The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Book 2
by Douglas Adams
Should I read this?
Recommended by 1 source and appears in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Fiction.
Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons is a curious time to have a cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his curious comrades in arms as they hurtle through space powered by pure improbability and desperately in search of a place to eat. Among Arthur's motley shipmates are Ford Prefect, a longtime friend and contributor to the The...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Fiction.
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Kelly Vaughn
“In case you haven't read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, make it the one book you read this year. And then move onto The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, which is where this quote is from.”
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