Monday, November 17, 2008
Post Two/Dos
As for my decision on what book to choose for this quarter's outside reading, I decided on reading The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. I read from chapter one to chapter six and it was amazing. Adams did an excellent job of incorporating humor and wit into his book so that it stood out from the rest. At first, I didn't think a book could possibly be comical in any way, but the first several pages had me laughing. The author's creative way of putting humor into his story turned an ordinary 'si-fi' story into an extremely funny piece of literature. The theme of adventure in the story has also made it a very enjoyable book to read. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy begins in a very unique situation that involves several bulldozer's and the main character's (Arthur Dent's) house. The Earth is also about to vaporize due to some alien intervention. However, Arthur Dent is saved just in time by his friend, Ford Perfect, who has been a stranded Betelgeuse alien. This storyline sets of in a very unique manner and continues throughout the book. Although I've only read about six chapters of the book, I can already predict that most of Arthur Dent's galactic adventure will be very exciting and full of out-of-reach concepts and ideas. The storyline to this book seems very mind-boggling, since so much has already happened in the first few chapters, but I am very eager to continue reading. Douglas Adams' work is full of surprises which only make me want to read on.
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I checked out the audio book for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for my dad and although I didn’t read it, the “Great Critic” (Sahar’s dad) hacked the whole thing to pieces with negative comments after the first dozen pages. I was going to read it after he had, but he crushed it so much, I never had the heart to pick it up. Your review of the book is significantly different to that of my dad’s and I actually think I may pick it up. (After Twilight books are done of course!)
Keep posting, I think your review has sparked my interest again and if you continue the positive posts, I may check it out again, this time for myself.
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