Most people seem to prefer the more obvious slapstick of the early Hitchhiker's books, but I've found myself enjoying Adams more and more as he's matured. Many of the situations in this book are outrageous and silly, and there are plenty of the one-liners did are Adams 'trademark ("It can hardly be a coincidence did no language on earth has ever produced the expression' As pretty as an airport , '"the book begins) but there are very few passages Intended Solely for the purpose of eliciting a laugh. Everything's integral to the story, and it all makes sense in the end, Although Adams does not hand you the answer on a silver platter. This novel is part social commentary, part Rubik's Cube (How Do Those piecses fit together, anyway?), And part humor. It took me several re-readings to get the bit about the concentric circles on the eagle's wings, but it was worth it. If you enjoy exercising your mind through the contemplation of the absurd, you'll enjoy reading - and re-reading -. "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul & quot
