Not particually good, really killed the series, it lacks all the fun and silliness of the other four, and just seems to plod along in a slow rather dull manner. Obviously fans of the series will read it no matter how many people say it is a bad book, but it is the worst of the 5 ( )

Great series ( )

In 1992 Douglas Adams released the fifth entry in what was, by his own admission the increasingly inaccurately titled Hitch Hikers trilogy.Unfortunately it felt at the time like it was written with the intention of bringing the story arc to a close so that people would stop asking him to write another darn book. At its end 'Mostly Harmless' does the inverse of so many Hollywood block busters. Instead of setting up an obvious lead into a sequel the book sets about destroying any possible follow up.I've since found out that the actual reason that the book feels so negative is that Douglas was going through a difficult period in his personal life!So Douglas fans will want to read this because of its pedigree, but it just doesn't have the fun that the others do, especially the experimental playfullness of the previous book in the series 'So Long and Thanks for the Fish'. ( )

The worst of the five. ( )

Der fünfte 'Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis' - Roman.