content: I first read this book in college some 20 years ago, and I still highly recommend it. There's truly nothing else like it. Whole fan clubs are devoted to this series, and with good reason. (Just ask in a chat room some time, "What is the meaning of life?" Go on! I dare you! I bet at least one person responds "42"!). It's imaginative and very, VERY funny. I've never read anything so unusual in my life. I've recently discovered Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" novels, & while they're funny, they pale in comparison to HHGTHG.