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The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy

            The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy was written by Douglas Adams. It follows Arthur Dent who is pulled out of earth seconds before it was destroyed. He accompanies a hitchhiking alien who was stranded on earth for fifteen years. The book is full of Adams' quick wit and clichés. I never before was ever really interested in science fiction novels, but this novel have a very comical approach to it, which made it very enjoyable. .
             The characters are so well developed they each reflect the many different people that exist on earth, even though many of the characters were not even human. The dialogue between them is clever, with classic one-liners that kept me laughing. Adam's does an excellent job in the description and detail. The reader is able to clearly see Adam's imagination. .
             In the book, he used the destruction of earth to show what we all seek in life, the yearning to know the "meaning of life-. Also, the irrational decisions all of us make in life. The book is pretty much satire about society and science fiction. It questions the reasons why we exist, and how we come to be. Adams' also raises very interesting ideas and points about earth and its inhabitants. Although they are very exaggerated and out of this world, it provokes the reader to consider it being a possibility. .
             Douglas Adam's novel has convinced me that not all science fiction is bad, especially if its making fun of itself. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was so entertaining it influenced me to buy his entire series of six novels.
            


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