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Title: Slapstick, not wit... blah
Review: I read HHGG many years ago, but never got around to Mostly Harmless when it came out. I saw it at the library the other day, and knew I had a quest to finish. Unfortunate.Instead of the cutting wit of the first stories, we get Jerry Lewis-esque slapstick, and Dr Seuss-like silly word play. The plot rambles and bumbles, but unlike the comedic diversions of its predecessors MH just fades away into more nothingness.MH gives us a smile here and a chuckle there, but after a short period of time I simply won't remember anything in particular about Book 5 - with the possible exception of the ending. That was a surprise.
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