So long, and thanks for all the fish vs The Restaurant at the End of the Universe: Which Should You Read?
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So long, and thanks for all the fish
“Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashinable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.”
Preceded by: [Life, the Universe and Everything][1] So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish is the fourth book of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy "trilogy" written by Douglas Adams. Its title is the message left by…
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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
“The story so far: In the beginning the Universe was created.”
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is the second book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction "trilogy" by Douglas Adams, and is a sequel. It was originally published by Pan Books as a…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Restaurant at the End of the Universe has the widest readership — 324216 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| So long, and thanks for all the fish | The Restaurant at the End of the Universe | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (4958) | 4.2 (324216) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1057) | 4.1 (1721) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (6) | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (90) | 4.5 (291) |
Reception
| So long, and thanks for all the fish | The Restaurant at the End of the Universe | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4958 | 324216 |
| Editions | 74 | 92 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 62155 | 91446 |
| Reading it now | — | 8267 |
| Written reviews | 4958 | 11151 |
| Wikipedia attention | 9227 | 7895 |
| Pages | 174 | 250 |