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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
mmmhhh. I really did like "The hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy" enormously. But this is a completely different type of story. Less humor, more a thriller albeit a very weird one. Didn't care too much for it.
Because of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, I really wanted to love this book as much as I loved that series. I will say, Dirk Gently had a lot of Adam's humor and writing style, it was a complex story from a unique mind, but I didn't think the story worked. It jumped around way too much from different 3rd party points of view that were hard to tie into the whole of the story. I was hoping they would all flow together at the end but they only partially did that. What was really strange was the name sake character of the book, Dirk Gently, did not even show up until page 114 of a 306 page book.
This is a book I have been wanting to read for a while, had picked it up a few times and started it, but it didn't catch my interest. I recently watched the TV series and absolutely loved it so, I thought the book was going to be even better. The TV series is based on the character but not based on the book. There is a totally different story line. This is one of the few times the TV show (or movie) was better than the book.
This is a book I have been wanting to read for a while, had picked it up a few times and started it, but it didn't catch my interest. I recently watched the TV series and absolutely loved it so, I thought the book was going to be even better. The TV series is based on the character but not based on the book. There is a totally different story line. This is one of the few times the TV show (or movie) was better than the book.
Read it quick during a fundraising sprint within my book club. Great motivation to focus in on reading a fun and quirky story.
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I personally like the Dirk Gently books more than the Hitchhikers books. If you like funny science fiction I am astonished you have not already read this. If you have not just pick it up now its so good.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes