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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhikers Guide 2) [Kindle Edition]

Douglas Adams (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
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The first sequel to the mega-cult-blockbuster-bestseller THE HITCH HIKER¿S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY in a must-have cute hardback format

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Thirty years of celebrating the comic genius of Douglas Adams… If you’ve done six impossible things this morning, why not round it off with breakfast at Milliaways, the Restaurant at the end of the Universe? Which is exactly what the crew of the Heart of Gold plan to do. There’s just the small matter of escaping the Vogans, avoiding being taken to the most totally evil world in the Galaxy and teaching a space ship how to make a proper cup of tea. And did anyone actually make a reservation? Volume Two in the Trilogy of Five
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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 559 KB
  • Print Length: 255 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0345391810
  • Publisher: Pan Books (9 Jan 2009)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B003GK217G
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #5,243 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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4.6 out of 5 stars
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Not your average meal out 25 Oct 2009
By Gavin
Format:Paperback
I can now confirm that whatever version of The Hitchhiker's Guide that appears in my head it's not the books. I think I've deluded myself that after a 16 plus years gap that I'd actually read them rather than had a mangled version of half listened too radio plays and TV series with a little new film mixed in. So after getting over that I found The Restaurant at the End of the Universe quite familiar but also very refreshing.

Beyond the two key moments of the book, one that involves the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, there is a weaving of something bigger that involves Zaphod and his brains, which might hopefully explains why he stole the spaceship Heart of Gold in the first place.

As I'm book two and still on familiar territory I'm getting the feeling that for Adams plot wasn't the important factor, as you could boil it down those two main set pieces, but more the language and the playing with humanity and our view of ourselves.

The humour and there are lot of funny moments at times comes from how stupid we are. We being everyone in galaxy it seems. Though saying that we're not important and you realise that when you read The Guide's entry on The Universe - some information to help you live in it. Boiling down to it's vast so vast in fact that anything in it so small that it's not worth mentioning. So nothing anyone does is very important.

But what they do is fascinating especially the way that Adams writes it. Not only has he given us a great cast in Arthur, Trillian, Ford, Zaphod and Marvin he's placed them in some in some bizarre and mind altering situations and seeing how they cope. And Arthur's request for a cup of Tea at the beginning is so not the answer to anything.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Even better than a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster 14 Dec 2002
By Daniel Jolley HALL OF FAME TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:School & Library Binding
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe begins where The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy left off, only Zaphod Beeblebrox's idea of stopping for dinner at the aforementioned restaurant is delayed a bit (or an incredibly long bit, depending on your upcoming temporal location). Having escaped the legendary planet Magrathea without having been killed by intergalactic policemen or, in the case of Arthur Dent, having his brain slicked up and studied for the inherent Question of the Life, the Universe, and Everything which is undoubtedly hardwired into it somewhere, the hoopiest cast of space travelers in the galaxy thought their troubles were over, or at least greatly lessened. They were completely wrong. The Vogon ship that destroyed the earth shows up to destroy the last two remnants of that now-dead world, namely Arthur Dent and Trillian McMillian. Unfortunately, Arthur's increasingly strident demands for a cup of real tea have the entire computer system on board the Heart of Gold focused on that task rather than anything as silly as escaping imminent destruction. This is just the beginning of this particular set of adventures. Other highlights include a visit by Zaphod's dead great-grandfather, a night of drinks and food at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Zaphod's experience inside the universally-feared Total Perspective Vortex, a trip in the mega-rock band Danger Area's stunt ship into a sun, a meeting with the real Ruler of the Universe, and a return trip to the Earth-sort of.

Nobody crams as much comedy per page as Douglas Adams. While The Restaurant at the End of the Universe isn't quite as amazing as its predecessor, this is only because its predecessor was so amazingly original and different from everything that came before it. The satire Adams employs, often quite subtle, is as brilliant as always; anyone who reads this book will laugh, but only some will realize that he/she is really laughing at himself and the absurdity of human life that Adams is playing off of. These characters are more real to me than many of the people I know in real life. Best of all, they don't change: Arthur Dent remains the rather bemused, clueless soul he has always been; Ford Prefect is just Ford, only more so; Zaphod-well, Zaphod's just this guy, you know; and poor longsuffering Marvin the Paranoid Android is still the most depressing (yet hilarious) robotically engineered life form in the galaxy. If these crazy characters and Adams' brilliantly comedic narrative don't make you laugh, you would be well advised to don a pair of Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril Sensitive Sunglasses because you are headed smack dab into big trouble indeed.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Another very funny and warped look at the universe. 29 Jan 2005
By Ian Tapley VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
THE STORY:
Having escaped Earth shortly before it's destruction, Arthur Dent finds himself travelling in the company of the work-dodging journalist Ford Prefect, the insane adventurer Zaphon Beeblebrox, Tricia Macmillan (aka Trillian) a girl he met at a party and the morbidly depressed robot Marvin. Together they pull up a seat in the establishment of the title and prepare to watch the destruction of the universe.

WHAT'S GOOD:
More of the same from Adams, with wonderfully twisted logic combines with the insightfully witty entries in the Guide to provide alot of clever ideas and more clever humour. As always, Arthur's slightly bemused take on the events of his life add a tone to the story that rings amusingly true for a fellow Englishman. By now we all know that the answer to the Ultimate Question About Life, The Universe And Everything is 42. In this book (in another wonderful twist of logic) we discover that though the answer is correct, the question itself is wrong. Best of all is when Arthur and Ford find themselves on a spaceship full of insufferable middlemen, beauraucrats and hair dressers, who turn out to be the founders of the human race.

WHAT'S BAD:
I found that Adams' disposal of the supporting cast was a bit casual and poorly explained. Also, the description of the Restaurant is pretty nausating (but that's probably intentional).

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Restaurant at the end of the universe
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What a fantastic follow-up to the first installment in the series. Douglas Adams really knows how to keep his audience entertained with his brilliant wit and sense of humour. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Its Douglas Adams for heavens sake!
Loved it! It really doesnt require a review, if you love douglas adams's stuff you will love this book too.
Published 2 months ago by Emily Lucas
3.0 out of 5 stars Fun but kinda odd in places
I did really enjoy this book, actually, but not as much as the first in the series. I felt it lost momentum in places, but it had some really fun and vibrant ideas. Very enjoyable.
Published 2 months ago by FreddieBJ
5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant sequel to the original.
Douglas Adams had an astonishing imagination, which was portrayed in the first "Hitchhiker's" book. Here he continues in the same vein. Read more
Published 3 months ago by MarkP
4.0 out of 5 stars REALLY FUNNY
Am really enjoying these books and I never read them when they 1st came out. Am intrigued and wondering where they will lead to next.
Published 3 months ago by hannahmyst
5.0 out of 5 stars unexpected
Douglas Adams has such a brilliant mind, so much of this book has a second meaning. Even the title of the book means something other that what you expect. Read more
Published 3 months ago by James Matthew Parker
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So my husband and I are both fans of this series, read the books, seen the live show, own the DVDs (orig and modern remake) so we were not at all surprised that our son has... Read more
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