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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Unabridged)

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Unabridged)

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Rating: 2 stars
Summary: 12 year old male
Review: This book is not good for a 12 year old. It has little plot and makes human seem stupid and foolish. The author has some great ideas but he is not the kind of guy I would make friends with.Also 5 times 9 is not 42!!!

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: 13 year old male
Review: This book is not good for a 13 year old. It has little plot and makes human seem stupid and foolish. The author has some great ideas but he is not the kind of guy I would make friends with.Also 5 times 9 is not 42!!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Surpasses the Original!
Review: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is the second act to the book that The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy might have been. The first in the "trilogy" was entertaining to say the least. It was funny, entertaining, creative, imaginative. What it was not, however, was the complete epic that I had hoped for. First off, it was not grand like an epic. Secondly, it was not complete like one chapter in any series should be, episodic at least. If "Restaurant" and "Guide" had been coupled together, however, to form one book, the first book, in the series, all my complaints would be completely unfounded. The second installment lives up to the expectations I had in the series and it eclipses them as well as it eclipses The Hitchhiker's Guide.

Restaurant is funnier, more adventurous, more satirical, more entertaining, and becomes the novel that I had long anticipated Douglas Adams could create. Adams, indeed, seems to be so endowed with imaginative ideas that they are in surplus. That, his astounding wit, and attention to culture, all combine to create one of the most entertaining novels in an admittedly minute genre. What the second installment brings to the series is scope. The first one had ideas, and they were indeed big, but in Restaurant Adams finally finds a way to implement them and make them coherent. In that respect, it becomes the basis for the series' success.

And so, after finishing the first and second books, discovering their unity as the grand sci-fi/humor epic that I had long anticipated, I have renewed faith in a series that I initially received with some skepticism. Adams is indeed the best at what he does, no matter how obscure and specific that might be. His style, intelligence, and imagination are all perfectly in tune with the universe that he has created for us. Keep in mind however, that it is a cohesive universe, where parts alone do not create independent wholes. Restaurant is a magnificent book that you will not fail to enjoy. And more importantly, it is a book that will help you to enjoy the rest of Adams imaginative universe.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The magic of the first book continues...
Review: This sequel is as funny and as original as the first hitch-hiker book...a gripping, wild, hilarious zany adventure involving Arthur Dent, his friend Ford Prefect, oh-so-cool Zaphod Beeblebrox and lovely Trillian...a must for everyone who liked the first book.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: very funny book
Review: I have just been introduced to Douglas Adams, and as I read his first book, The Hitchikers Guide To the Galaxy, I didn't totally understand his humor, but then I finally caught on and I don't think I ever laughed so hard, my cheeks started to get sore from smiling and laughing. theres absolutely nothing serious about the book, its not like some parts are serious during the story and some are just funny, the whole book has a story to it and its one funny page after another. If your looking for a funny book then pick up any Douglas Adams book, you don't have to read them in order if you wanted to know but its always nice to do that.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A Fast Paced Hilarious read
Review: I don't read a novel unless it interests me after the first 3 pages. This one passed that test with flying colors, and was Hilarious and Entertaining enough to Not only enjoy reading, but I didn't want to put it down! I did not read the first or last of the Trilogy, but after reading this book, I would gladly give The Hitchhiker's Guide To the Universe a fair 3 page acessment any time!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Awesome Adams
Review: Adams does it again with the second book in the Hitch Hickers Guide series. I was slightly disaponted by the end of this book but other than that it is wonderful. You need to read teh first book in this series however to understand this book. Trust me you will have fun reading these two books.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Is there something hidden in the mind of the writer!?!
Review: The writing is more coherent now, his whimsical writing apart from being funny is making a complete thread running through the story. The book's protagonist continues to be funny while the infinite improbability drive is always on your mind when you read the book through... The author can sell ten books in this trilogy!!!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Better than the First
Review: Synopsis: The second book in the Hitchhiker series. More zany antics as Arthur, Ford, Zaphod and Trillian dine at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Zaphod sets off to complete his mission to find the man who rules the Universe. Arthur and Ford hitch a ride on another ship. The ending has a nice twist. Maybe I didn't get the joke, but 6 by 9 is not 42.

Writing: 3 stars. The writing has improved since the first book. Sometimes he tries a little too hard to be funny or absurd and it's just stupid. But for the most part it was pretty funny. The way he writes dialog though is hard to follow at times.

Characters: 5 stars. Characters are well developed and interesting. Each character has their own personality and funny quirks.

Plot: 4 stars. The plot is a lot better than the first book. It doesn't seem to jump around as much and makes a lot more sense. Not as many loose ends as the first book, which ended quite abruptly.

Dialogue: 5 stars. Dialog is funny and witty. I would say it's the strength of this book and the series in general.

Setting: 4 stars. The settings are nicely developed and sometimes hysterical. I had no problems visualizing the surroundings although sometimes they are silly.

Overall: Add 'em up, you get 4.2... What's the probability of that happening? Round down to 4 because it wasn't good enough for a 5.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Funny, and witty
Review: Goes where no book has gone before really makes you think


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