This is much better Mr. Adams. Much better.At first I was a bit ticked-off to find out that the to be continued ending of 'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency' was a complete and utter lie, none of the flapping loose ends of that book were tied up in this one. Except perhaps the one about the se...
Very, very funny mystery. I liked this a little bit better than the first Dirk Gently book, probably because this had more of a coherent plot line. While it’s not as laugh-out-loud as the Hitchhiker’s series is, and that Dirk Gently is more of a prat, it’s still a very enjoyable read.
I love this story and it's great fun to read!“What was the Sherlock Holmes principle? ‘Once you have discounted the impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.’ ” “I reject that entirely,” said Dirk sharply. “The impossible often has a kind of integrity to it which t...
Didn't like it as much as the first in the Dirk Gently series... Story is nice and hilariously funny, as always with Adams, but the plot is boring and late.
Although it was 20+ years ago, and I liked it enough to keep a copy, I remember being mostly non-plussed by this sequel. Even reading the back cover summary now, I really can't remember that much about it. Maybe worth a re-read if I give the first one another go.
1 Jan 1988The travails of trying to order a pizza, Valhalla in London, and unexpected encounters with Thor. I loved it.16 September, 2012Tash talked me into watching Thor, which I enjoyed enormously. And it reminded me of Adams' Thor, committing an Act of (a) God, when he can't catch a flight to Osl...
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