Book review – “The Restaurant at the End of the Universe”

Sequel to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy takes more time over its descriptions and gives practically all the action to Zaphod, with Douglas Adams figuring out he’s the most interesting character. Trillion does nothing, Arthur Dent hardly anything til the end, and Ford Prefect only a few things (he blossoms when Zaphord isn’t around). An excellent book nonetheless, with several stand out set pieces of dazzling brilliance: the restaurant, the perspective vortex, the country where its always sunset on a piece of tropical coastline, and most of all the ship containing management consultants at the like. This bit is best of all, and, once the ship lands on the planet, unexpectedly moving and poignant.