The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (re-read)

Book #4 in 2015

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams

"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."

May 27th to June 25th - 30 days - 216 pages

Notes:

Re-read #4.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (re-read)

Book #48 in 2012

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams

"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 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 (formally Tricia McMillan), Zaphod's girlfriend, whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; and Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student who is obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he bought over the years.

Where are these pens? Why are we born? Why do we die? For all these answers, stick your thumb to the stars."

December 20th to 22nd - 3 days - 216 pages

Notes:

Still favorite.

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

Book #120 (Unique books)
Book #21 in 2010

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
by Douglas Adams

"Back on Earth with nothing more to show for his long, strange trip through time and space than a ratty towel and a plastic shopping bag, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription, the mysterious disappearance of Earth's dolphins, and the discovery of his battered copy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy all conspire to give Arthur the sneaking suspicion that something otherworldly is indeed going on. . . .

God only knows what it all means. And fortunately, He left behind a Final Message of explanation. But since it's light-years away from Earth, on a star surrounded by souvenir booths, finding out what it is will mean hitching a ride to the far reaches of space aboard a UFO with a giant robot. But what else is new?"

September 15th to September 18th - 4 days - 214 pages

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Book #118 (Unique books)
Book #19 in 2010

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
by Douglas Adams

"There is a long tradition of Great Detectives, and Dirk Gently does not belong to it. But his search for a missing cat uncovers a ghost, a time traveler, AND the devastating secret of humankind! Detective Gently's bill for saving the human race from extinction: NO CHARGE."

August 6th to August 9th - 4 days - 306 pages

Life, the Universe, and Everything

Book #99 (Unique books)
Book #47 in 2009

Life, the Universe, and Everything
by Douglas Adams

"The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky above their heads--so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals stand between the white killer robots of Krikkit and their goal of total annihilation.
They are Arthur Dent, a mild-mannered space and time traveler, who tries to learn how to fly by throwing himself at the ground and missing; Ford Prefect, his best friend, who decides to go insane to see if he likes it; Slartibartfast, the indomitable vicepresident of the Campaign for Real Time, who travels in a ship powered by irrational behavior; Zaphod Beeblebrox, the two-headed, three-armed ex-head honcho of the Universe; and Trillian, the sexy space cadet who is torn between a persistent Thunder God and a very depressed Beeblebrox."

December 21st to December 23rd - 3 days - 159 pages

108 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Book #98 (Unique books)
Book #46 in 2009

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
by Douglas Adams

"There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened."

December 16th to December 21st - 6 days - 165 pages

107 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Re-read)

Book #45 in 2009

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams

"Don't leave Earth without this hilarious international bestseller about the end of the world and the happy-go-lucky days that follow...about the worst Thursday that ever happened and why the Universe is a lot safer if you bring a towel."

December 14th to December 16th - 2 1/2 days - 143 pages

106 books read total (re-reads, audiobooks, etc. (since 2007))

Notes:
♥

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

Book #22

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams

"Don't leave Earth without this hilarious international bestseller about the end of the world and the happy-go-lucky days that follow...about the worst Thursday that ever happened and why the Universe is a lot safer if you bring a towel."

4 stars

August 6th to August 10th - 4 days - 143 pages