Chris’s Reviews > The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy > Status Update

The inhabitants of the planet Krikkit does not like anyone outside of their atmosphere. Yes, even you, so they plan to destroy the universe. Unfortunately Arthur Dent is still alive, and tries to stop the inhabitants of the planet Krikkit to destroy the universe. Although this story is a bit difficult to understand, it's still hilarious and I recommend it to everyone who likes humorous stories.

Arthur Dent was insulted 3 times in 1 day, and here is the insult, (I thought this was a good insult): "You're a jerk Dent, a complete kneebiter." This was said by Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged, he said this insult because he set out to insult everyone in the universe, by alphabetical order. This line completely cracked me up because it caught me off guard, and the expression on Arthur's face was hilarious.

Main characters Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect, (his chose Ford because he thought cars was the dominant species on Earth) witnesses the End of the Universe, the Gnab Gib (read it backwards), and got the answer to Life, Universe, and Everything, 42. Whilst trying to figure out what the question actually means, (ironic isn't it) they also to figure out who controls the universe. It is truly a chaotic universe.

In the book, one joke made me laugh. "Arthur Dent's house was about to be run over by a bulldozer one morning. The worker says he ought to complain to the town hall, it was only a couple of kilometers away. Then, aliens came to destroy Earth, they said humans should have complained to the Galactic Council, it was only 8 light years away." This funny tone continues on throughout the book and makes it very enjoyable.

In this trilogy of 5 books, yes, 5 books, don't panic, Earth was destroyed. This one of the first modern Sci-Fi books that sets an example for many other Sci-Fi books. For some reason, Sci-Fi authors just like to destroy Earth. Although talking about the serious topic of Earth's destruction, the author handles it like bulldozing a house, and this humorous tone makes the whole story more casual, and more entertaining.

In this trilogy of 5 books, yes, 5 books, don't panic, Earth was destroyed. This one of the first modern Sci-Fi books that sets an example for many other Sci-Fi books. For some reason, Sci-Fi authors just like to destroy Earth. Although talking about the serious topic of Earth's destruction, the author handles it like bulldozing a house, and this humorous tone makes the whole story more casual, and more entertaining.

While reading Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, I have discovered that the author, Douglas Adams has a way with words, just like J.R.R. Tolkien. They both play with words, although slightly differently. J.R.R Tolkien writes in a very classic tone, and he really likes to add dialogue from character. On the contrary, Douglas Adams although does add dialogue, he likes to "juggle" around with his words and make it funny.