There are many times when the book goes off on random rants from the The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (an actual book in the book) about random people from random places that have nothing at all to do with the story or plot. Sometimes, you don't know what just happened in the book, so rereading is a necessity throughout the story. If you are thinking about reading this, know that some parts of it are so outlandish it's crazy, for instance that mice secretly run the earth and that a major industry is planet creation for the rich and wealthy to live on. I would recommend this book to all looking for a very mellow, fun read to take a break from serious books, which it is the opposite of.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
I recently read The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams. It is the story of Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect's (a human and alien) journey across the galaxy. Ford, a galaxy hitchhiker, is stranded on earth and hitches a ride out with Arthur on the ships that are about to destroy Earth. They then miraculously get on a ship with the president of the galaxy, who stole the ship, and his girlfriend and adventure to a planet and people that are waking up from a 5 million year slumber. Also, it is learned there that the answer to life, the universe and everything is 42. Quite a confusing book.
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I read this book (and the 4 subsequent ones) awhile ago, and I thought they were pretty good. I agree with you that some of the stuff is sort of crazy sounding, but it does fit pretty well into the book. I would say that the best book is definitely the first, and that they pretty much steadily decrease afterwards. Overall though, I agree that it is definitely a good, funny book.
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