The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Another absurdly amazing book from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. The concept of the Restaurant at the End of the Universe absolutely blew me away. So imaginative. And somehow everything makes sense, in a crazy way.

Whatever interesting and funny the first book had, this one haven't at all. The focus of the book is on Beeblebrox, and although I liked him as one of the characters in the first book, making him the main character didn't allured me.

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe follows the adventures of Zaphod Beeblebrox, Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Trillian, Marvin after Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy ends. This book is still witty and fun sci-fi, but not quite as good as Hitchhikers was.

Adams books are interesting creatures. The characters don't ever seem to evolve that much over the course of the stories, and the plots are something like soap bubbles - if you spend too much time focusing on what's happening, the entire thing will pop.

That being said, it's a hilarious book. Adams has one of those great, classic British comedy voices that remains funny even after multiple reads.

I read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the
Universe a long (very, very long!)
time ago, but I never got around to
reading the sequels. I'm so glad
that I did! I remember now why
I used to love science fiction so much.
This is a fantastic book. I'm not sure
if it actually means anything (!) but
it is a hoot to read and wallow in.
A wonderful ride.