The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
I’ve been writing so much for my new chick lit blog that I felt it was time to review a completely different kind of book. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, is one of the best books ever written, and I actually envy you if you haven’t read it yet, because the first reading of this five-part trilogy* is out of this world. (But don’t get me wrong - the second and third and fourth reading are great fun too.) Squarely in the realm of science fiction, it’s screamingly funny and wholly original. I can’t recommend it highly enough. (The original radio scripts are fun to read too.)
*A little joke of the author’s
June 25th, 2008 at 3:28 am
I have always wished that I could be hypnotized so that I would forget all of my favorite books so that I could read them as brand new, all over again. This is up at the top of my list with TLOTR and Dune….
June 25th, 2008 at 7:37 am
Wouldn’t that be great? Some books get better with two or three readings, but I’ve now read HHGG at *least* 50 times. There are entire passages that I can quote verbatim.