I'm so down for this joint! Sneak me on your spaceship, snag me in a time warp, whatever it takes – I want to visit this restaurant and watch the universe implode from a safe vantage. I want to dine with "a fascinating cross-section of the entire population of space and time."
Just imagine the peace of watching all the madness of creation go boom-boom, bye-bye. The wonder of seeing it happen. And knowing you can return to your life, or come back for another viewing, or zip over to a different restaurant to watch the Big Bang.
That's right, the Big Bang, the start of it all, for better or worse. As Douglas Adams wrote: "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
The restaurant itself is just one small factor of this story, despite featuring in the cool-ass title. But it strikes my fancy, the thought of such a fabulous freakin' dinner show in a room full of fascinating people from everywhere and everywhen.
Overall, however, this book wasn't as fun and fast a ride as its predecessor, but it still had the ol' Adams charm. I wish the sole female main character, Trillian, had more than a few meager throwaway lines, though.
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