Mostly Harmless
240 Seiten

contains vague spoilers

While I agree it's more pessimistic and dark in tone compared to the other books in the series, I loved this absurd, you-end-up-where-you-started conclusion to the series and found it funny.
In fact I think Ford's reaction in the final chapter was the best possible reaction to such a conclusion.
"Through the new strangeness of noise and light he could just make out the shape of Ford Prefect sitting back and laughing wildly."

Mostly Harmless
240 Seiten

Das war immerhin deutlich zusammenhängender als das davor. Trotzdem wieder, irgendwie, unbefriedigend.

Und, wie Douglas Adams selbst sagte:

People have said, quite rightly, that Mostly Harmless is a very bleak book.