I know that this is a beloved book!! I really expected to love it. I just... didn’t. There were funny parts and I laughed, but for the most part I felt a bit neutral about it. I think maybe having seen the movie when I was an early teen made it harder in a way, because I already knew a lot of the best jokes.

I think, also, that I simply prefer things with more of a story. This book entirely hinges on comedy (particularly subversion of expectations), which could be great if that’s what you are looking for. The humor is a similar style to something like Good Omens or Monty Python, so if you absolutely love those things, I think this book will work well for you.

It’s also from 1979, so it is fun to explore an earlier take on Sci Fi, and to consider how it was playing on things like Star Trek. The audiobook is excellent.