Having just finished The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, I find myself itching to delve into the next book in the THHGTTG series. Douglas Adams may have bored me a little in the middle, but he sure as heck grabbed me with the end of this book. 
 Coming off the high that is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, I was expecting the second book in the series to be just as full of random happenstance adventures, beautifully quirky imagery and narration, the continuation of Zaphod Beeblebrox's intriguing and mysterious storyline, and some clue pertaining to the Ultimate Question, of which the answer is, ultimately, forty-two. I got all of these things and then some, but somehow this book seemed kind of hit-and-miss for me. 
 It's not that there was anything I didn't particularly enjoy, just that I kind of wanted... more. Midway through the book (I think - I don't always pay attention to my place in the book when I'm reading digital copies) I found myself dragging my way through the book. Maybe it was just a slow part, maybe I was expecting too much, but while there were parts of the book that had me excited to read on, there were plenty that seemed to just fill in the gaps between. 
 I will say, though, I thought that the last few chapters were going to be the same and I was pleasantly surprised. Adams filled those last chapters with wonderful imagery and a twist that, I confess, didn't surprise me but was immensely satisfying when it was revealed to me. Now at the end, I am excited to press on and discover yet more about Zaphod's story and just how Arthur and Ford are doing, and so I can safely say that I enjoyed this book. It wasn't as gripping as the first installment, and it didn't reveal as much to me as I hoped it would, but it certainly was worth the read.