Now, I could start this blog off with tons of rambling on and on about how busy I've been and how I haven't had much time to read and blah blah blah, BUT I won't bore you with that so let's get started!
I definitely recommend The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. I was kind of skeptic at first because of the title (yes I thought it was going to be a long description of the galaxy with just a little non-interesting story), but instead of judging a book by its cover I decided to check it out. Although this book wasn't one of my favorites it did keep me interested and I really, to be quite honest, didn't want to put it down. There were many challenges while reading this book. Things such as you pretty much have to be completely focused when you read and having to re-read the last paragraph to understand it. One challenge for me while reading this was that I really didn't believe some of the things they were talking about (religious wise). So while keeping an open mind set these are some of the things it made me think about.
- What do I believe will happen when the world ends?
- What do I believe the world was created for?
- What would I do if I knew the world was going to end tomorrow?
The list just keeps on going.
While reading this book I also considered what other religions would believe. A lot of the questions were very easy for me to answer, but I am very strong in my faith. This made me consider what/how I would answer the questions if I wasn't strong in my faith. I also wondered what other religions' answers would be like compared to mine. I also figured that other religions/people would have many different questions than I would, and I wondered how I would answer them. This really got me thinking and kept me interested in the book.
This book was really good. I'm glad my grandma recommended it to me. Although I would probably not read a sequel of it, it gave me a new perspective on science fiction. Before this book, I didn't think science fiction was really my thing. I thought it was uninteresting because I knew it really couldn't happen and I kind of thought it was stupid. Now I realize that I was wrong. Science fiction is very interesting and it really makes you think. So I guess this book taught me a lesson don't judge a book (or genre) by its cover!
Au revior!
-Rachel
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