise-liner' that 'did not even manage to complete its very first radio message - an SOS - before undergoing a sudden and gratuitious total existence failureΤι άλλο ναDouglas Adams first imagined the Starship Titanic in Life, the Universe and Everything, the third entry in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, where it is briefly mentioned in the book's 10th chapter. Adams describes it as a 'majestic and luxurious cruise-liner' that 'did not even manage to complete its very first radio message - an SOS - before undergoing a sudden and gratuitious total existence failureΤι άλλο να ζητήσω δλδ; Μία ιδέα του αγαπημένου Douglas Adams, σε απόδοση από ένα μέλος των Monty Python ( Terry Jones ) ο οποίος συμφώνησε να γράψει το μυθιστόρημα με τον όρο ότι θα το έγραφε απολύτως γυμνός!Μην ψάξετε τον σύνδεσμο με το 'Γυρίστε τον γαλαξία με ωτοστόπ', εκείνο είναι μοναδικό. Αυτό το βιβλίο είναι κάπου παραδίπλα. Είναι η φαντασία του αναγνώστη του έργου του Adams για όλα τα spin off που δεν μπόρεσαν να γραφτούν. Είναι σαν φόρος τιμής.Είναι απολαυστικό, θα γελάσεις, θα αγωνιάς για την εξέλιξη και θα λες ' γαμώτο, πόσα ακόμα θα μπορούσαν να υπάρξουν!' Σίγουρα όμως δεν είναι ΑΜΦ (Ανεπανάληπτου Μεγέθους Φιάσκο)!;).

When I learned that this book existed, I was desperate to find a copy. The brainchild of Douglas Adams, as interpreted by Terry Jones of 'Monty Python' fame?! Where do I sign my soul away?I'm very glad I didn't shell out a lot of cash for this book. It showed promise, but read like a chapter book for kids. I would not give this book to any child, though - there's a lot of sexual, R-rated antics, especially as the book gets moving. That's not to say that this is pure rat poison. The book has its When I learned that this book existed, I was desperate to find a copy.

The brainchild of Douglas Adams, as interpreted by Terry Jones of 'Monty Python' fame?! Where do I sign my soul away?I'm very glad I didn't shell out a lot of cash for this book. It showed promise, but read like a chapter book for kids. I would not give this book to any child, though - there's a lot of sexual, R-rated antics, especially as the book gets moving. That's not to say that this is pure rat poison.

The book has its funny moments, and because of those, I do not regret reading it. I do, however, regret buying it, since I will never reread it. If you should pick up this book, get it from a library, or borrow it from some poor schmuck like me who saw the names on the cover and went bananas. It's a very short read, not at all taxing on the mind. But don't assume that you're getting the epitome of Humor, because this book is far from it. I went into this book wanting to enjoy it. Well, more than thatI was expecting to enjoy it.

After all, it was written by Terry Jones and based on a game by Douglas Adams.What wouldn't there be to enjoy?Spoiler alert: the answer is 'A lot.' It wasn't good. It was short, though, which does count for something, but it wasn't short enough. It started off promisingly, but a few chapters in, it felt like the story just diverges from the plot of the game. This being said, I've yet to go through the game I went into this book wanting to enjoy it.

Well, more than that—I was expecting to enjoy it. After all, it was written by Terry Jones and based on a game by Douglas Adams.What wouldn't there be to enjoy?Spoiler alert: the answer is 'A lot.' It wasn't good. It was short, though, which does count for something, but it wasn't short enough. It started off promisingly, but a few chapters in, it felt like the story just diverges from the plot of the game.

This being said, I've yet to go through the game—it's on the to-do list—so I'm not sure how true this actually is.But it is at this point that it seems like Jones' plot properly kicks in, and it is simply convoluted (well, not actually simply).The complications begin with a love triangle which expands to a love pentagon for the majority of the novel, briefly expands to a hexagon, then back to a pentagon before resolving itself in the way you've been expecting for the past three-quarters of the novel. I use the word 'expecting', but what I really mean is that Jones has been nudging you painfully in the ribs, winking at you and whispering in your ear that the main two couples are going to swap partners by the end. Which is what happens.The only really surprising thing here for me was that it didn't happen sooner, or, indeed, before the events of the novel, though there are a few references to partner swapping already happening in the past.There's a sub-plot about insurance fraud which was enjoyable, but wasn't really adequately explored. The character of Leovinus, the ship's creator, was entertaining, yet underused, simply due to the plot keeping him out of the way for a good two-thirds of the novel. And when he returns, he's instantly smitten with Nettie, as is almost every other male character with more than three spoken lines.And right there is one of my main issues with the novel.

