SSR Quarter 1 Book Review

The book that I read for the first quarter was The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. This book consists of 180 pages and is a Comic science fiction novel. The Plot of the book is about Arthur Dent and his journey across the galaxy. Arthur must search the galaxy for a new home because Earth is destroyed by Vogons, who destroy Earth because they want to create room for a motorway bypass system. Arthur then becomes friends with Ford Perfect who becomes his guide to the galaxy and teaches Arthur everything he needs to know to survive. Arthur learns three important things from Ford that help him to survive his journey, 1) He, Ford, is an alien from Beetlegeuse; 2) He, Ford is a writer for the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and 3) The Earth and many more planets are going to be destroyed. These three tips are essential to Arthurs survival in the universe because they lead the way to more tips about the universe that Arthur eventually discovers.  For being a short book,I really enjoyed reading it because I like reading books that are related to Science Fiction and at the same time, deal with Space. This book mentions Space a lot, it felt like a Star Wars novel because there were parts in the book where Arthur got into blaster showdowns with the Aliens in the novel, and most of the characters in the novel have their own spaceships, just like in Star Wars. However, this book for being a really action paced book can get really slow at times because sometimes the story stops to give an explanation of random things in the universe. For example, the moment before Arthur's house gets destroyed, the book takes a break from the story to give a whole explanation on the origin of the Zaphod race that lasts for about five pages long. Still, despite the fact that it drags, this novel was still engaging for me, if you're a reader who likes action, Sci Fi, and comedy, then this book if for you, give it a read.