Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
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Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency

by Douglas Adams

1987•Comedy•278 pages

Taste attributes: comedymysteryscience fictiondetectivefastfresh & originallightimaginaryintricatesurrealglossyemotionally undemandingsolving the riddle/not as it seemsfool triumphantunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeHeightened and original: an intricate comic novel, light rather than heavy. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Zitat Klappentext: Eine mordsmäßige Detektiv-Gespenster-Horror-Kriminal-Zeitreisen-Romanzen-Musikkomödien-Geschichte von Douglas Adams, dem Autor des Bestsellers »Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis«.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ComedyMysteryScience fictionDetectiveSolving the riddle/not as it seemsFool triumphantUnlikely connections

Subjects

FantasyKrimiAbiogenesisLaudanumKubla KhanThe Rime of the Ancient MarinerDetective fictionMystery & Detective fiction

Details

Author
Douglas Adams
Published
1987
Pages
278
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