Okay, this is "the fifth book in the increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhiker's Trilogy" and it's...pretty bleak. The love of Arthur's life vanishes in a freak hyperspace accident, the Guide is taken over by corporate nutjobs and Zaphod gets mentioned exactly twice. Douglas Adams was feeling pretty miserable about life in general and it shows.
However, he was still a genius, and his worst is still very very good. It also raises some interesting questions about the parental responsibilities of sperm donors and the impact of small moments on our lives. Plus it answers the question of whether Elvis was abducted by aliens, so there's that.
Is it worth reading? Absolutely, for completion's sake. But if you're happy with the feeling at the end of "So Long and Thanks for All the Fish"...you might want to just stop there.
Author: Douglas Adams
Potentially objectionable content: It's more...derisively irreverent than previous volumes. And lots more language.
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