So long, and thanks for all the fish

by Douglas Adams

digital audio

English language

Published Oct. 3, 2006 by Random House Audio.

ISBN:: 978-0-7393-3212-2

(21 reviews)

Back on Earth with nothing more to show for his long, strange trip through time and space than a ratty towel and a plastic shopping bag, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription, the mysterious disappearance of Earth's dolphins, and the discovery of his battered copy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy all conspire to give Arthur the sneaking suspicion that something otherworldly is indeed going on. . . .

God only knows what it all means. And fortunately, He left behind a Final Message of explanation. But since it's light-years away from Earth, on a star surrounded by souvenir booths, finding out what it is will mean hitching a ride to the far reaches of space aboard a UFO with a giant robot. But what else is …

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Paul reviewed So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams

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4 stars

I did feel, with Life, the Universe and Everything, that the series was starting to lose it's way somewhat. With this book, though, Adams gets solidly back on track.

It's very different to what has gone before, and this is very much to the book's advantage. Arthur is more of a character this time around and there's visible plot.

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish is still very much a Hitchhiker's book, but it also demonstrates the value in a series taking the occasional left turn.

Paul reviewed So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams

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4 stars

Utsob Roy reviewed So long and thanks for all the fish by Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker -- Bk. 4)

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4 stars

As usual, hilariously absurd. :D

M@ reviewed So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish by Douglas Adams

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5 stars

In Santa Barbara they stopped at a fish restaurant in what seemed to be a converted warehouse. Fenchurch had red mullet and said it was delicious. Arthur had a swordfish steak and said it made him angry. He grabbed a passing waitress by the arm and berated her. “Why’s this fish so bloody good?” he demanded, angrily. “Please excuse my friend,” said Fenchurch to the startled waitress. “I think he’s having a nice day at last.”

This book is my swordfish. And we are all Arthur Dent.