This was probably my least favorite of the Hitchhiker trilogy (of five books. Yes, it's a five book trilogy). That's not to say you shouldn't read it (especially if you've gotten this far already) but it's a rather depressing book. To be fair, it does have one of my favorite scenes ever written by Adams (the Sandwich Maker), but other than that, it's a bleak book. Granted, Adams agrees with me, so I don't feel too bad about my opinion, but still. I would have liked a happy ending.