{"id":6300,"date":"2025-06-30T12:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T16:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=6300"},"modified":"2025-06-30T08:32:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T12:32:46","slug":"readers-advisory-episode-268-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-268-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers Advisory: Episode 268 &#8211; The Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to the Galaxy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading <em>The Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to the Galaxy<\/em> by Douglas Adams. Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-268-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy\">the podcast<\/a>\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/allsystems.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/allsystems-138x220.jpg\" alt=\"All Systems Red by Martha Wells\" width=\"138\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/allsystems-138x220.jpg 138w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/allsystems-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/allsystems.jpg 314w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chilling.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chilling-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Chilling Effect by Valerie Valde\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chilling-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chilling-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/chilling.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dirk.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dirk-145x220.jpg\" alt=\"Dirk Gently\u2019s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams\" width=\"145\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dirk-145x220.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dirk-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/dirk.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780765397539\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>All Systems Red<\/em> by Martha Wells<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780062877239\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Chilling Effect<\/em> by Valerie Valde<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781476782997\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Dirk Gently\u2019s Holistic Detective Agency<\/em> by Douglas Adams<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/gideon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6095\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/gideon-144x220.jpg\" alt=\"Gideon the Ninth\u00a0by Tamsyn Muir\u00a0\" width=\"144\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/gideon-144x220.jpg 144w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/gideon-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/gideon.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/guards.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6303\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/guards-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Guards, Guards! (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/guards-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/guards-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/guards.jpg 664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lastchance.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lastchance-141x220.jpg\" alt=\"Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams &amp; Mark Carwardine\" width=\"141\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lastchance-141x220.jpg 141w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lastchance-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/lastchance.jpg 639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781250313188\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Gideon the Ninth<\/em> (The Locked Tomb series) by Tamsyn Muir<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780063373761\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Guards! Guards!<\/em> (Discworld) by Terry Pratchett<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780345371980\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Last Chance to See<\/em> by Douglas Adams &amp; Mark Carwardine<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/longway.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6305\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/longway-146x220.webp\" alt=\"The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/longway-146x220.webp 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/longway-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/longway.webp 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ship.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ship-142x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Ship by C. E. Ricketts\" width=\"142\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ship-142x220.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ship-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ship.jpg 647w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/spaceopera.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/spaceopera-146x220.jpg\" alt=\"Space Opera by Cat Valente\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/spaceopera-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/spaceopera-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/spaceopera.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780062444134\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet<\/em> by Becky Chambers<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9798990379107\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Ship<\/em> by C. E. Ricketts<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9781481497503\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Space Opera<\/em> by Cat Valente<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/smek.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6308\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/smek-150x220.jpg\" alt=\"The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex\" width=\"150\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/smek-150x220.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/smek-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/smek.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hitchhikers_guide_to_the_galaxy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hitchhikers_guide_to_the_galaxy-148x220.jpg\" alt=\"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (movie)\" width=\"148\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hitchhikers_guide_to_the_galaxy-148x220.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hitchhikers_guide_to_the_galaxy-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Hitchhikers_guide_to_the_galaxy.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 148px) 100vw, 148px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/radio.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-6310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/radio-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio drama)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/radio-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/radio-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/radio.jpg 522w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/5209\/9780786849017\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The True Meaning of Smekday<\/em> by Adam Rex<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4nw8e1W\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to the Galaxy<\/em> (movie)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4nsb1Jh\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to the Galaxy<\/em> (radio drama)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s what we suggest instead of\/in addition to reading The Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Listen to the podcast\u00a0to hear us talk about some of these titles in more depth!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[144,1478,2579,2580,1433,2581,1857,48,30,2523,1637,2578,2582],"class_list":["post-6300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ra","tag-adam-rex","tag-becky-chambers","tag-c-e-ricketts","tag-cat-valente","tag-douglas-adams","tag-mark-carwardine","tag-martha-wells","tag-readalikes","tag-readers-advisory","tag-tamsyn-muir","tag-terry-pratchett","tag-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy","tag-valerie-valde"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6300"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6313,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6300\/revisions\/6313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}