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  • By: Douglas Adams
  • Narrated by: Martin Freeman
  • Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (3,780 ratings)
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By: Douglas Adams
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Summary

Following the smash-hit sci-fi comedy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is the second part in Douglas Adams' multi media phenomenon and cult classic series, read by Martin Freeman.

If you've done six impossible things this morning, why not round it off with breakfast at Milliways, the Restaurant at the end of the Universe?

Which is exactly what the crew of the Heart of Gold plan to do. There's just the small matter of escaping the Vogans, avoiding being taken to the most totally evil world in the Galaxy and teaching a spaceship how to make a proper cup of tea.

And did anyone actually make a reservation?

Follow Arthur Dent's galactic (mis)adventures in the rest of the trilogy with five parts: Life, the Universe and Everything, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, and Mostly Harmless.

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Love it.

Love this though provoking concept. Hilariously funny. A great follow on from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

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Overall great

The book was great and I enjoyed every second. The narration/voice acting was great too. Overall a great book.

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Would you consider the audio edition of The Restaurant at the End of the Universe to be better than the print version?

Haven't read the print version. Don't think I could have brought it so alive if I had read it.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Restaurant at the End of the Universe?

42

Have you listened to any of Martin Freeman’s other performances? How does this one compare?

Great narrator. Makes this book easy to visualise.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Certainly. Had to make an effort to pause.

Any additional comments?

Excellent light humour.

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Great continuation of first series

I really enjoyed this story as continuation to the main series. Is well written and fast paced.

My congratulations to the narrator, he does an outstanding job as well.

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brilliant as always

Really enjoyed it from the first word until the final sentence excellent story and narration

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Hard to beat the 1st book but it's good

Hard to beat the 1st book but it's good, lot of stuff whitty stuff. There were some reviews saying the narration wasn't very good but I liked it.

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arithmetic

6x9=42 on what frozen planet?
nine words remaining of the minimum requirement sixty eight.

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Excellent

A fantastic imaginative continuation of the Hitchhikers guide story…
So enjoyable. Highly recommended for anyone who has read the first book

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Oh yes, old chap

Great book. Great series. it continues to make me laugh in its confusing and shocking story. I preferred the first book however the characters introduced in this one are hilarious. I'm now that weird guy on the bus who laughs to himself on the way to college.

I was apprehensive about this installment at first. The first one I listened to was done by Stephen Fry and though it was a bit annoying getting used to the new voices I think Martin Freeman did a brilliant job. In particular the Captain of Ark B and number 2.

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Still true after all these years

This explains almost all you need to know about the history of mankind, its evolution and why humans mustn't pollute any other planet..

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