I found the book on my parent's bookshelf and assumed it was about astronomy LOL! My Mom later made some joke about "42" when I was working on a project and I gave her a blank look and she was like "oh yeah, you need to read this" and handed the book to me. I think that was sometime in 8th grade...yes because I think I have a few free writing exercises from English class that have guest appearances from Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect (I had a crush on Ford even before I saw the miniseries).

And YES I am on GoodReads! I'm a librarian so I use it a LOT to track when I am reading and I LOVE reading reviews by other people because it helps expand my knowledge and then I can tell my patrons about titles I have never read. :) SO, please friend me!