Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
This was a tough read for me and I oscillated between fascination and boredom. Perhaps my disinterest in anything in the sci-fi realm is to blame.
Part mystery, part sci-fi and a hodge podge of bizarre characters, this novel includes ghosts, a time machine, and an electric monk all culminating in preventing the collapse of humanity.
Richard Mac Duff is thrown into the chaos and the madness of Dirk and becomes a prime murder suspect in need of some serious help.
Dirk Svlad Cjelli is the seemingly inept detective who ties together all the clues in the midst of trying to solve a murder.
The unusual Professor Urban Chronotis is introduced at a university event and is quite a central character as he is in possession of the time machine.
Quotes:
What I mean is that if you really want to understand something, the best way is to try and explain it to someone else. That forces you to sort it out in your own mind.
He waited again to see what he would do next and suddenly found to his surprise that he was already doing it, and it was this: he was “listening” to the music. A bewildered look crept slowly across his face as he realized that he had never done this before. He had “heard” it many, many times, and thought that it made a very pleasant noise. Indeed, he found that it made a pleasant background against which to discuss the concert season, but it had never before occurred to him that there was anything actually to “listen” to.
A meeting with Mr. Adams would certainly be centered on technology and how the heck he knew so much nearly 40 years ago that is omnipresent today. Okay maybe we’d talk about British humor instead since I don’t seem to get it.
My rating for Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency is a 6 out of 10.
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