Great fun - I laughed out loud several times. I'm off to read the sequel.

This was one of, if not the funniest sci-fi book I have ever read. It is also one of the easier reads I have read, however it being easy to read doesn't take away from the plot and the overall randomness of the "Hitchhiker" books (which I strongly recommend you read all of). Douglas Adams has created a masterpiece which will captivate even beginning readers will want to read this book because of the lack of hard words and fast paced plot line full of action and oddities. Here is a brief summary of what the book is about. However, don't be discouraged from reading the book because you think you know all that happened, the summary doesn't give more away then what you learn in the first few chapters.
This book depicts Arthur Dent -a normal earthling- going about his morning when he notices a bulldozer in front of his house and lies down in the mud in front of it so it won't demolish his house. Then his friend Ford Prefect -an alien from the Betelgeuse star system- wisks him away from earth (about to be destroyed by the Vogons) by hitchhiking on a Vogon ship. Then he and Arthur travel all around the universe in search of the question for the answer of Life, The Universe, and Everything. On the way he meets Zaphod Beeblebrox -the crazy president of the galaxy- and Trillian -Zaphod's girlfriend from earth- who join Ford and Arthur in their quest to find the question for the answer of Life, The Universe, and Everything.
If you are intrigued by the brief summary I have just given you, then this book is for you, and if you were not, well then just read it anyway and you will probably find something to laugh at and enjoy. REMEMBER, DON'T BE AFRAID OF IT BEING TOO HARD the words are simple and you should understand all or most of them. So for all of you who like a nice easy read go ahead and dive into the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. For those more sophisticated readers out there you will love the complex themes Douglas Adams weaves into his book (but you beginning readers can just ignore them and still pretty much get what the book is talking about.

the best si-fi comedey I've ever read and a great book in it's own right, be sure to catch the follow ups

I really enjoyed this book.The story is very funny, and all comes together in a very interesting way. The reason that I gave it four stars is because it gets confusing and hard to follow at some points. The story starts whan Aurthur Dent learns that his house is being torn down to make room for a new freeway. His buddy Ford prefect, who he thought was human, but turns out to be an alien wisks him off of the earth just in time for an even worse termination. The hystarical things that happen as the two friends journey through space are worth reading over and over again. if you like humor, but don't mind reading something twice for it to make sense, you'll probably like this book.

This book is about a guy who goes with his frend on a journy into space and try to be saved. The reason they want to be saved is because they find out they are on the enemys ship. I can't tell you any more because then I would give the book away.