Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas AdamsMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
Adams begins to lose touch with the reader in this strange cult tale of discovering a time machine while running a detective agency. We don't actually meet Dirk until fairly late in the story when several other characters have been introduced; each with their own unique chapters and storylines. Dirk himself has his own mysterious cult status; none of which the other characters seem to dwell upon in their past acquaintance with him. The actions of Dirk are very discreet; and it is not known what he does in between chapters which results in the outcome of the story. There are a lot of gaps from scenario to scenario without any flashbacks; and it’s very hard to piece together what has occurred previously; who murdered the executive and whether anyone actually cared in the end or were morally affected by the adventure. There is a sequel; but whether this story fills in the gaps or unfolds a completely different story; I’ll have to read it to find out.
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