The fact that one of the most famous and best quotes from the entire series and by Douglas Adams was removed right at the beginning of *The Restaurant at the End of the Universe* was a major letdown.The story so far:In the beginning the Universe was created.This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.------------------------------------------------Look, this series requires a high level of focus. It's not for people looking for a deep story or character develo...

Douglas Adams, you were a genius (or maybe just completely insane). Only a genius, or perhaps a full-blown lunatic, could weave together so many disparate and random elements with humor, creating a masterpiece. Talking insects as bartenders, an existential elevator, a depressed robot, animals trying to convince you their rib meat is delicious so you'll eat them, and Neanderthals...You were wonderfully crazy, and I love wonderfully crazy people – intelligent and limitlessly creative. Plus, you we...

For what it's worth, despite my utter loathing for the first book in this bestselling, immensely popular series, I persevered and took a look at The Restaurant at the End of the Universe. The same results ensued for me as with *Hitchhiker's*: outdated, trite, and weak humor, infantile comedy, and almost lazy plotting. The only saving grace for me at the moment is Marvin! One-star read, I'm afraid, as I liked this even less than I liked *Hitchhiker's*! 3 out of 12 2005 read If you're looking for...

The second strike of the prime, not-so-directive example of how sci-fi, fantasy, humor, philosophy, and criticism can be fused to create an intergalactic road trip. Reread 2022 with extended review So much in such a short work! Including time manipulation, end of time, relativity of death and the afterlife, the monetization of the end of the universe, human evolution and what may have influenced it, madness resulting from the insight of humankind's unimportance concerning the cosmic scale, etc...

Yo Marvin!Zaphod, Marvin, Trillian, Arthur, and Ford resume their improbable adventures through the infinity of time and the immensity of a boundlessly crazy galaxy. Trying to understand the significance of the Ultimate Question, and find the Ruler of the Galaxy.An interesting sequel, with many elements and the style that characterize *Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy* #1, possibly the funniest book I’ve ever read. Many funny moments and absurd genialities of a tragically comic universe like onl...

I was chatting with a friend the other day, and he asked for a book recommendation. "Nothing too long," he said. "Or too factual."My brain went into overdrive. Tolstoy? Way too long. Bill Bryson? Way too factual."The news?" I suggested."No, no," he said. "A book."My mind kept whirring through titles."Ah, I've got it!" I said finally. "Try the The Restaurant at the End of the Universe series by Douglas Adams. They are absolutely remarkable books."That little conversation pretty much sums up why I...

There's a theory that says if anyone ever figures out exactly what the Universe is for and why it's here, it will instantly vanish and be replaced by something even weirder and harder to explain. Another theory suggests this has already happened. Arthur Dent and his companions went through some seriously bizarre and inexplicable adventures after the Vogons blew up Earth in the series' opening. They were probably getting too close to understanding things, because Douglas Adams decided to flip e...

Captain Jeltz, our old, not-so-good friend (a callous butcher) from the previous book, is after the stolen spaceship with the unlikely name, "Heart of Gold," again! On board are Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Trillian, and the ex-President of the Galaxy, the thief Zaphod Beeblebrox (nobody cares about Marvin, the annoying robot). The unsmiling captain likes killing; that's what he does best. The fugitive ship is just about to be no more, with the help of the cruel Vogons (bad poets, too) and their d...

The universe is a joke. Even before I was shown the meaning of life in a dream at 17 (then promptly forgot it because I thought I smelled pancakes), I knew this to be true--and yet, I have always felt a need to search for the truth, that nebulous, ill-treated creature. Douglas Adams has always been, to me, a welcome companion on that journey. If you're looking for funny book reviews, you can't go wrong with Adams.Between the search for meaning and the recognition that it's all a joke in poor tas...

Poor Marvin!
I'm glad our heroes are exploring space and time, but poor Marvin!!!!