The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy vs The Restaurant at the End of the Universe: Which Should You Read?
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
“Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.”
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the first of six books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction "hexalogy" by Douglas Adams. The novel is an adaptation of the first four parts of Adams's…
1 film adaptation
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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 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has the widest readership — 2070422 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | The Restaurant at the End of the Universe | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (2070422) | 4.2 (324216) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (108) | 4.1 (1721) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1216) | 4.5 (291) |
Reception
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | The Restaurant at the End of the Universe | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2070422 | 324216 |
| Editions | 130 | 92 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1155684 | 91446 |
| Reading it now | 43208 | 8267 |
| Written reviews | 60089 | 11151 |
| Wikipedia attention | 66663 | 7895 |
| Pages | 289 | 250 |