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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams

sherriebear's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

whimsicalmeerkat's review against another edition

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4.0

Very, very funny.

dcgu's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

cambilby's review

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funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

angus_mckeogh's review against another edition

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2.0

Started with promise but was ultimately too scattered and not funny enough to be great. The whole part about Dirk's background and real name seemed unnecessary. And ultimately Dirk pans out as a pretty minor character. I'm a much bigger fan of his Hitchhiker books. This one was just marginally okay.

finchthearcher's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

valiantlyelegantwizard's review

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adventurous funny medium-paced

3.5

meghabytes's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

jordanmayne's review

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2.0

Didn't enjoy this much. Of course I compared it to Hitchhikers, and it had a similar style of writing, but just felt slow and sluggish compared to the vigour that I expect from Adams. Takes way too long to actually get started and I was disappointed with the ending.

markalkman's review against another edition

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1.0

RTC. Bookclub book of the month September.