This book review was written by Eugene Kernes
“”An S.E.P.,” he said, “is something
that we can’t see, or don’t see, or our brain doesn’t let us see, because we
think that it’s somebody else’s problem.
That’s what S.E.P. means.
Somebody Else’ Problem. The brain
just edits it out; it’s like a blind spot.
If you look at it directly you won’t see it unless you know precisely
what it is. Your only hope is to catch
it by surprise out of the corner of your eye”” – Douglas Adams, Chapter 3 ,
Page 334
“”Get to the ship,” shouted Ford. “I don’t want to know, just get to the
ship.” He started to run. “I don’t want to know, I don’t want to see, I
don’t want to hear,” he yelled as he ran, “this is not my planet, I didn’t
choose to be here, I don’t want to get involved, just get me out of here, and
get me to a party with people I can relate to!”” – Douglas Adams, Chapter 3,
Page 337
“”My doctor says that I have a malformed public duty gland
and a natural deficiency in moral fiber,” he muttered to himself, “and that I
am therefore excused from saving Universes.”
| Nevertheless, he stomped up the
stairs behind them.” – Douglas Adams, Chapter 4, Page 343
Is This An Overview?
What does Marvin’s leg, the Infinite
Improbability Drive, a plastic scepter, an artistic award, and ashes from a
trophy have to do with saving the universe?
Slartibartfast will have to tell Arthur that after Arthur finds a way to
escape prehistoric Earth. To help,
Arthur would also need to escape a very angry alien, who is angry at
Arthur. Arthur has apparently been
innocently and coincidentally murdering the same alien throughout Arthur’s
hitchhiking across time and space.
Arthur seems to be
the only one who listens to what Slartibartfast has to say, because the others
have their own preoccupations. At the
prospect of the end of the universe, all Ford wants is to spend the last days
in bliss. Zaphod is dealing with the
trauma of having fulfilled one’s purpose in life. Trillian could not stand Zaphod’s behavior,
and left to a random location in the galaxy.
Marvin has been going around in circles.
A couch stalks the hitchhikers.
What is the cause of the end of the universe?
Caveats?
The comedy and the characters are
consistent with the prior books in the series.
With minor character development.
What the reader thought of the comedy and characters before, is not
likely to change.
