As they hitchhike through space, Ford and Arthur are subjected to almost everything that could go wrong, from Vogon Poetry to murderous mice. AND they have to put up with Zaphod Beeblebrox, the two headed president of the galaxy, and kidnapper of himself, his girlfriend Trisha McMillian (now Trillian) who Arthur unsuccessfully tried to pick up the night before Armageddon, and Marvin the universe’s most depressed robot.
The Hitchhiker's series is one of my favourites. It’s one of those series that actually makes you laugh out loud. Douglas Adams is an extremely good and an extremely funny writer. One moment the story will be ticking along then all of a sudden it will veer off on a two chapter long, hilarious tangent about sheep, or flower pots, that will be, somehow, obscurely related to the main plot.
The series makes no effort to conform to the expectations of sci-fi books - or books, at all, really, and they’re full of funny quotes. The one downside is that the last book in the series - “the fifth book in the increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy trilogy” - sort of peters out at the end, however, they’re still a really good read.
I always recommend this book. I try to get everyone I know to read them. And I think they really are worth it. Plus, there are some benefits:
• Find out the deal with the number 42,
• Learn how to fly (it’s all in the distraction) and
• See why everyone is making such a big deal about towels.
And if you read far enough in, you might even find out why this blog is called Eddie’s Sofa. And yes, he is in the timestream.
Feisty chick-o-meter: 2/10 there really aren't that many female characters.
Age Rating: 14+
Rating: 9/10
Stand alone or series: Series
Book or audiobook: Book
I love that you love these books. It took me 14 years to get one of the jokes in the first book. I remember walking along one day and thinking to myself "What's so unpleasant about being drunk?" OH! RIGHT! Sheer brilliance.
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