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A great fun read from the guy who brought you Hitchiker's Guide to the Universe!

This story starts off on several tangents, then towards the last quarter of the book, braids together. It may be hard going at first, and I admit, I had to go back to re-read subtle clues I previously missed, but is a fine read. Douglas Adams not only wrote the Hitchhiker books, but he also wrote scripts for Tom Baker's Dr. Who.

A very good detective story, though the author tends to ramble on, in places. I was completely duped into following the "obvious" mystery, when everything did a complete flip, and Dirk brought out out the REAL problem. If you stopped reading Adams' books after Hitchhiker's Guide, you would enjoy getting back into the craziness of Dirk Gently.

Interesting when paired with The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, seeing the character of Dirk Gentley evolve. It's an easy, fun read.

Honestly, I didn't enjoy this book at all. I have read the entire Hitchhiker's Guide (loved it!) as well as The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (pretty good), but just could not get into this one at all. It does end up having a decent plot, but the book just drags on and wasn't worth the time it took to read.