I find the ending a poignant, even beautiful, testament to the universality of the human condition. Even kings struggle with having to deal with loss and mortal

I find the ending a poignant, even beautiful, testament to the universality of the human condition. Even kings struggle with having to deal with loss and mortality, and it has always been thus, an unbroken thread through the thousands of years that connect us with those who originally developed the text. I also love the restaurant at the end of the universe element to the text. Without giving anything away to those who haven't read it, one can travel to the edge of the world and find someone serving beer.