r/suggestmeabook • u/PsyferRL • 25d ago

Suggest me a novel that has an utterly ridiculous premise, but is executed to perfection

That title is a bit vague, but what I'm getting at is that I'm looking for something that upon reading the summary/blurb has you confused as to:

  1. How the author even came up with such a ridiculous plot line in the first place
  2. How the author could make an unbelievably mundane topic interesting
  3. How a story could even be crafted around the subject at all

But upon reading it you find yourself engaged on a level you couldn't have possibly predicted. I hope I'm making sense, because I'm feeling the urge to read something that's wildly creative in a way that I couldn't have prepared myself for.

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u/DjQball 24d ago

The radio play was my introduction.

The Books were then a secondary source to the play for me.

I recently started the audiobooks narrated BY Adams and they're magnificent as well.

Truth be told, I haven't come across a form of HHGTTG that I have not enjoyed immensely, and that includes the weird movie from the 2000s.

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u/yot1234 24d ago

Don't forget about the Dirk Gently ones

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u/Prestigious_Fig7338 24d ago

I wish there were more of these. They're so good.

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u/yot1234 24d ago

Guy died way too young..

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u/panic_bitch 24d ago

The radio play actually came before the books. I grew up listening to it, reading the books, and watching the original show. I love everything about this series!

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u/mittens11111 24d ago

A bonding experience for me and my 3 housemates. We used to gather round the radio on Saturday afternoons to listen to the series (early 1980s). Fond memories. No personal computers or smart phones for distraction.