Can I Hitch a Ride to Your Galaxy?Mar 21 '05 (Updated Apr 27 '05) Write an essay on this topic.
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The Bottom Line Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy should stand as one of the finest series ever because it both honors and laughs at the science fiction genre!
When I thought about a science fiction series to recommend, I first thought of the fine Elric of Melnibone series by Michael Moorcock. This series leans more into the fantasy realm than science fiction, but I feel that fantasy and science-fiction often walk hand-in-hand, and Elric's cross-dimensional law-versus-chaos epic fits the bills. However, this series stands as my second-most recommended science fiction/fantasy series. When it comes to science fiction series, I cannot recommend the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, expertly crafted by the late Douglas Adams, enough. This inappropriately-billed "trilogy" (it started out as a trilogy, but ended up being five books!) includes the following titles: 1) Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2) The Restaurant At the End of the Universe 3) Life, the Universe, and Everything 4) So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish 5) Mostly Harmless The Hitchhiker's series is a must-read, cannot-put-it-down set of books that focuses on the misadventures of Earthling Arthur Dent and extraterrestrial Ford Prefect as they narrowly escape Earth as it is demolished to make way for a new intergalactic expressway. The series progresses through various ships, across several planetary systems, and even across time. However, what makes the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series truly enjoyable is the dry English humor and off-the-wall characterizations that pervade the series. From pouty, moody robots to two-headed galactic presidents to beasts that can be disabled by simply putting a towel over their eyes, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy simultaneously lampoons and pays homage to science fiction, making you believe that science fiction that isn't too serious about itself may actually be a more plausible view of the possibilities of the universe. Oh, and if you make it to Mostly Harmless, you'll be pleasantly surprised at how Douglas Adams ties together all of the disparate elements of the series into one impactful, gut-wrenching conclusion. Poor Arthur!  |
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