The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy
I have just read a novel, entitled the hitch hikers guide to the galaxy, written by Douglas Adams. It is a comedy adventure book.
It all begins when Arthur Dents small house is knocked down to create a bypass. Then, not shortly afterwards, the same thing happened to the earth. Luckily, he hitches a ride on a space ship with weird friend Ford Prefect. From then on the two of them see weird and wonderful things. Not to mention meeting new and old friends and foe. And then there’s a problem with the mice…
My favourite part is with Marvin, a very depressed robot, and Eddie the computer, the complete opposite. It is very funny about how Marvin reacts to the “happy” robots. Overall his drag charms had me laughing out loud.
My favourite character is Marvin, the very depressed robot, or ford, the travelling alien who got stranded on earth. I like Marvin, for the reasons I’ve expressed above. And I like Ford as he seems a very interesting bloke! I also like Eddie and Slartiebartfast.
Overall I loved the book, I thought it was hilarious. I loved the originality and the laugh out loud jokes. It’s my favourite book and I think it will take a lot to beat it!
June 2nd, 2006 at 10:43 pm
H2G2 is my favourite book too (and my wife’s). I used to listen to the original radio series back in the late 1970s and early 1980s and I absolutely loved it, waiting eagerly for the next instalment to come out. If you get a chance to listen to those recordings you will love them - they are different to the book and sometimes funnier. Highly recommended.
I was so keen on the series that in my first year at university, I had a jumper knitted for me with the rubber duck from the record sleeve of “Restaurant at the End of the Universe” on it. Thanks to my mum for that, she knew that you’re never alone with a rubber duck.
June 9th, 2006 at 12:32 pm
Good to see you found a book you really liked. Have you tried the other Douglas Adams books yet? And what about Terry Pratchett?