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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - Douglas Adams

 
Description: ISBN 0330301624 / Author: Douglas Adams / Genre: Sci-Fi / Fantasy

Newest Review: ... novel, so this should tell you what the book is like. Dirk Gently, rather than dealing with just one or two mundane murders ... more

 ... like Poirot has to solve a puzzle which threatens the whole human race. He only started out by trying to find a missing cat! the only disappointing thing is that I did feel the ending was a little rushed. It felt like the author had just given up. Too many plot points were wrapped up in just a few pages. It's best if you read it and see what you think for yourself, as it is very funny. The best part of the book though is the discussion of Schrödinger's Cat - in quite a unique way. Has Douglas Adams rocked the world ...more

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Frankingsteins
Premium Review Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - Douglas Adams: A Horse in the Bathroom (794 words)
by - written on 10/06/04 (Very useful, 140 readings)
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Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency is described by the author as “a thumping good detective-ghost-horror-who dunnit-time travel-romantic-musical-comedy-epic” and certainly lives up to all of these claims, improbable as that may seem. A modern detective tale based firmly in the paranormal, Douglas Adams has created another very interesting and detailed universe in this book. PLOT Well it’s a little more complicated than that, but I’ll try. The story essentially follows a few days in the life of Richard MacDuff, a promising and skilled computer programmer working for one of the big firms called WayForward technologies, as he is led ...  Read the complete review

kylecoare
Premium Review Hitch Hikers wasnt Adam's only book (713 words)
by - written on 06/10/03 (Very useful, 68 readings)
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DOUGLAS ADAMS - DIRK GENTLY'S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY ------------------------------------------------------- So here i am, sat awake at a stupidly late hour, i cant sleep, which is pretty much how every night goes, well i thought to myself, why not read a good book, so completly at random i decided to pick up one of my old favourites, Dirk Gently's holistic detective agency. This is the first book in a trilogy which sadly never got finished due to Douglas Adams' untimely death, although the first few chapters have been released in the last Douglas Adams book, The Salmon of doubt. But what better way to celebrate a great ...  Read the complete review

Jonjo3
Premium Review Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - Douglas Adams: A bit vague (254 words)
by - written on 26/09/00 (Very useful, 51 readings)
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I must confess that I approached the Dirk Gently stories with high expectations. As an avid fan of Hitchhikers (et al) I was expecting the same skill and humour to be in the stories of Dirk Gently. I was a bit disappointed. Douglas Adams is a man capable of subtle (and not so subtle) humour, the forerunner of Terry Pratchett but he did loose his way with Dirk Gently. The actual character of Dirk Gently is enjoyable, a good solid character that is believable but the stories just get too way out to be real. The Gently stories basically take the original private detective idea and turn it slightly supernatural. We have a visit to Valhalla, a wandering ...  Read the complete review

JonRose
Premium Review interestingly different (146 words)
by - written on 11/08/00 (Very useful, 34 readings)
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When I read this I had already read the first four books of the hitch hikers guide to the galaxy trilogy and must admit that I did enjoy it. But it is a long way from being the best book I have ever read. The story line does get a bit difficult to follow at times and Dirks motives do not always seem to have been thought out properly by Adams and this makes his character slightly confused. The time travelling professor is very entertaining although more could have been done with this character. You do need to read this book carefully as sometimes it can be a bit confused and you sometimes fail to get the full gist of what is going on. But on ...  Read the complete review

The+Solid+Grey
Premium Review Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - Douglas Adams: Thumpingly Good (768 words)
by - written on 21/10/01 (Very useful, 354 readings)
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Do you like science fiction?, do you love humourous Science Fiction?, do you like really original humourous science fiction?, well then you've come to the right place! Written by Douglas Adams (and if you didn't know a writer I adore), the same author of The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency is almost more of the same, but not quite, however it is just as good. It was due to my love of The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy that I came to read this book, and with great sadness that I’ve just read it again in respect to Douglas Adams who died recently. Its described on the back cover, ...  Read the complete review

 

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