Friday, May 28, 2010

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

This review will probably be a short one.  Not because I read a lousy book.  It's not easy writing a review on something that is meant to make fun of everything.  The Restaurant at the End of the Universe does just that, it continues it's parody of a sci-fi novel.

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Summary:

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe starts where The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy leaves off.  Arthur Dent and his friends are headed towards the Restaurant at the End of the Universe for lunch.  They find themselves in adventure after adventure once again, starting with another encounter with the Vogons and ending with Arthur and Ford being left on Earth two million years in the past.

Highlights:

The restaurant.  It's in a protected field outside of time allowing patrons to enjoy a meal and watch the universe end as entertainment.  Later, patrons can return to their own time

The Heart of Gold putting so much effort into figuring out what tea is.

Arthur and Ford ending up on a Golgfrincham ship with frozen phone sanitizers and hairdressers.

Recommendations:

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is for high school age and up.  If you know someone who doesn't like to read, this is a good book.  The chapters are short, dialog is funny, and no analysis is required.
Rating:

I would have to say that The Restaurant at the End of the Universe should be read at least once.  Mostly for the lighthearted take on everything.  We all need a good laugh.

Until next time, Happy Reading.

Next week is Watership Down.

Watership Down: A Novel

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