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Plot Summary of So Long and Thanks for All the Fish
"I laugh almost constantly until I have tears in my eyes while reading this book!"
Margaret Posner, Resident Scholar

"This book is Arthur living on Earth and falling in love with the girl who knew THE QUESTION but now can't remember it. This is the worst book in the seris but still a good read and would leave many confused for MOSTLY HARMLESS if not read. "
Kathleen Doris, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of So Long and Thanks for All the Fish
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Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat - depressing/sad
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - dimension travel - exploring a wondrous planet or phenomena - colonizing/homesteading another planet
Romance Yes
Parody Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - 20's-30's - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
Terrain - Water - Mountains - Forests
Earth setting: - 20th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Planet outside solar system? Yes
Takes place in spaceship? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed - some scientific explanation
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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