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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
Read for Read Harder 2019: a humor book.
Not much like the show...which I liked. Soooo, I sort of liked this book. I think the show makes Dirk more likable while still capturing the fact that he's a jerk. Not sure if I'll read the second book.
(Sidebar: reading this overlaps with watching the Good Omens show. It's like I'm immersing myself in classic British fantasy and finding all the rough edges.)
Not much like the show...which I liked. Soooo, I sort of liked this book. I think the show makes Dirk more likable while still capturing the fact that he's a jerk. Not sure if I'll read the second book.
(Sidebar: reading this overlaps with watching the Good Omens show. It's like I'm immersing myself in classic British fantasy and finding all the rough edges.)
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
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:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I don’t like Neil Gaiman and I don’t like Terry Pratchet so I don’t know why I thought I’d like this! Just because your book has a load of random shit happening it doesn’t mean it’ is entertaining and just because your book has a non stop stream of jokes doesn’t mean it is funny.
adventurous
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:
Yes
"Welcome, by the way, to my offices."
He waved a vague hand around the tatty surroundings.
"The light works," he said, indicating the window, "the gravity works," he said, dropping a pencil on the floor. "Anything else we have to take our chances with."
2nd read, september 2022
turns out this book is much easier to get when you're not reading it at 3 AM, and when you remember how things actually happened, as for it is already the second time you read it, not the first one. who knew. some might say that it means this book should always be read for a second time, instead of trying to read it the first time, and then you won't be that confused. some others might answer, that said confusion is one of the best parts of this book.
and they'd be right.
as i said, this is the second time i read this book, and although i already knew why things are like that, it didn't take away any of the enjoyment, cause it was really cool to see that hey, it actually makes perfect sense!
.....well, maybe not, but you can see the strange logic behind everything, and – drumroll – that everything is actually connected. ha.
also, thanks to my shitty memory i managed to forget the vast majority of jokes from this book, so the experience of reading it was really – well, an experience.
in short, maybe this book is not perfect, but it brings me so much joy i just have to leave the 5-star rating i gave it two years ago. (two years already???? damn)
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1st read, september 2020
Was it chaotic as hell? yes.
Was it sometimes too weird to fully understand? maybe.
Did I care? no, because it is written in such a good and funny way (or maybe Way hehe), that when you're reading this then after some time you just accept everything that's happening, while being truly surprised by a lot of things (and by a lot I mean A LOT, and the Electric Monk and his horse aren't even the weirdest). And characters don't really know what's happening too, so you won't be alone in this. Also the kind of humor here is exactly the kind of humor that I love the most.
Besides that, the story and its characters (especially Dirk, yes he is very irritating but he's awesome alright) are really amazing.
I remember that I finished reading this at almost 5 AM and I didn't regret any second of it.
adventurous
challenging
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:
N/A
Not as light as the early Hitchhiker books this book is a lot heavier and grimmer though the humour of Douglas Adams shines through from time to time. Written with all the confusion I expect from his work this an interesting, twisted story. I can't say I enjoyed it as much as the Hitchhiker books but it wasn't too bad.
It's nice that I can forget what I've read and therefore be surprised anew by things I've already read. And I do so love Douglas Adams. I miss him.
O livro é muuuito bom, bem no estilo Douglas Adams. Demorei pra ler porque parava pra fazer outras coisas e esquecia do livro hahaha, mas quando voltei pra leitura final não consegui abandonar o livro, as cenas finais são maravilhosas, porque tudo tá interconectado xD