Don't Panic

#1 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

I’m not surprised.  

 This book is overly absurd and just plain ridiculous.  But I guess that’s what made it into what it is today, a comedy classic of science fiction. 

Arthur Dent (human) escapes with Ford Prefect (Betelgeusian) just before Earth’s demolition to make way for a galactic hyperspatial express route.

 The quirky characters and dialogue are what really drives this story to its current status.  Yes there’s a plot, but that’s really not the point.

I find the most random facts untold by the famous text The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy to be both interesting and hilarious.  Who knew you could put a Babel fish in your ear and understand any language?  (not to mention the sheer existence of such a fish disproves the logic of God… or does it?) 

This story keeps you on your toes just to ponder such ideas for the sake of entertainment.  And though you thought humans were smart, the poor displaced Earthling Arthur learns different.  Don’t let those mice fool you into thinking humans were running scientific experiments on them.  It's actually just the opposite.  Needless to say, the dolphins tried to warn the humans that Earth would be destroyed.  But, those humans just wouldn’t listen.

It’s a page turner.  Each chapter is just a few pages.  And, just a few chapters left to go.