Life, The Universe, and Titles (18)

Life, The Universe, and Everything. I think this is a fantastic title to the book and really embodies the humorous spirit of the book. Upon first glance it may seem to be a very philosophical and deep book, but once the reader learns of how the title was created, they truly understand it. It has no real deep meaning. It is a reference to the first book in the series where small mice created a super-computer to answer the ultimate question of "Life, The Universe, and Everything!" The answer they received was 42. This made no sense to them and realized they would have to create another computer to find out the question that provides this answer. In the mean time, considering that would take about 10 million years, they manufacture a question to satisfy the public, "How many roads must a man walk down?" I think the title of this book is perfect and that it should not be changed, but if I was forced to create a new title for this book, I would use "How Many Roads Must A Man Walk Down?" In order to replace it, I would need to use something that still referenced earlier in the series and that would be recognizable to those who had read the first book. I would also need to use something that could interest people who had never read the series before and I think that if someone saw a book called "How Many Roads Must A Man Walk Down?" they would be interested in finding out how many roads a man must walk down. Of course, if that is all the book was about, it would probably be very short, perhaps only 2 pages, one a dedication, and the other with a small 42 in the middle.