Resumo de The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

In the normal scheme of things, at least once in a lifetime, you
come across a book. The first time you read it, it?s funny. The second
time you read it, it remains funny. The third time you read it, you
curse the day you picked up the damn book. The Hitch Hikers Guide to

the Galaxy is not that book. This is a book which remains fresh no
matter when you read it ? though it does get a little soggy when read in the loo.

The book starts with a bang ? the Earth is destroyed. In any other
book, that would be the end of the story, but not in H2G2. After the
destruction of the Earth, the plot thickens ? and thickens ? and
thickens ? till it turns to pea soup at around the exact time ? but not
the exact time, because no such thing has been defined by the ?Guild of
witty story writers who are very fond of pea soup and soggy bread.? The
best way to recognize them is to shout Goldilocks
at the top of your voice. After years of discussions and debates,
peppered with long pea soup and soggy bread luncheons, enough to keep
all the pea soup and soggy bread manufacturers happy for quite a while,
it was decided that every book must turn into pea soup and/or soggy
bread at least once ? that such books usually do, and in the end the
Earth is destroyed once again. Read the sentence again ? it makes
sense!

For everyone else who hates pea soup and wouldn?t be caught
dead with soggy bread, we have the colorful cast of characters. ?

Ladies and Gentlemen! I present the Hero, Heroine, Villain and the
village idiot ? the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy itself. This is
the most comprehensive compendium of information for hitch hikers
wanting to explore the universe in under 30 Altairian Dollars a day.
From the Mostly Harmless blue planet we call Earth to the Pan Galactic
Gargle Blaster (the most potent drink this side of the universe), from
Eccentrica Gallumbits, the triple breasted whore of Eroticon 6, whose
erogenous zones are said to start some 5 miles from her actual body, to
the Restaurant at The End of the Universe, where you can have dinner
while watching the universe crumble upon itself, this has it all.

With the help of Arthur Dent who works in the local radio and his
friend Ford Prefect, who unbeknownst to him is a correspondent for the
Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy; the book gives us a ring side view of
all the fascinating things the universe has to offer. Having survived
the destruction of the Earth by hitching a ride with the very
spaceships that destroyed it, the duo end up in the Starship Heart of
Gold, which works on the Infinite Improbability Drive, realize the
purpose of their lives and that of the Earth?s existence and still end
up having fun on the way.

This is a cult book which has been
converted into a radio series, a movie and also cartoons ? the works.
It gives a different paradigm that is at once thought provoking and
comedy. If you?re looking for a fly weight novel to read in class ?
this is the book for you. If you?re into heavy philosophy and stuff
(Ayn Rand et al) ? this book is for you too.

Finally, I give you my personal favorite character ? Wowbagger, The Infinitely prolonged. His
only mission in life is to traverse the entire universe insulting
everyone in it. And the best part ? He has to do it in alphabetical
order!

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