The ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams’. This book is a science-fiction book. The book follows Arthur Dent and his friend Ford Prefect as they wander the galaxy. But this is not as simple as it seems because one they are drifting through space.

The story begins with Arthur Dent’s house being destroyed to make room for a bypass. Arthur is then saved from the destruction of Earth by his friend Ford Prefect. They are then thrown from the ship that rescued them. Throughout the book there are entries from the book the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. This book talks about ordinary Earth objects as being important such as a towel. Of course the two characters are saved by a ship piloted by Ford’s cousin. They then set out to find the planet Magrathea.

This book is full of crazy and hilarious scenes such as Arthur’s house is destroyed for plans that were made fifty years ago and then the Earth is destroyed for plans that were also made fifty years ago. This book has an interesting ending and leaves people wanting to read the rest of the series. The book kept my interest the whole way through and there was good suspense throughout the book. The characters are interesting and hilarious such as a robot called Marvin who is clinically depressed.

The dialogue in the book is realistic seeing as it is a science-fiction/comedy. The relations in the book between the characters are believable. The main strengths of the book are the comedy and madness. The main weakness is that some things have to be read a couple of times.

My favourite scene is when two mice offer Arthur money to buy his brain so Arthur of course disagrees and they start fighting. I love this scene because I find it crazy that two mice want to buy a brain from someone who is alive, this would mean killing the person. This scene always strikes me as being one of the craziest scenes in the book.

I would recommend this book to everyone between the ages of three to three hundred. It is suitable for everyone as there is nothing difficult in the book. This book is good for people who enjoy science-fiction and comedy. People who do enjoy science-fiction and comedy will not enjoy this book.

Sandy Corcoran

1. The book that I have read is the hitchhiker’s guider to the galaxy by Douglas Adams. The book is a 180 page read, it has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. It was originally a radio show on BBC2 but was later rewritten as a book and is the first of five books. It is a sci-fi comedy. The book is about Arthur Dent who thinks things are going bad for him because his house was knocked down. The Earth suffers the same faith shortly afterwards to make way for a new hyperspace bypass and his best friend Ford Perfect has just announced that he’s an alien. At this moment they’re hurtling through space with nothing but their towels and an innocent looking book inscribed with big, friendly words:
   

2. DON’T PANIC
   

3. I would give this book a 9/10 as it was a good read and very funny. It even includes the meaning of life and has a suicidal robot called Marvin. I would recommend this book for people ages 10-15 but everyone would enjoy it.   
   
   

          By Shane Duggan