This book was recommended to me by a friend. Its unlike most science fiction books on the market. A bizarre hybrid of comedy and science fiction, it breaks all the rules. The writing is simple but effective. If you have a twisted sense of humour, this book is definitely an option for you. There were sections where I couldn't stop laughing. The ideas aren't just comical but on the edge of scientific thinking (as strange as that sounds). Milliways, the restaurant that teeters on the edge of the universe, rocking back and forth through time every night, the Earth being demolished for a bypass and being redesigned in another part of the universe, an improbability drive spaceship in which the most impossible of events actually happen, and mice being the most intelligent beings (then again given some of the people I've met that doesn't surprise me). Although the talking cows bred specifically to like being eaten are a bit strange. They even give suggestions and recipe ideas "like try the rump".

For science fiction aliens, the characters are surprisingly believable. There's every character were used to spotting in life: the eternally depressed group wheel, the overwhelmed but generally nice guy, the eccentric best friend, the conceited but ever charming leader and the scientifically minded chick. With these simple descriptions they may not sound like people you know, but there are characteristics that are common with these characters and my friends. You know you're reading something good when you can still relate to the characters no matter how outrageous they are and they have 2 heads.