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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
It seems that I had somehow never read this!
It's great, of course.
It's great, of course.
Entertaining, although I am certain parts of it went over my head.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I was initially quite distraught to find that this audiobook is abridged, and while honing my vexation to unleash upon some poor Audible representative, I decided to listen to a bit first. I went from "How dare they lessen something written by Douglas Adams!" to "Hey, Douglas Adams himself is narrating this!" in about thirty seconds, and then enjoyed myself immensely for next three hours. If you want a way to defuse your anger, have a lot of yard work to do in heat and humidity, or just want a great book full of really funny British humor read by DNA himself, then this is the book for you. I have personally tested it and it works amazingly well in each of these situations. I can't wait to mow the lawn tomorrow while listening to The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul.
“Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.”
“Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.”
I'm quite convinced Adams was partaking of the same stuff as Coleridge when he wrote this book (and hhgttg for that matter)
Still, it was a fun little read.
Still, it was a fun little read.
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
mysterious
medium-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:
Yes
Still full of awesome after all these years. I did not fully appreciate the interplay between this and Doctor Who in my callow youth. Dirk Gently is almost entirely not like the Doctor. Almost. And the immortal professor with a time machine and a horse in the bathroom? Also almost entirely not like The Doctor. And the bad guys? Oh boy. Just about exactly the sort of menaces The Doctor and Sarah Jane protect us from, again and again.
Well worth the reread. Delighted to hear the BBC is turning it into miniseries.
Well worth the reread. Delighted to hear the BBC is turning it into miniseries.
adventurous
challenging
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated