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hammard 's review for:
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
by Douglas Adams
Reading this I cannot help but have a distinct feeling of Deja Vu. The problem is being such a Doctor Who fan I recognise a lot of the plot points from Adams' tenure as script editor (most prominently City of Death and Shada). At the same time Dirk still maintains many Doctorish traits e.g.:
"Tall. Tall and absurdly thin. And good natured. A bit like a preying mantis that doesn't prey - a non-preying mantis if you like. A sort of genial mantis that has given up preying and taken up tennis instead."
As such it gives me the sense of a book not fully formed in itself yet. But extracting the recycled elements what remains is rather fun. Adams trademark humour shines through and it's a good solid adventure. I failed to find the mysteries surprising but I presume that is my familiarity with the source material and it didn't reduce the enjoyment of their discovery.
One final element that did surprise was how likeable Dirk was, he's cheeky but I have always seem him described as unpleasant. He instead seem to be the rather standard rude genius detective combined with the loveable rogue.
"Tall. Tall and absurdly thin. And good natured. A bit like a preying mantis that doesn't prey - a non-preying mantis if you like. A sort of genial mantis that has given up preying and taken up tennis instead."
As such it gives me the sense of a book not fully formed in itself yet. But extracting the recycled elements what remains is rather fun. Adams trademark humour shines through and it's a good solid adventure. I failed to find the mysteries surprising but I presume that is my familiarity with the source material and it didn't reduce the enjoyment of their discovery.
One final element that did surprise was how likeable Dirk was, he's cheeky but I have always seem him described as unpleasant. He instead seem to be the rather standard rude genius detective combined with the loveable rogue.