She starts off widely regarded as a bimbo and transforms into this genius, ostensibly because she's just hidden her cleverness under a 'dumb blonde' exterior (she's even blonde!). I'm not saying that doesn't happen. It's just annoying how she becomes the only human character capable of rational, non-sexual thought, and is also the one whose physical form is most described. There is a drinking game, I'm sure, to be made out of how many times her breasts are mentioned unnecessarily.Beyond the whole Mary Sue nature of Nettie, there's the tension between the two human females, Lucy and Nettie, and the jealousy of the love dodecahedron. It's tiresome and reads almost as if Jones was trying to outdo Adams' last venture on the Awkward Love Affair scale,.Even the writing seems sub-par. Of all people, Terry Jones should have been able to deliver us so much more. At times, the writing slips into a poor emulation of Douglas Adams' (something which Eoin Colfer has since demonstrated can actually be done successfully).

Other times, it's simplistic and almost seems written for children (the high level of sexual content really ought to suggest otherwise, though). A hell of a lot of the time, there are far too many exclamation marks in speech and narration alike.I did have high hopes for Starship Titanic when I picked it up as a novel and never read it, and I kept those high hopes up till the day when I bought the e-book and finally read it because I'd lost my physical copy. In the end, though, those hopes were dashed by bosoms, unnecessary love triangles and not enough entertaining science fiction.I was properly disappointed. Not too bad but certainly nothing amazing. Its a shame Adams didnt flesh this out as originally intended since it was his idea. It could have been pretty incredible like the Hitchhiker series, and kudos to Jones for scratching it out at the last moment to work with the then contemporary video game, but the short production time shows; it ends up being just okay.

The part with the sentient bomb was on the right track; however, that ended up being the most redeeming quality of the entire novel. Not too bad but certainly nothing amazing. It’s a shame Adams didn’t flesh this out as originally intended since it was his idea. It could have been pretty incredible like the Hitchhiker series, and kudos to Jones for scratching it out at the last moment to work with the then contemporary video game, but the short production time shows; it ends up being just okay.

The part with the sentient bomb was on the right track; however, that ended up being the most redeeming quality of the entire novel. (2.5) Fun concept, not Terry-bly well writtenTerry Jones is no novelist, but the storyline plane that is one of the pillars of great Adams writing is still present (others being satire and witty wording/dialogue), and delights despite the nonstop narrative in place of dialogue/inner monologue. Maybe the game makes more sense now? (I never made any headway whatsoevermustve needed to work on that second class upgrade first.)pre-reading: Played the computer game based on this (or I guess the (2.5) Fun concept, not Terry-bly well writtenTerry Jones is no novelist, but the storyline plane that is one of the pillars of great Adams writing is still present (others being satire and witty wording/dialogue), and delights despite the nonstop narrative in place of dialogue/inner monologue.

Maybe the game makes more sense now? (I never made any headway whatsoever—must’ve needed to work on that second class upgrade first.)pre-reading: Played the computer game based on this (or I guess the other way around) a long, long time ago. As I recall, I failed to make any appreciable progress whatsoever. Was that the joke? Maybe this novel will shed some light on what we were supposed to do.:).

This book was not entirely unlike Douglas Adams books. I enjoyed Terry Jones Monty Python work, and the combination of that and Adams name attached to it I was expecting it to be great. However, it didnt live up to those expectations. It was fine, but it didnt quite have that charm that youd expect from something actually written by Douglas Adams. I feel like it relied way too much on sex jokes, which are fine in moderation but that was most, if not all, of the jokes in this book.The story This book was not entirely unlike Douglas Adams’ books. I enjoyed Terry Jones’ Monty Python work, and the combination of that and Adams’ name attached to it I was expecting it to be great. However, it didn’t live up to those expectations.

