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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
I think I liked this Dirk Gently book better than the first Dirk Gently book. Douglas Adam's humor and wit are on full display throughout the book.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Love the humour. Great concept and idea behind the whole Detective genre. Bits were really good, other bits didn't grip me quite as much but that might just be personal interests.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency & The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul make up the “Dirk Gently” series by Douglas Adams
Adams is one of my favorite authors, and although these two books aren’t my favorite of his, they are still excellent works.
Dirk Gently is a detective. A ‘holistic detective’, but what does that mean? The Dictionary defines the word “holistic” as: Characterized by comprehension of the parts of something as intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole.
Douglas Adams uses Dirk Gently as a portal to the weird facts and coincidences inside his head. For instance, did you know that Aliens meant to build a paradise on Earth four billion years ago, or that the Norse God Odin loves linen? It’s crazy ‘facts’ and events like this that make the Dirk Gently series worth reading.
How do you solve a murder when there was no possible way for anyone to have entered or left the room? How do you remove a sofa from a stairwell when a computer says it could not have possibly gotten stuck there in the first place? Well, you have to look at everything else in the Universe to find your answer.
Just like Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Trilogy, the Dirk Gently Series is playful, well-written, and definitely worth your time.
Adams is one of my favorite authors, and although these two books aren’t my favorite of his, they are still excellent works.
Dirk Gently is a detective. A ‘holistic detective’, but what does that mean? The Dictionary defines the word “holistic” as: Characterized by comprehension of the parts of something as intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole.
Douglas Adams uses Dirk Gently as a portal to the weird facts and coincidences inside his head. For instance, did you know that Aliens meant to build a paradise on Earth four billion years ago, or that the Norse God Odin loves linen? It’s crazy ‘facts’ and events like this that make the Dirk Gently series worth reading.
How do you solve a murder when there was no possible way for anyone to have entered or left the room? How do you remove a sofa from a stairwell when a computer says it could not have possibly gotten stuck there in the first place? Well, you have to look at everything else in the Universe to find your answer.
Just like Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Trilogy, the Dirk Gently Series is playful, well-written, and definitely worth your time.
Very good, has that trademark Douglas Adams feel. I still don't understand how the name "The Long Dark Tea Time Of The Soul" applies to the actual story though.
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated