(3.5 stars) 
 So I'd seen the Hitchhiker movie multiple times and before I realized "huh, I should probably read the books." So when I finally picked this up, I was excited to see how similar the two were. Surprisingly, rather similar. I enjoyed how Adams created a light-hearted sci-fi world, which I appreciated as someone who isn't the biggest sci-fi fan. There were lots of funny parts (I love Marvin. So much) and I liked all of the characters lots. I also was surprised to find that this book holds up super well since it was first published in 1979 and has a lot of technology bits. My only issue was I don't think I fully enjoyed this because I wasn't really in the mood for sci-fi, but that's all my fault so I'm excited to read on in the series.