Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, audiobook read by Stephen Fry

I read this book a long time ago, and didn't really get into it. Alot of my friends did and thought it was the wittiest thing in existence. This was the only book I read in the series.

I tried listening to the book this time because it was read by Stephen Fry. I started idolizing him recently because he is the host of QI (or Quite Interesting). QI is a quiz show where contestants (usually noted British comedians) vy for scores based on how interesting their answers are. Obvious and wrong answers cause shame to the contestants, and interesting if wrong answers are awarded. Right answers are rare and well noted. After watching QI, I started to follow Stephen Fry's work and was quite surprised that I liked him so much. I always knew of his existence, in movies that I've liked, but never really knew what else he did.

This version of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is great because you could hear the irony and absurdity of what the story is telling you. When I read the book, I was 13 or something, and alot of the humour went over my head because I wasn't sure what was real or fake. Stephen Fry has a great voice, and I really appreciate his reading because he also does all the voices.

Unfortunately, Stephen Fry only has an audiobook out for the first book in the series. I was able to find older versions of book read by Douglas Adams. I just started Restaurant at the End of the Universe as read by Douglas Adams, and it's not bad. His voices aren't quite as distinct as Stephen Fry's, but you are still able to hear the nuances of language he meant when he first wrote the book.