The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1) by Douglas Adams - Starting February 1st 2020

[Maddie]

Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.

Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker's Guide ("A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have") and a galaxy-full of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox—the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian, Zaphod's girlfriend (formally Tricia McMillan), whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student who is obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he bought over the years.

[Maddie]

I'm reading this over a week, a bit a day

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

I’ll probably read it super quick once my audio copy comes in, which of course it hasn’t yet 😡

[Maddie]

That's all good! I'm just trying to schedule my BRs so I read a bit a day, motivate me

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Still haven’t got my audio version so I’ll slow read with you via the paperback copy I got......

Ch. 1-3 (view spoiler)[The oddity of this book really grabs your attention right off the bat and I love that. I read this book probably twenty years or so ago for school and honestly it was this book that first sparked my love of reading.
It’s so crazy and I love Ford and how out of place he is on our planet and yet no one notices lol. Looking forward to all that’s to come. From towels to mice to the biggest questions in the universe, I’m ready lol. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Haha no worries, I'm properly starting today. I've had no time!

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Ch. 4-13 (view spoiler)[Ok two things I forgot were the fish bug thing that had to go in his ear, thank goodness Ford did it so fast Arthur had no time to react lol. And Marvin Dear depressed Marvin lol, he's maybe my favorite character in the book lol (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

14-27 (view spoiler)[ Pin drop moment lol. Pretty funny they waited millions of years for an answer that makes no sense. (hide spoiler)]

[❀ Crystal ✿ -]

Finished (view spoiler)[Ok that ending came out of nowhere. I think honestly in my head I kept visualizing the movie and they are obviously not one in the same. The last time I read this was like 15 years ago so I remembered minor things. Can't believe those mice really tried to buy Arthur's brain lol, I mean he won't need it or anything :) (hide spoiler)]