A review by leduyhxxng
Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams

adventurous dark emotional funny sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Feels like Douglas Adams was having an existential crisis with this book. It was an okay read. However, to consider it in terms of the previous books, there are more shortcomings. Characters are a lot less interesting for instance, especially the telling of Tricia's story, which feels quite half-done. Yet to be really honest, it's the ending that turned me away from the book. I think it is gratuitously dark compared to the existential absurdity and playfulness that beautifully mark the four previous books. It was nice when it lasted, but I'll pretend the series ended with So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish. I'll reread the series soon—it was one hell of a ride!