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Violence
Barely any
Comedic peril; some cartoon violence played for humor
Language
Barely any
Mild language; occasional Adams-flavored profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild romantic reference
Substance Use
Barely any
Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters consumed with comic enthusiasm
Emotional Intensity
None
Cheerfully nihilistic philosophy throughout; the universe is indifferent and that's the joke
What this book is about
Picking up where The Hitchhiker's Guide left off, the second Hitchhiker's novel finds Zaphod Beeblebrox searching for the mysterious man who secretly controls the universe, while Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Trillian, and Marvin the paranoid android have dinner at Milliways—the restaurant at the end of the universe—watching the ultimate floor show. Adams's comic invention remains absurdly high, the philosophical jokes are sharper, and the ending leaves humanity on Earth in a condition that explains a great deal about how we turned out.
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