Reviews

And Another Thing... by Eoin Colfer

zelieanner's review against another edition

3.5

I didn’t hate this. It feels different from Douglas Adams, but not ridiculously so. The writing, plot lines, and dialogue are less inspired than the others, and and there are fewer silly nonsequiturs than I wanted. The ending was a little sad, but it was foreshadowed. I didn’t love the “guide note” - it felt like a weak way to follow in Adams’ footsteps 

abiofpellinor's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

docrevilo's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

meedamian's review against another edition

4.0

While surprisingly good, it just tries too hard to pay homage to prior books too much, and can't quite reinvent itself as much as all other volumes did.

I did enjoy reading it a lot, but it's too similar too previous books to ever be mistaken for Douglas's work, where each book was a completely unique take on that whole universe thing.

thetalldwarf's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

paulmichaelpeters's review against another edition

4.0

Solid sequel. The first three books I have repeated a few times over the years. While not as good as the early part of the series, I did enjoy seeing these characters again and finding new and imaginative tellings of this galaxy. Colfer picks up this difficult challenge very well and I look forward to other works that may follow.

denglanzig's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

Thoroughly disliked this.

lisamchuk's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

Ridiculous. Maybe too ridiculous - the author has managed to recreate the voice of the original, but maybe too well. The callbacks are fun (if you can keep them all in your head), but there are too many callbacks and too many Guide interruptions. Everyone and everything is here though, and it sounds like and ends like the first five books. But gosh I’m glad I can stop shaking my head and rolling my eyes. 

emmagray13's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

pqtrick's review against another edition

2.0

Reads like a stand-up where all the jokes are jokes from another comedian. Kudos to Eoin Colfer for trying to keep the Hitchhiker's universe alive, but there's only one Douglas Adams.