Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor. Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker's Guide ("A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have") and a galaxy-full of fellow travelers: Zaphod ...
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Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor. Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker's Guide ("A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have") and a galaxy-full of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox--the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian, Zaphod's girlfriend (formally Tricia McMillan), whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student who is obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he bought over the years.
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Easily one of my favorite books. Fantastic British Humor and Wonderful One Liners.
Maggy
Apr 4, 2008
This book is probably one of the funniest things I've ever read! Even if you aren't a big sci-fi fan, the humorous conundrums of Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Trillian, and Zaphod Beeblebrox will amuse.
fishu
May 28, 2007
Hitchhikers
What could possibly be better than Douglas Adams' extraordinary tale read by one of the funniest sharp men of recent times - Stephen Fry. This is the motion picture version of the inspired creative tale of a simple man - Arthur Dent - who is suddenly thrust from armchair to other world in this movie version of the tale.
