Comedy next-door to tragedy

Douglas Adams is, of course, famous for his humor and dry wit as Witnessed in the Hitch-hiker series of books. How inspired, then, did He should turn his huge intellect and enthusiasm to a subject Which is in great need of attention.
The seemingly inevitable fate of the species he writes about is thrown into even more tragic contrast by his excellent and witty writing style, and this, I feel, makes the book not only thoroughly readable and enjoyable, but as incisive and educational as it can be ,