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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide, #2) - Community Reviews back

by Douglas Adams
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VeganCleopatra
VeganCleopatra rated it 12 years ago
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe was not nearly as entertaining as Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. In fact the jokes in this one felt forced, or at the very list over the top versus the nuance of those in the first book. I failed to feel connected to the meandering story or the characters...
everettpantaloons
everettpantaloons rated it 12 years ago
I do prefer the first one to this, but a worthy sequel nonetheless.
Barb's Books
Barb's Books rated it 13 years ago
Loved it! It's such a fun story and very entertaining. Definitely going to read the rest of the series eventually.
Ironic Contradictions
Ironic Contradictions rated it 13 years ago
This was a most excellent second novel in what is a weird and intriguing series. I don't know how many fans who are not into sci-fi enjoy this series but I do know it is a must read if you appreciate sci-fi and humour.Douglas Adams has this way of using Deus ex Machina to produce profound humorous e...
Sticky Note Quotes
Sticky Note Quotes rated it 13 years ago
Honestly these books are starting to get less funny and more stupid.
MadgeWhitlin
MadgeWhitlin rated it 14 years ago
Not bad. A little predictable in some ways, but overall a really great second book for this series. I couldn't put it down, just like with the first book.
kennethjmcginnis
kennethjmcginnis rated it 14 years ago
Bayesian Estimate (4/10/2014): 4.16905070
Inklings
Inklings rated it 14 years ago
This book started off great. I would have given it 4 stars. I was laughing out loud so hard as I listened to it on CD (Martin Freeman does an excellent job narrating this book), but by the last disc, I wasn't really laughing anymore. It was as if Adams just didn't have it in him anymore. When he sta...
Marvin's Bookish Blog
Marvin's Bookish Blog rated it 14 years ago
Second funniest book in the universe. (see Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy)
Cecily's book reviews
Cecily's book reviews rated it 15 years ago
Hitchhiker's, volume 2.The beginning of human life on earth and the end of the universe, aided by infinite improbability. As with the others, it's the ideas and writing that make it so good:Marvin makes a heavily armoured tank guess what weapon he has (nothing). "The guide is definitive. Reality is ...
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