Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (6 points)

I listened to the audio play for the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. This was a very pleasant experience because the humor was very enjoyable, the story was fun, and the characters were fun. 

Arthur Dent is the protagonist, a human from Earth, finds himself traveling around in space with Ford Prefect, a being from the planet Betelguese. They hitch a ride on a ship of Vogons who had destroyed Earth to make way for a bypass, although supposedly this was the ultimate work of mice testing a theory. Arthur Dent is quite adaptable, although his character at first seems like that of Bilbo from The Hobbit, drawn in to an adventure that he almost had no say in the matter of joining, or little say. Trillian and Zaphod are the rescuers of the two companions, although the rescue happened by chance due to the drive in the ship. Trillian is a specialist of some kind who Arthur had met once before on Earth. There are many more intriguing characters, but one of the most intriguing characters for me, is Marvin the depressive android. His character is endearing 

The humor of the story revolves around the responses to situations, being anything absurd to something that makes sense with bizarre logic. The protagonists of the story are trying to find the answer to the ultimate question of life, which turns out to be 42. But then there is a right question to the answer of 42. What is the ultimate question of life and everything? Arthur is discussing with a being about how he has this feeling that something isn't quite right in the world, and the being responds that that is nothing special, simply regular paranoia. The protagonists need a reservation for the afterlife after supposedly dying from an explosion, although it turns out to be a restaurant at the end of the universe, which is located exactly where they were when the explosion happened, so they didn't travel in space but in time. Marvin has to open a space ship, but instead of engaging Zaphod's dialogue, he says, "Well why don't you tell me to open the spaceship instead of trying to engage my enthusiasm, because I haven't got one." The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy being a cheap book, but also saying 'Don't panic' is hilarious and amusing because it is a bestseller because of this, which sounds appropriate because human beings, and even every other being needs a sense of reassurance that everything is going to be ok. These are all some of many examples that create a humorous approach to telling a story.