The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
By Douglas Adams
Reviewed by Kyle Buck
Have you ever wondered what it all means? Have you ever asked, what's the answer to life, the universe, and everything? If so, then you should pick up a copy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. While you might not like the answer, the book tries to give you a small, bite size answer to the ultimate question. More importantly, the book focuses on one unsuspecting Earth mans journey to find it.
I really liked this book for its humor. I don't recommend this book for everybody because not everyone would understand the book's humor. Much of the book's humor comes from ideas such as an infinite number of monkeys could type Hamlet or the questioning as to why many people are obsessed with money and technology. Enjoying the book also takes a person who can look at things from a different point of view.
If you are not quite so into the humor, you might find the science fiction aspect to be within your radar. The book starts with the main character, Arthur Dent, trying to keep his home from being demolished to make way for a bypass when Earth is destroyed for just the same purpose. Arthur is saved however by his friend Ford Perfect whom got stuck on Earth wall trying to collect data for an encyclopedia like book, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. They make it onto a ship which was stolen by the president of the universe and proceed to go on searching for a lost planet.
If you are looking for a good summer read, this book just might be for you. it is funny and intellectual but never over stays it's welcome. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is a short read, but if you liked it and can't stand cliff hangers, there are four more books in the series. There would be another book in the series, but Douglas Adams sadly died before he was able to finish it. May he rest in peace forty two inches under.
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2 comments:
Sweet review Mr. Buck! I like the reference to 42 at the end.
Here's a bit of HHG2G trivia for you: Johnny Depp is a huge fan of Douglas Adams' work. So big in fact that at one point he had expressed a great interest in playing the role of Zaphod Beeblebrox in the movie version.
A very good and interesting review. I'm glad that the book seems much better than the movie. I watched the movie with my dad and we both thought it was severely disappointing. It lacked the humor you described the book to be full of so I can't wait to actually laugh at something funny.
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