For my next independent reading book, I’m reading The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. It’s a pretty quick read with, in the words of my dad, “…absurd British humor in the style of Monte Python.” He wrote that on the inside cover of the book he bought me, and he pretty much hit the nail on the head with that one. It’s not my typical paranormal romance, but it’s a nice change to get me out of my genre rut.

I was incredibly confused at first, but it’s actually not that hard to understand. The first 20 pages introduce you to Ford who’s so serious he’s funny and kind of odd in an unexplainable way, Arthur who lays in front of bull dozers for fun and is Ford’s friend, and Mr. Prosser who is the descendant of Genghis Khan and is trying to tear down Arthur’s house with the bull dozers. I actually laughed out loud on more than one occasion. For instance, the exchange between Ford and Mr. Prosser for anyone who knows what I’m talking about. Ford is so serious Mr. Prosser doesn’t know what to do except take Arthur’s place and lay down in front of the bull dozer so he can leave with Ford. Fantastic! I also like that the author tells you absolutely everything you need to know about the characters (expository characterization =D). It’s another nice change to what I’m used to. If the whole book goes like this, I have a feeling I’m going to be getting in trouble for laughing out loud in the middle of class.