Dirk Gently's holistisch detectivebureau | 
pickDirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency is a thoroughly enjoyable and thought-provoking novel that will appeal to fans of Adams's other works. Its unique blend of humor, mystery, and science fiction, combined with its eccentric characters, makes it a memorable and entertaining read. It is a book that rewards rereading, as new connections and layers of meaning can be discovered each time. The novel ends with the promise of a sequel.
pickFinished my last book for the #ChristmasCrimeChallenge hosted by @RaeLovesToRead !
I laughed out loud quite a bit reading this book. It is a bit mind-boggling involving ghosts, time travel and “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”. Adams‘ love of computer science also figures in the plot. Lots of fun.
so-soIt's probably more a result of a a cozy rainy Sunday after a busy Friday and Saturday, but I found myself nodding off repeatedly while reading this. There was a plot, not too much nonsense, and some sharp satire about faith without reason...I can deal with a con man that is relatively harmless or possibly psychic, I can get into a computer programmer who likes mapping the world in music, 1/?
pickGreat fun but impossible to summarise without spoilers.Although it is unrelated to H2G2, they are noticeably akin.
so-soI think I can definitively say I've “outgrown“ Adams's humor. There is a lot to like in this especially if the slightly absurd is your cup of tea but for me this was a little underwhelming. I didn't hate my time with this but I also didn't think it was laugh out loud funny either. Solid story where seemingly disparate elements come together in the end but only just okay for me.
#BookReport
Pretty good reading week. Finished the last three Earthsea installments in my omnibus so I got to cross it off my bookspin backlist. Also got about half way through Dirk Gently.
#Weekly Forecast
Goal this week is to finish both Dirk Gently and Anansi Boys and try to keep up with my 155 page a day schedule.
HAPPY #BOOKSPIN DAY to all who celebrate. This is the highlight of my reading month. I‘m still five books behind for the year but so excited for the new picks. Tagged is my BookSpin and my double is Hyperion.
“Let us think the unthinkable, let us do the undoable, let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.“
Remembering Douglas Adams on his birthday.
Just realized I forgot to post my #bookspinbingo card this month, even though I haven‘t made my way very far through it. I‘ve already started planning for next month because I‘ve decided my Halloween season starts September 1.
Book 31 of 2021. #Reading1001 #1001Books
Anxious and unable to sleep, listening to the author read one of my favorites
pickHow are a missing cat, ghosts, time travel, the extinction of the human race, and a murder all interconnected? If you figure it out, will you let me know? I‘m still kinda confused by the ending of this book. 😂
This contains Adams‘s usual brilliant wordplay, fun characters, and bizarre plot. But I really didn‘t connect with this one. This was just too short for how much Adams tried to cram into this. The narrator was on point though. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
All right! #BookSpinBingo is a go! Thanks again to the completely amazing @TheAromaofBooks of books for setting this up! #bingoboard
#BookSpin 3 - Dirk Gently‘s Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
#DoubleSpin 15 - The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
pickThis book was strange but so much fun. Douglas Adams was definitely creative with his stories. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#ReadYourSign ♐️♋️
♋️ 13: A book you thought was creative.
Having read the book, I thought I would try the TV series to make sense of it all. Boy was I wrong the TV series is more strange than the book but I liked it. Found it mildly addictive and finished season one. The series seems very different from the book but I could have missed much in the book. Entertaining and fast paced.
When I put this book on my list I didn't realize it was science fiction, I don't like science fiction. My husband said the author should have been a clue but I am not familiar with science fiction writers. LOL I did not do my homework. But I am making my way through the book quickly as I am doing my civic duty in jury service. I have loads of time to read today. #1001books
“A coincidence,” he said, in a low, savage voice, “a strange and chilling coincidence, but none the less a coincidence. One, I might add, which caused me to spend a considerable time in #prison. Coincidences can be frightening and dangerous things.” #QuotsyJan20
so-soHonestly, I didn't really care very much about the characters or the storyline, but I had fun with the journey. Adams was a master at playing with the set-ups, the twisting of expectations, the sly humor. It was much more fun to enjoy the ride and the clever writing than to actually worry about what was happening or try and figure things out myself - my normal way. Despite the fun, I'd much rather reread the Hitchhiker series than this one.
