Mostly Harmless vs The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Mostly Harmless

Mostly Harmless Douglas Adams · 1991 ★★★★☆ 3.9 243 pages · ≈ 4 h 30 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams · 1979 ★★★★☆ 4.2 289 pages · ≈ 5 h 21 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy higher: 4.2 vs 3.9 from 2070422 votes.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the easier read (Light), Mostly Harmless more demanding (Moderate).

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