** spoiler alert ** 
 Keep in mind that I'm not a super fan of sci-fi fantasy. I just... space lasers, aliens and all that jazz are not my cup of tea. I was, however, completely bowled over after reading this book. Not only is Douglas Adams one of the funniest writers in history, but the plot was great. The story of a man about to lose everything ending up finding what he really needed complete with lots of fun and wild characters. It was hard to put this book down. I think my favorite character (aside from Arthur Dent) was Marvin the depressed robot. I just wanted to hug him the entire time. If you've read this book, but not the other four, I highly recommend reading all of them.