So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Content Ratings

Moderate Romance

Arthur's relationship with Fenchurch is the novel's primary focus, culminating in a romantic and physically intimate encounter depicted with gentle wit; the romance is the warmest and most central in the series.

Light Themes

The novel explores love, the search for meaning, and what it means to find happiness in an absurd universe; tone is warmer and more wistful than the earlier entries.

No Violence

There is no violence; the novel is the most gentle and earthbound in the series.

Synopsis

Arthur Dent returns to an improbably restored Earth and falls in love with a woman named Fenchurch who shares his vague memory of a message delivered by the dolphins before the world ended, and together they embark on a quest to understand the meaning of what was said. The most romantic and human of the series, somewhat more grounded than its predecessors. A gentle, affectionate departure from the earlier books' frantic energy.