The Short: In this sci-fi farce, Terry Jones (of Monty Python fame) brings the rest of the galaxy to life, in a book influenced by a computer game created by Douglas Adams. The story begins with the opening ceremonies for the world's greatest starship, the Titanic. But little do the aliens of this distant planet know that things can only go horribly wrong. With a couple unsuspecting people onboard, the starship (trying to take off) suddenly dissapears. And then reappears above earth, and crash lands on the future property of some innocent earthlings.
When one of the earthlings is invited into the Titanic by a confused robot, the 3 humans can't help but venture onto the ship.
What they find is a whole mass of disfunctional robots, a romantic alien journalist and a slightly crazed parrot.
Not to mention the fact that the ship takes off, accidentally kidnapping the helpless humans.
The Good: Trust me, you'll know this book is written by one of the craziest men alive right off the bat. The book is hilarious, and has just the right amount of absurdity to make a great book. And it's a nice length too.
The Bad: The book almost feels like it's trying to add a little of Douglas Adams flavor. Which is impossible to do if your not Douglas Adams. So it makes for a slightly awkward mess at some points, but all in all it's not terrible.
The Overalls: It's a great book if you want to just sit back a relax, and have a few chuckles. Sure it's not as brilliantly amazing as Douglas Adam's works, but it's still a very fun time.
*** (3/5)
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