I'm having a difficult time deciding how I feel about this book. Why am I questioning myself instead of enjoying my reading? Is it because, in my mind, I know it is written by another author trying to match the style of the previous books? For an answer, I turned to the previous five books in the trilogy.
What I discovered, after reading a few passages, is that the author is trying too hard to incorporate the elements that made these books unique. There are too many explanatory passages from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, noticeable because they are written in italics. Although Adams did use similar references, particularly in his first book, the quotes here are confusing, throwing out too many alien names and explanations about previous characters or ideas. Adams interspersed his quotes throughout his novels to comment on the human condition or explain an important fact or idea that related to the story line. Most of Colfer's notes are extra information, not really crucial to the advancement of the plot and therefore, for me, quite tedious to read. Perhaps, if I were to skip over those references, I might find the story more enjoyable.
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