Book Review: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
Book: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
Author: Douglas Adams
Genre: Sci Fi
Julia Rating: 9 (for humor)
Comments:
Douglas Adams introduces Dirk Gently – a private detective who does his work “holistically” (meaning he believes that if one thing happens in his life, he’s bound to have other things happen which have something to do with that thing). This makes for huge bills – since everything he does is supposed to have something to do with solving the problem of his client.
Dirk finds himself at St. Cedd’s College with an old Professor, who insisted on being called Reg, and a wayward horse. He is flung in an adventure through time (Hitchhiker’s Guide
This book has my favorite description EVER. When describing Reg, Douglas Adams says: “The other was small, roundish, and moved with an ungainly restlessness, like a number of elderly squirrels trying to escape from a sack.”
Douglas Adams always takes me on a wild journey through very improbable territory and I find his books fun – though sometimes it’s honestly very hard to remember what they are really about. He is always very funny and have an offbeat sense of humor – so if you like any of his work, you’ll like this book.