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isabelleax 's review for:
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
by Douglas Adams
Douglas Adam’s writing style is fantastic. However, not always the easiest to follow.
I have seen several reviews suggest that this book contains too much information and plot for too few pages. I disagree. I found that pacing a bit weird though. The first 100 pages or so of set-up could have been shortened down and allowed the conclusion of the book to be less abrupt (and confusing, I had to reread a few passages a couple times to figure it out) and more fleshed out. I understand that it was an artistic choice and has poetic value, though I would have liked some more elaboration on the aliens and what happened there. Or maybe that’s just my autistic brain not being able to read between the lines. Anyway, I enjoyed the book, even if my spacial awareness (that is lacking in the best of circumstances) was struggling a lot with where the characters were at different times and how they got there.
(Also, just the concept of Dirk Gently is my fave thing)
I have seen several reviews suggest that this book contains too much information and plot for too few pages. I disagree. I found that pacing a bit weird though. The first 100 pages or so of set-up could have been shortened down and allowed the conclusion of the book to be less abrupt (and confusing, I had to reread a few passages a couple times to figure it out) and more fleshed out. I understand that it was an artistic choice and has poetic value, though I would have liked some more elaboration on the aliens and what happened there. Or maybe that’s just my autistic brain not being able to read between the lines. Anyway, I enjoyed the book, even if my spacial awareness (that is lacking in the best of circumstances) was struggling a lot with where the characters were at different times and how they got there.
(Also, just the concept of Dirk Gently is my fave thing)