So Long and Thanks for all the Fish (#4)

This is where the Hitchhiker's series stretches it a little too far and feels less sustainable.

The concept of the series is improvised and off the cuff as it is - a group of random characters thrown together and surviving disastrously comedic environments - which works brilliantly at first because of how daft, satirical and original everything is, but there's only so far you can continue without a well-rounded plot and solid objectives.

Yes, this is where the wheels start to fall off... but it's still a great addition to the collection. If you like Douglas Adams and Hitchhikers in general, this is more of that.

There is a fifth book in the series, Mostly Harmless, that's even less focused than this.

I rate the first three books five stars equally, this four, and Mostly Harmless only three.

After this, Douglas Adams reinvented himself with the Dirk Gently books, which are definitely worth reading when this series starts to bottom out.