A review by amandagstevens
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.

On p. 46, I gave in to the fact that overstated humor is not funny to me, and this book is the most perfect example of said humor I could hope to find. All the nonsense words, all the nonsensical rambling, ruin even the satire itself (for me). Unmitigated absurdity. I asked a friend if I should persevere, if I'll suddenly find all of it clever rather than annoying, and she said no, either you "get it" in chapter one or you don't ever get it. So I'm moving on, with best wishes to the many, many readers who do find this book smart and hilarious.