Arthur Dent is having the worst day of his life. His house is being demolished for a new road, and the Earth is being destroyed for a galactic freeway. Seconds before he evaporates with the rest of humanity, his friend Ford Prefect transmits them to a spaceship. It turns out Ford is working on a revised edition of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy but has been stranded on Earth for the last fifteen years. Together, Arthur and Ford embark on their journey through space while running into unlikely fellow travellers and learning about the universe's great mysteries.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is unlike any sci-fi I've read. It's written with dry humor of observations on humanity and aliens, making me chuckle and want to keep reading. There are also a lot of quirky quotes from the guidebook Ford is working on that attempt to explain specific space creatures/cultures but actually raise more questions than answers. I find that many sci-fi novels aim to inspire readers to think more about the cross sections of technology and humanity. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is nothing like that. It's really just a fun read with peculiar characters and even weirder plots that I fully enjoyed!