It was fine, but it didn’t quite have that charm that you’d expect from something actually written by Douglas Adams. I feel like it relied way too much on sex jokes, which are fine in moderation but that was most, if not all, of the jokes in this book.The story itself was pretty interesting, and I actually liked most of the characters (except Lucy who the worst). It took a little bit to really get into it, but once I settled into the story it was entertaining. The story of three Earthlings flying through space on a doomed starship and trying to figure out how to get home would’ve been better in Adams’ hands, but was fine in Jones’ as well. Could’ve absolutely been better and funnier, but I wasn’t displeased with it. If you expect a book by Douglas Adams, you will be disappointed. It is not a hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.

If you expect a silly space adventure in the vein of Douglas Adams, then this novel has it's merits. Although I would not so much say it is a novel rather than a serie of silly sketches glued together in a cursory way which pretend to be a novel of sorts.No wonder if you realize that this book has been written by the late Terry Jones, grandmaster of silly sketches of Monty Python fame. If you expect a book by Douglas Adams, you will be disappointed.

It is not a hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. If you expect a silly space adventure in the vein of Douglas Adams, then this novel has it's merits. Although I would not so much say it is a novel rather than a serie of silly sketches glued together in a cursory way which pretend to be a novel of sorts.No wonder if you realize that this book has been written by the late Terry Jones, grandmaster of silly sketches of Monty Python fame. If you read it at such, it has it's moments. It is certainly funny at times. But it is riddled with gaping plot holes and unfulfilled build-ups. Story wise it is a bit of a mess.I have enjoyed this book nonetheless, possibly because Terry Jones perished only days ago.

And I do have a soft spot for him. He lightened up a good part of my youth and showed me which way was Camelot. Three stars for a book about a starfaring parrot, without so much parrot in it. Douglas Adams and Terry Jones, in collaboration. What's not to like? As I went through the 'to be read pile' this turned up next on that huge pile and I admit to a happy smile at that.The pleasure didn't last so long as it turns out this is not the most stunning example of any of the hitchhiker tales. The humour turns to farce, and not in a funny way, but in typical, Monty Python style which overdoes the funny bits and diminishes the total kind of way.Skimmed much of it and realised I didn't Douglas Adams and Terry Jones, in collaboration.

What's not to like? As I went through the 'to be read pile' this turned up next on that huge pile and I admit to a happy smile at that.The pleasure didn't last so long as it turns out this is not the most stunning example of any of the hitchhiker tales.

The humour turns to farce, and not in a funny way, but in typical, Monty Python style which overdoes the funny bits and diminishes the total kind of way.Skimmed much of it and realised I didn't actually miss anything.All OK, but not worth a reread. I found a copy of Douglas Adams's Starship Titanic at a half-price book store last December, and picked it up.

I'd played the related computer game when it came out back in 1997 and was curious to see how (what I remembered of) the storyline played out in book format.The story opens with Leovinus - the genius designer of the Starship Titanic 'the ship that cannot possibly go wrong' - taking a last-minute tour of the ship, only to find that some very serious corners were cut in its construction. I found a copy of Douglas Adams's Starship Titanic at a half-price book store last December, and picked it up.

Oh, how I wanted to like this book more. But for me it was simply impossible not to go into it with sky-high expectations, even though I tried not to. I also have very high standards for comedy. (I'm picky, perhaps a comedy snob, and I find most mainstream 'humor' to be unfunny.) So I might be more critical than the average reader. A few chuckles and maybe two good laughs was not enough for a book by a comedic dream team. If the rest of the book was up to the standards of the few very funny Oh, how I wanted to like this book more. But for me it was simply impossible not to go into it with sky-high expectations, even though I tried not to.

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I also have very high standards for comedy. (I'm picky, perhaps a comedy snob, and I find most mainstream 'humor' to be unfunny.) So I might be more critical than the average reader. A few chuckles and maybe two good laughs was not enough for a book by a comedic dream team. If the rest of the book was up to the standards of the few very funny sections, this could have been a 5-star book. I didn't have a particularly good memory of Starship Titanic. I'd originally read it back at the height of my Douglas Adams obsession as a late teenager; I was fastidious about grabbing everything I could with Adams's name on it.

