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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
I much prefer Adam's Thor to that cinematic shit.
[4 stars for holistic giggles.]
[4 stars for holistic giggles.]
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-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
It's confusing. Of course, the poorly formatted ebook version I have might not be helping matters.
Probably more like 3.5 stars, as the story itself doesn't quite mesh for me. But Adams' writing is always a treat, so the moment-to-moment experience was entertaining enough to make it worthwhile.
Some interesting ideas, and it really feels like a Discworld novel.
Some interesting ideas, and it really feels like a Discworld novel.
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Kuten Douglas Adamsilta sopii odottaa, ei tässä kirjassa ole loppujen lopuksi kauheasti järkeä ;) Tarina on kiehtova sekoitus mytologiaa, seikkailua ja dekkarimaista arvoituksen ratkaisua, onhan yksi päähenkilöistä holistinen yksityisetsivä Dirk Gently. Mukana pyörii myös energinen tehopakkaus Kate Schechter, joukko jumalia ja heidän palvelijoitaan sekä mystinen Coca Cola-automaatti. Pilke silmäkulmassa etenevä vauhdikas tarina tempaisee mukaansa, ja lopulta tietenkin kaikki selviää -kuinkas muutenkaan.
In the war between the Old Gods and the Yuppies, who would win?
I nabbed this sucker on a Daily Deal from Audible, meaning I got around to reading it much sooner than I would have with just the book. Read by Douglas Adams himself! It's well worth the listen and I'm rather kicking myself for never having read it earlier. Norse gods! WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME?
"It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on earth has ever produced the expression "As pretty as an airport."...this ugliness arises because airports are full of people who are tired, cross, and have just discovered that their luggage has landed in Murmansk (Murmansk airport is the only known exception to this otherwise infallible rule), and architects have on the whole tried to reflect this in their designs.
They have sought to highlight the tiredness and crossness motif with brutal shapes and nerve-jangling colors, to make effortless the business of separating the traveler forever from his or her luggage or loved ones, to confuse the traveler with arrows that appear to point at the windows, distant tie racks, or the current position of Ursa Minor in the night sky, and wherever possible to expose the plumbing on the grounds that it is functional, and conceal the location of the departure gates, presumably on the grounds that they are not."
If the opening page doesn't grab you, the rest of it won't, get some Faulkner or something--but if it does, settle in for a good read. No aliens or spaceships in this one, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy fans will still recognize Adams' quirky humor even though it's grounded in the mostly everyday surroundings of (mostly) modern London (I'll bet you can get pizza delivered these days). Kate Schechter is a sane, stubborn heroine stunned by the incomprehensible appearance of Norse gods in her apartment. Her ally, Dirk Gently, is a rumpled, slack-ass detective engaged in silent war with his housemaid and his creditors. There are a few severed heads, one insane eagle, a bass rendition of "Ride of the Valkyries," a broken Coca-Cola machine, lots of glue, plenty of clean sheets, and evil yuppies driving Volvos in this wacky book, as well as a refrigerator full of guilt that might remind you to pull out that old casserole before something extremely nasty happens.
They have sought to highlight the tiredness and crossness motif with brutal shapes and nerve-jangling colors, to make effortless the business of separating the traveler forever from his or her luggage or loved ones, to confuse the traveler with arrows that appear to point at the windows, distant tie racks, or the current position of Ursa Minor in the night sky, and wherever possible to expose the plumbing on the grounds that it is functional, and conceal the location of the departure gates, presumably on the grounds that they are not."
If the opening page doesn't grab you, the rest of it won't, get some Faulkner or something--but if it does, settle in for a good read. No aliens or spaceships in this one, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy fans will still recognize Adams' quirky humor even though it's grounded in the mostly everyday surroundings of (mostly) modern London (I'll bet you can get pizza delivered these days). Kate Schechter is a sane, stubborn heroine stunned by the incomprehensible appearance of Norse gods in her apartment. Her ally, Dirk Gently, is a rumpled, slack-ass detective engaged in silent war with his housemaid and his creditors. There are a few severed heads, one insane eagle, a bass rendition of "Ride of the Valkyries," a broken Coca-Cola machine, lots of glue, plenty of clean sheets, and evil yuppies driving Volvos in this wacky book, as well as a refrigerator full of guilt that might remind you to pull out that old casserole before something extremely nasty happens.
