Mark's Blog

Being a huge fan of the hitch hiker’s guide to the galaxy series of books, TV programs and radio shows(lets forget the film was called hitch hikers as apart from that it was pretty good) I really wanted to hate this book. I regarded it as little more than a cheap cash in on the works of the late and great Douglas Adams, the problem is it wasn’t completely awful, infact it wasn’t that bad at all.

The style isnt quite the same as Adams’s but its close enough that it feels comfortable compared to the earlier works in this series. Eoin keeps a good pace throughout the book; and doesn’t branch off from the story too often, or go too indepth about sub-plots and assorted facts as many writers have a tendency to do.

If you like the previous books in the series and are ready to put aside your preconceptions and enjoy the book for what it is, this is a highly enjoyable read if a little lacking in bulk at 340 pages. The humour doesn’t feel quite the same as Adams’s but is similar only maybe not quite so dry and deadpan. If however you just see it as a cheap commercial tie in on the popularity of the Hitch Hiker’s series then you probably already hate it. I would just like to say give it a go put aside your preconceptions and try it out, its rather hypocritical to deride something before you have even experienced it.

I don’t want to go into detail about the plot of the book as that would spoil it for others who have yet to read it but there is plenty more information on the book’s website 6of3.