Checked out the used bookstore that opened recently in my area, and it was BRILLIANT. Then I got home and the family is all napping, so I get to try to finish my book! So here is a reading selfie for no good reason other than I'm a happy nerd.
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During the first 70% of the book you are like "WHAT'S GOING ON?" and then BAMMM!!! there are aliens, a spaceship, a sofa stuck on a staircase, 2 ghosts and an electric monk, whatever that means!! and the fate of human race depends on a poem.
This book is annoying at times but really fun when every weird thing fits together. It's not a long book but one has to be patient because everything fits together, everything is 'HOLISTIC'!!
My reading location this afternoon. Picture courtesy of my husband because I was too busy sipping wine and enjoying the day... and reading. 🥂📖
What do you do when you can't decide which British SFF humorist you want to read first? Start them both. 📚📖🤓😶
I will be honest, I don't understand half the things Dirk Gently says, but I still want to read more of him, just for his childish, quirky mannerisms and the whole 'HOLISTIC' thing. I enjoy it very much.
Who better to explain 'holistic' than Dirk Gently!
Fundamental interconnectedness of all things!!
From history to science!
From paperback to paperless!
From gigantic volume to not so gigantic Volume! LOL!!
I watched the Netflix show and it was a wierdly amazing science fiction show. So excited!
so-so*scratching head, wondering what just happend*
Soaking up some much needed vitamin D!! As a person who normally loves when it rains I am getting sick of all this rain we have been getting. It is my summer break from job #1 (the reason for the cup) & I want to be able to be outside enjoying it. It can rain on nights where I work at job #2 because then at least I am stuck inside anyways.
Okay so apparently Libby WILL tell you if the library has acquired more copies! #whoknew
Almost missed today's #quotsyfeb19 #jump . @TK-421
pickFinished this audiobook on the drive home through our first major snowstorm. A full BBC production with a terrific cast of characters - including Billy Boyd.
bailedI might have been a bit prejudiced but it really feels like a waste of time, this book. I started it because it is #setinspace (kind of) and I needed that prompt for #pop18 and #LRC but I can‘t finish it. Also, there are some #wildcreatures such as a dead cat and a horse with an electric monk on it 😱😱.
#nofemmeber #1001books
pickLoved it! The plot is impossible to describe, but I really enjoyed it. After reading Space Opera, I needed to go back to an author that does this kind of humor in a way that works for me. Now, I think I'll read all of Douglas Adams' completed works. I'm also going to have to watch the television series based on Dirk Gently.
Prompt 29: Murder Investigation #SFFTBRChallenge @DuckOfDoom
pickI've enjoyed the 2010 TV series starring Stephen Mangan *and* the 2016 series with Samuel Barnett in the title role. I own the book in hardcover, but I actually read with my ears, via Overdrive, which offered an unabridged, fully casted by BBC version.
I finished just as I pulled into the library lot for a special board of trustees "retreat" (meeting lasting almost 4 hours). Pipe cleaners were provided as a creativity booster/fidget outlet.
“I commend you on your skepticism, but even the skeptical mind must be prepared to accept the unacceptable when there is no alternative. If it looks like a #duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family Anatidae on our hands.” #QuotsyJune18
pickI‘ve been binge-watching the two seasons over the last two weeks - zany, funny, original. Never read the book, but definitely enjoying the show. FUN!
so-soI am a stick in the mud who is not amused by amusing things. :(
“It has been one of those light summery days when the world seems about to burst with pleasure at simply being itself...”
I started reading last night after a few glasses of wine and, needless to say, today I‘m infatuated with this book.
Thanks for the recommendation, @vivastory & @Moray_Reads !
Alphabetical read of books I own. Adams. Just starting.
Found a tea bag halfway through this book - know I've started it before but wondering if I was really that far into it. Usually don't abandon books past the quarter mark.
pickI got the book from my parent‘s giant collection of books and absolutely loved it. Highly recommend it to anyone into sci-fi or w/ a very dry sense of humor
