The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Adams wrote the rare comedy sequel that is as good as the original — picking up the absurdist universe-hopping where the first book left off.
“The major problem — one of the major problems, for there are several — one of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to...”
Why It Matters
Adams wrote the rare comedy sequel that is as good as the original — picking up the absurdist universe-hopping where the first book left off. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe deepened the satire and proved that the Hitchhiker's world could sustain more than one book. Milliways — the restaurant where you dine while watching the universe end — is one of the great comic inventions in science fiction.
Notable Quotes
“The first ten million years were the worst. And the second ten million years, they were the worst too. The third ten million years I didn't enjoy at all. After that I went into a bit of a decline.”
“In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”