I only ever read the first of the books, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy when I was younger. By the time I had read that the BBC series had been broadcast - so I did not then read Restaurant at the End of the Universe, or Life the Universe and Everything.
So I had been meaning to read them again - they contain a lot of humour and word play that would have passed me by before. Also a lot of philosophical ideas about life are present especially in the first book.
I think the first book is the strongest with a lot of clever ideas in there, by the time you get to Life the Universe and Everything it feels like the attempt at a story line has taken over from the comedy and ideas.
Still great to be able to read them again - I will move onto books 4 and 5 of the trilogy soon.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment