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fruitbatwoman 's review for:
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
by Douglas Adams
After re-reading the first Dirk Gently book, I seamlessly continued with the second. I remember that it didn't leave much of an impression on me when I first read it fifteen years ago, and it was similar this time.
While the humor and punchlines are brilliant as always with Douglas Adams, the story of "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul" didn't grip me at all. It was too unnecessary convoluted in places where it shouldn't be and too bland in others, all in all resulting in a plot that didn't have me turning pages as I usually do with Adams' books. Even the grumpy main character, holistic detective Dirk Gently, didn't seem to be at his best, merely stumbling over the pages. Instead of tying it all together in the end, the ending felt too short and hastily pieced together–while it made sense, it left me unsatisfied with the outcome of the story.
I still laughed at the jokes and enjoyed the weirdness of it all (especially with the added Nordic mythology), but would have hoped for a more coherent or at least consistent plot. Too bad we will never experience what Dirk Gently could have become in further books...
While the humor and punchlines are brilliant as always with Douglas Adams, the story of "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul" didn't grip me at all. It was too unnecessary convoluted in places where it shouldn't be and too bland in others, all in all resulting in a plot that didn't have me turning pages as I usually do with Adams' books. Even the grumpy main character, holistic detective Dirk Gently, didn't seem to be at his best, merely stumbling over the pages. Instead of tying it all together in the end, the ending felt too short and hastily pieced together–while it made sense, it left me unsatisfied with the outcome of the story.
I still laughed at the jokes and enjoyed the weirdness of it all (especially with the added Nordic mythology), but would have hoped for a more coherent or at least consistent plot. Too bad we will never experience what Dirk Gently could have become in further books...