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Naveed Rauf naveed_arena — I loved the first 2/3rds... then got a little weird for me

Carly Delfavero chromoxy — A couple of years ago I read all the big Atwoods and absolutely loved them. So when a couple of days ago this book caught my eye - I wanted a relatively quick but good read, I thought 'perfect'. Turns out 'Bodily Harm' is one of Atwood's lesser known for a reason; I found the writing style interesting, but it was also a little too 'writing exercise' for me... the characters all bored me. I barely finished it, skimming the last 100 or so pages. Yawn.

Marcial Soto hola91a8 — The beauty of Douglas Adams' work is in unveiling hidden (or not so hidden) truths by taking you to the brink of absurdity. I always think of his work in the same vein as Gary Larson's The Far Side. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is of course the second Hitchhiker's Guide book and picks up immediately where the original left off. If you've only read Hitchhiker's Guide you're missing out. The best stuff is here in the 2nd. In it, the troupe of characters (Arthur Dent, Ford, Zaphod, Trillian, and of course Marvin) continue on their journey. It takes them through the Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Which turns out to be an actual restaurant protected inside some sort of time bubble that's poised to witness the actual end of the Universe (so "end" temporally as opposed to spatially). The restaurant has a dinner theater atmosphere where it wows its guests each night with the sights of "the end"). Their journeys head off in two directions as we finally actually find out who the real ruler of the Universe is (both a bit of a let down and perfect) and what "the question" is. If you remember, in the first book we found out "the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything" after a super-computer thought about it for millions of years. [FIRST BOOK SPOILER](view spoiler) [END FIRST BOOK SPOILER] It was a fairly satisfying ending, within the context of absurdity that only Adams can supply. It brings you to an answer, sort of, to both of those quests. My favorite character would have to be Marvin of course. He's the robot that we met in the first book that's always described as the "Paranoid Android". I think that's not a good description though (perhaps on purpose) - he seems more like a robot cross between Eeyore and Charlie Brown. Always gloomy, depressed, and down-trodden. Somehow he showcases the point of the book better than anyone else. What that point is, I can't exactly say. But it is absurd, profound, and truthful. [I gave it 4 stars, but it's easily a 5-star "must read" if you like comedic sci-fi, absurdity, the Universality of the Universe, or British humor. If you don't like any of those things, you should read it anyway.] [NARRATION: Martin Freeman is a talented voice actor. His range is phenomenal. There's a little reliance on technology to alter his voice for robotic characters and such, but it's always done in just the right amount. I've decided to listen to the next Hitchhiker's book as narrated by the author, but only reluctantly. Freeman was so spot-on, he's one of a handful of narrators for which I might specifically seek out his work.]