Palmetto Readers

Discussion of ‘The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (1979) by Douglas Adams

Wed, Sep 23 · 6:30 PM EDT

Flight Deck Restaurant, 109 Old Chapin Rd (803) 957-5990 Lexington, SC, Flight Deck Restaurant (lunch specials $8-$10) 109 Old Chapin Rd (803) 957-5990, Lexington, sc, US

Join us for dinner and a discussion of the book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.

Restaurant: Flight Deck Restaurant
109 Old Chapin Rd, Lexington, SC 29072

Summary (from Goodreads):

Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.

Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker's Guide ("A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have") and a galaxy-full of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox—the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian, Zaphod's girlfriend (formally Tricia McMillan), whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student who is obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he bought over the years.

Where are these pens? Why are we born? Why do we die? Why do we spend so much time between wearing digital watches? For all the answers stick your thumb to the stars. And don't forget to bring a towel!

Page Count: 216

Genre: Science Fiction, Comedy

Year Published: 1979

This book is available through local public library systems in both physical and electronic formats (Lexington Public Library, Richland County Library).

Bring, at least, 3 observations and 3 questions about the book (keeping this open-ended, but this could include the characters, specific plot details, comparing it to other books, and critiques of the discussed book).

Discussion of ‘The September House’ (2023) by Carissa Orlando

Wed, Oct 21 · 6:30 PM EDT

Location not specified yet

Join us for dinner and a discussion of the book The September House by Carissa Orlando.

Restaurant: TBD
Address: TBD

Summary (from Goodreads):

A woman is determined to stay in her dream home even after it becomes a haunted nightmare in this compulsively readable, twisty, and layered debut novel.

When Margaret and her husband Hal bought the large Victorian house on Hawthorn Street—for sale at a surprisingly reasonable price—they couldn’t believe they finally had a home of their own. Then they discovered the hauntings. Every September, the walls drip blood. The ghosts of former inhabitants appear, and all of them are terrified of something that lurks in the basement. Most people would flee.

Margaret is not most people.

Margaret is staying. It’s her house. But after four years Hal can’t take it anymore, and he leaves abruptly. Now, he’s not returning calls, and their daughter Katherine—who knows nothing about the hauntings—arrives, intent on looking for her missing father. To make things worse, September has just begun, and with every attempt Margaret and Katherine make at finding Hal, the hauntings grow more harrowing, because there are some secrets the house needs to keep.

Page Count (Varies Based on Edition): 344

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Fiction

Year Published: 2023

This book is available through local public library systems in both physical and electronic formats (Lexington Public Library, Richland County Library).

Bring, at least, 3 observations and 3 questions about the book (keeping this open-ended, but this could include the characters, specific plot details, comparing it to other books, and critiques of the discussed book).