Friday, September 14, 2007

The Hitchhiker's Trilogy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is included in the
Hitchhiker's Trilogy by Douglas Adams. If there's
ever a book that I would consider wacky, this is it.

Although the overall plot could be considered interesting
if presented better, there are pages I've definitely
skipped through! Normally if a book had more
pages that I've skipped than read, I'd put it down
and turn it's pages nevermore. However, I've
decided to see how this one ends. Perhaps I'll
regret that decision, perhaps not.

Update: I definitely regret finishing the book.
It's not one I'd recommend to even the most
die hard fan of Science Fiction or Fantasy genres.

Why is it that in some books, as you are following a
plot line, you are interrupted with a mass
of extraneous bullshit stuck in between the
actions of the characters?

That's what occurred in this book. Repeatedly.

The plot: Take one Englishman down on his luck,
who's shanghaied by a friendly alien (who happens
to write for the agency Hitchhiker's Guide to the
Galaxy) just as the world really does "end"
courtesy of a alien villain who's clearing the way for
a galatic super highway. Bye bye Earth!

Said Alien and Englishmen then gallivant
via different means throughout space
meandering among galaxies back and forth
through time encountering various
meaningful and non-meaningful
characters, only to end up back on earth
just prior to the earth goes kaboom
saving it in the nick ... er, space of time.

The plot was almost an afterthought to
the explanations of various worlds,
word usage, events in space that
had no valid connection with the
present plot.

Thus, my regret for finishing the book!
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