And Another Thing... (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #6) in Douglas Adams (incorporating The Hitchhiker's Guide)

Mar 06, 2013 Sarah u rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: bored, dont-forget-your-towel, sci-fi-fantasy

I wanted to like this book, but sadly it didn't really work for me. Never mind. ...more

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Jun 07, 2013 Kythe42 rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: humor, fiction, comedy, own, satire, all-books-read, science-fiction, douglas-adams, space-travel, mythology

For those that don't know, And Another Thing... is the 6th book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series that was written after the death of Douglas Adams.

At first I was a little put off reading it because it felt as if I was reading fan fiction(which I suppose it technically is) due to the style not quite meshing with that of the original books. It also felt like it was written for a younger audience which I guess is somewhat understandable given that the author has mostly written books f ...more

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Jun 18, 2012 Mehrin rated it liked it

Shelves: mybooks

Eoin Colfer has extracted some of Douglas’ writing formulas,
and used them again and again. And the effort is more noticeable if you go back to an original text after this one.

The plot line was weak as it were. And Douglas Adams had wanted to end on a not-so-bleak ending of the series, which was disappointingly missing.

I'd say it was enjoyable for a DNA fan, but on the while pointless. ...more

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