I was leery that this wasn't written by Adams himself, even though I loved Monty Python as much as DA-Terry Jones being a part of a brilliant sketch comedy troupe didn't mean he could write a novel.That said, I also didn't have much memory of Starship Titanic at all. I didn't have a particularly good memory of Starship Titanic. I'd originally read it back at the height of my Douglas Adams obsession as a late teenager; I was fastidious about grabbing everything I could with Adams's name on it. I was leery that this wasn't written by Adams himself, even though I loved Monty Python as much as DA-Terry Jones being a part of a brilliant sketch comedy troupe didn't mean he could write a novel.That said, I also didn't have much memory of Starship Titanic at all. I mostly confused it with the Futurama spin on the Titanic.

Which is to say, coming into this reread, I was mostly expecting a not-funny, predictable Titanic-in-space, Futurama-did-it-better novel.That's not what Starship Titanic is.Back in 1998 the Starship Titanic video game released. A point-and-click adventure that Douglas Adams scripted (which means it's funny and, not coincidentally, utterly impossible). They (the publishers) wanted a book to release at the same time but, unsurprisingly, Adams decided he was much too busy to be able to. Enter, Terry Jones.The best part of Starship Titanic is the introduction, which Adams did write. He gives the wholly optimistic opinion that Jones does a much better job than he himself could have.

On the one hand, this is utter bollocks. On the other hand, Adams's inability to meet deadlines likely meant that he would have never been able to finish Starship Titanic, even had he agreed.

So because Adams pawned the job off on someone else, we have a book that otherwise would not exist.Even knowing that comparing Starship Titanic to a book Adams never wrote is a fool's game doesn't make it not an easy comparison to make. Many of Jones' high points feel like echoes of jokes or ideas Adams already did better in. Even the core idea of Earthmen somehow getting whisked into space-albeit under different circumstances-is a close kindred spirit to Adams's classic.On its own terms, Starship Titanic is amusing (if ridiculously messy).

Moreso than I was expecting. The characters are endearing (although shallow).

Aside from a few dragging opening chapters, once our main characters are on the ship, the plot advances at a brisk pace. It's utterly disposable, yet maintains enough 'oomph' to be pleasing enough.And as much as it feels like Jones is trying to ape Adams's writing style (no one can match it), the fact that he doesn't totally embarrass himself is kind of impressive. It feels like he put working into giving Douglas Adams fans something they could enjoy. That (another fool's errand) was impossible, of course, and I doubt many people were too happy upon release (Adams fans-especially back then-were hardcore and fervent). But the reality of their reaction is moot; it feels like Jones put a lot of care into the words he used.Of course, a surprisingly capable Jones is still pretty iffy. But it's better than expected iffy.

It's endearing in its iffiness. It's a novel just strong enough that, reading it now without the towering, fanatical Douglas Adams fandom ready to pounce, it feels like a novel that has been treated a bit unfairly. Seems like the kind of thing that one-time Adams devotees could return to now and find value in. I recently replayed Starship Titanic, over two decades after my first play-through, and it was a lot shorter and less clever than I remembered it being. It did remind me that there was also a book (I remember downloading it as a text file and printing it out on my first ink-jet printer in middle school, but I'm not sure, now, that I ever read the whole thing), so in an effort to salvage my fond memories of the game, I thought I'd give that another go.

It didn't help.It's technically a video game I recently replayed Starship Titanic, over two decades after my first play-through, and it was a lot shorter and less clever than I remembered it being. It did remind me that there was also a book (I remember downloading it as a text file and printing it out on my first ink-jet printer in middle school, but I'm not sure, now, that I ever read the whole thing), so in an effort to salvage my fond memories of the game, I thought I'd give that another go.

It didn't help.It's technically a video game novel, of course, but it's a video game novel written by one of the Monty Pythons, about a game made by Douglas Adams, on which said Monty Python actually worked—the writing really has no business being this amazingly awful. At least some of the blame must fall on the publisher's insistence that it be released at the same time as the game (as Douglas Adams mentions in the introduction; the book was actually published a few months before the game was released), meaning it had to be written while some aspects of it were still, presumably, up in the air.