Brynnen: A is for Adams

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, by Douglas Adams.



I chose Douglas Adam's book, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, for A. This book is the second book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, beginning in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. This series concerns the adventures of Arthur Dent, the last human; Ford Prefect, an alien from the vicinity of Betelgeuse and intergalactic hitchhiker; Zaphod Beeblebrox, the three-armed, two-headed, president of the galaxy; Trillian, the other last human and traveling companion of Zaphod; and Marvin, the depressed superintelligent android. It is a hilariously funny book, as are the rest, but rather difficult to follow in a timey-wimey sort of way. But what do you expect from a book titled The Restaurant at the End of the Universe but a fun and funny romp through time and space? Whatever it is, as long as it isn't TOO serious, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe delivers. Love? Check. Heavy drinking? Check. Unexplained Spacio-Temporal mystery that is never touched on again? Check. Funny computers? Check. Surprisingly serious attempt to unravel the meaning of life? Surprisingly, check. (Although you should not be TOO surprised if they quickly say something along the lines of, "Heck with thinking, let's drink heavily again.") I recommend this book (after the first one, of course) to fans of Doctor Who. The space comedy is superb, and while we're at it, did you know Douglas Adams actually wrote some Doctor who for a bit? This is a fine book to be read during lunch hour because, in the words of Ford Prefect, "Time is meaningless. Lunchtime doubly so."-The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.



-Brynnen