Review of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galxy

Have you ever wanted to see the galaxy from an improbable angle, with the Universe being your only limit? Then you  might want this book.

The book I chose to read for my review was The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, By Scott Adams. The main characters in the book were, Arthur Dent, a regular earthling, Ford Prefect, an irresponsible alien disguised as a human, Zaphod Beeblebrox, the former president of the galaxy; now a convict, Tricia McMillan, or Trillian, the fiancé of Zaphod, and Marvin, a terminally depressed and spiteful robot, built as a prototype.

The story begins on Earth, when Arthur finds that the city council has plans to demolish his house and make a highway. In a heated argument with a representative, his friend, Ford, takes him to the pub and explains that a hostile alien race called the Vogons are going to demolish the Earth to make way for a hyper-space bypass. They manage to get rescued by Zaphod and Trillian, in the stolenHeart of Gold starship, equipped with an infinite improbability drive. The party travels to a fabled planet lost in the past, believed to manufacture planets for luxury. The planet reveals that it is hostile, and they narrowly escape with their lives. They then go on to the restaurant at the end of the universe, named Milliways. The restaurant is conveniently located at the end of time, and the party sits down to enjoy the proton decay and drink “pan-galactic gargle blasters”, the most volatile alcoholic drink in existence.

I could not stop reading this book, it fit extremely well to my tastes, and I think that anyone who enjoys science-fiction and comedy will enjoy this book as well. At times it may be slow, but it will more than make up for that with its enticing storyline.