I’d just like to talk a little bit about a series of books I have been reading for the past couple of months. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series of books by Douglas Adams have got to be the funniest books I have ever read. I am currently at the beginning of the third book in the series…. Life the Universe and Everything. So far the series of books has followed the adventures of an alien named Ford Perfect who’s job is to add entries into The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a manual on how to survive in the universe. With him is Arthur Dent, a human who was rescued at the last second by Ford Perfect before Earth was blown up by the Volgan race to make way for an interstellar interstate bypass.
The book is nonstop one liners and irony. I have been reading the book in class and sometimes I cannot hold myself from laughing out loud. If you are looking for 5 books to keep you busy and don’t mind poking fun at science fiction (I know some people are real hard core and take it seriously) then you should give the Hitchhiker’s Guide a look.