306 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780671660635
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pocket Books
Publication date: 15 May 1987
Description
What do a dead cat, a computer whiz-kid, an Electric Monk who believes the world is pink, quantum mechanics, a Chronologist over 200 years old, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (poet), and pizza have in common? Apparently not much; until Dirk Gently, self-...
Community Reviews Summary of 7,586 reviews
Moods
adventurous 73%
mysterious 69%
lighthearted 52%
challenging 9%
reflective 5%
relaxing 5%
dark 3%
informative 3%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 1%
tense 1%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 50% | A mix: 38% | Character: 9% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 46% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detailMinor
Gun violence, Racism, Transphobia
306 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780671660635
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Pocket Books
Publication date: 15 May 1987
Description
What do a dead cat, a computer whiz-kid, an Electric Monk who believes the world is pink, quantum mechanics, a Chronologist over 200 years old, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (poet), and pizza have in common? Apparently not much; until Dirk Gently, self-...
Community Reviews Summary of 7,586 reviews
Moods
adventurous 73%
mysterious 69%
lighthearted 52%
challenging 9%
reflective 5%
relaxing 5%
dark 3%
informative 3%
hopeful 2%
inspiring 1%
tense 1%
Pace
fast 33%
slow 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 50% | A mix: 38% | Character: 9% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 22% | Yes: 11% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 73% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 46% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detailMinor
Gun violence, Racism, Transphobia