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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams

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beckyyreadss's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I don’t know why I am carrying on with this series, my hope is that I would finally understand this series and finally enjoy it. Unlike the third book, this book is set back in Earth, so I wasn’t as confused, but I still don’t get this series or the hype around it.

This book still follows Arthur Dent who we have been following for the past four books. There is a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. It's not an easy thing to do and Arthur Dent thinks he’s the only human who’s been able to master this little trick – until he meets Fenchurch, the girl of his dreams. Fenchurch knows how the world could be made a good and happy place. Unfortunately, she’s forgotten. Convinced that the secret lies within God’s Final Message to His Creation they go in search of it. And, in a dramatic break with tradition, they actually find it.

I loved the introduction of Fenchurch, and she was a breath of fresh air. I loved the relationship blooming between Arthur and Fenchurch and I am rooting for them. I enjoyed the fact that the storyline was back on Earth. I enjoyed the appearance from Ford as well. Besides the fact that the storyline was on Earth and the British humour was back, I'm still confused. If you ask me what happened in this book in a week, I could remember Fenchurch and the romance but that’s about it. I still don’t get all the space stuff and some of the storyline especially at the beginning didn’t make sense.

This book was better than book three, but I still want a book in this series to make sense that I will remember, but I'm not putting all my eggs in one basket for the last book.

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chelseazhao's review against another edition

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adventurous funny slow-paced

3.0

I really liked the first book in this series, but every book after has been meh.
I was hopeful at the beginning of this one because we were back on Earth and there were hints that we were maybe going to get answers that we were waiting for in book 1. However, Arthur, who was the main focus of this book, basically just goes off chasing a woman.
I wanted to like the addition of Fenchurch, but it just feels like she was there for the male gaze (Arthur's gaze).
I really missed Trillian, and Zaphod actually, who only barely gets one mention.
I don't like that this series is not really interconnected and I have no idea where the last book is going to take us.
But because I'm cohosting the Hitchhiker's readalong, I'm going to find out.

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