Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Dirk Gently #1

Douglas Adams

320 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
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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-...

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Community Reviews

3.85
based on 14,173 reviews

Moods

funny: 87%

adventurous: 70%

mysterious: 68%

lighthearted: 53%

challenging: 8%

reflective: 4%

relaxing: 4%

dark: 3%

hopeful: 2%

informative: 2%

inspiring: 1%

tense: 1%

Pace

37% of readers chose fast
51% of readers chose medium
11% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

53% of readers chose Plot
36% of readers chose A mix
9% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

11% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
64% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

64% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
71% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

28% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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