DON’T PANIC AND DRINK TEA!

There is an expression ‘You can take the boy out of the country, but not the country out of the boy’. This book proves this theory.

The writer questions everything from the universe to life but his belief in 3 things never changes. Towels, tea and pencils… Without and background information my first thought was the author is definitely British.

FACT CHECKED: He is from Cambridge, Great Britain!

It seems like, questioning everything has made him stick to comforting everyday items; rather than beliefs. He can’t answer his own questions but considering the year in which he wrote this book (1979), his futuristic technologic predictions are almost all correct. Sub-etha sens-o-matic is almost identical to modern-day phones or tablets using Google. He gives the impression of a technology fan.

FACT CHECKED: He was one of the first users of Macintosh computers!

Suprisingly, the book features galactic travel but the characters still use the pencils when they want to. Showing that the writer can’t let go of the traditional methods.

Last but not least, characters in the book experience unbelievable things but we see the writer’s wish for a comforting element in his use of towels.

FACT CHECKED: Fans of the author carry a towel on 25th of May, intribute to Douglas Adams every year!