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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams

10 reviews

shimmer_and_shine's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

I really wasn't feeling the beginning of the book and thought it was a very slow start. However, it started picking up around the middle and then got pretty out there with the time travel aspect, which I didn't expect. Some parts were a little hard to follow writing wise.

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whoisrois's review against another edition

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challenging funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I’m not a sci fi girl but it was fun!

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natashalg's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book was hilarious, but it is a book you have to reread a few parts to fully understand the story. I loved the "interconnectedness" of the book and all it's parts.

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miles's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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kajoreads's review

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I really enjoyed Adams’ writing style. There’s so many fun quotes you could pull from this. I also really liked what he did with the Electric Monk and Gordon Way’s ghost. They had such fun storylines. The horse as well.

My biggest disappointment was Dirk Gently himself. I was expecting him to be whimsical and charming, but he was just so full of himself it was annoying. He didn’t really do much either.

The ending felt a bit rushed.

I much prefer the Netflix adaptation of Dirk Gently. Which has very little in common with this book.

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thechocolatefinger's review

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adventurous slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

I didn’t like this book and Dirk Gently only got introduced like halfway through and it was all about an electric monk and a horse and some guy having dinner in university instead of anything detective related

Only the very end was like solving a murder mystery and it was resolved in like 2 pages which was boring.

It was nothing like the Netflix show (except that Dirk really likes pizza), but when I’ve read the other books in the series I’ll edit this if you should read them and just skip this book.

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