The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

Not as funny as The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, but this book was so damn random! I loved it to bits!

There are really funny parts in this book, but to be honest, it is not my favorite of the trilogy+2.

Adams continues the intergalactic hijinx of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, unveiling a little more of the main plot, while providing more insights into human life and the absurdity of certain behaviours. The book largely deals with time travel, as the protagonists travel to the very end of the universe, and then end up 2 million years before present day earth, where they just might be altering human history by their mere presence. It is Adams' ability to distance himself from such should-be-serious events, and making them seem like another day at the office, that gives the book its charm.

While I did not enjoy this chapter of the series as much as the first book - I felt that the second half dropped off a little after a fantastic beginning, - it was still a very entertaining and interesting ride. I look forward to continuing the adventure, and recommend this book to sci-fi fans and those who enjoy having their brain tickled as much as their funny bone.

Part two of the Hitchhiker's Trilogy. Personally, this is my favorite place to stop reading as the rest of the books seem to pale in comparison with regards to the plot and humor. This novel ends with most pieces wrapped up in a fairly nice situation.

My Favorite of the series. I read this first as a part of the Reading Olympics and fell in love with Douglas Adams as an author. The book was completely random, thus perfectly fit to my practical A.D.D.

2nd in the series of some of the flat out tears-in-your-eyes-laugh-out-loud funniest books ever written.

Undeniably witty, and hysterically funny. I liked this book better than the other Adams book I read, "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency"--I found "Restaurant" more comical, brilliant, and overall intriguing.
Adams pokes fun at quantum physics, politics, religion, and even science fiction itself. He is one writer who doesn't take himself--or intergalactic space travel--too seriously.
This is brain candy. Its certainly not Shakespeare, Hemingway, or even Asimov--but it is chock full of quotes that will make you "LOL" repeatedly. Reading Adams is like watching a standup comic deliver punchline after punchline with a completely straight face, seemingly oblivious to exactly how funny they are.
A prime example occurs when Adams describes Gargravaar: "He was clearly a man of many qualities, even if they were mostly bad ones." I think the most hilarious part of the book occurs when one character relays the story of Adam and Eve, from a cynical and irreverent standpoint (pg. 189 in my edition). Even if you completely disagree with Adams' opinions, he is easily forgiven simply due to the clarity and comedy with which he presents them.
This is definitely a five-star book.

Definitely a funny book that is worth reading at least twice. If you enjoy sarcasm and British humor I recommend it

I found the first one a bit harder to follow, but this one held the right amount of strange Adam's humor.

Not quite as good as the first (are sequels ever?) but still very funny. I found myself laughing out loud most of the book. Adams use of dialogue is hilarious.