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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

By Douglas Adams

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| Mass Market Paperback | 9780671746728

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There is a long tradition of Great Detectives, and Dirk Gently does not belong to it. But his search for a missing cat uncovers a ghost, a time traveler, AND the devastating secret of humankind! Detective Gently's bill for saving the human race from extinction: NO CHARGE.

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Douglas, another story please! I'm going to buy an answerphone and then I'll wait for a call by your ghost, it's ok?

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Bradamante said on Nov 28, 2011 about the Paperback edition | 1 feedback

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I really do love everything Douglas Adams has ever written.
Dirk Gentry was at first a bit disappointing compared to the Guide, but reading deeper, it is pure genius and wisdom, masked as nonsense.

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Federico said on Aug 25, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

All'inizo parte un po' lento, poi ingrana la quinta. Spettacolare. Purtroppo mi sono perso un paio di colpi nella trama alla fine: mi 'toccherà' rileggerlo, prima o poi.

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rfranz said on Jan 6, 2012 | Add your feedback

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Lost cats (or not), an electronic monk on a distant planet, a time-traveling professor, and a ghost. Dirk Gently pulls it all together and manages to save the universe while he's at it.

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Missmath144 said on Jul 24, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

While I was reading this book and just after I finished it, I was quite disappointed: it wasn't the kind of story I expected to read, after the HHGG.
Nevertheless a good reading, with some fantastic ideas, not always developed at their best. But it would be unfair to judge it not for itself but ... (continue)

While I was reading this book and just after I finished it, I was quite disappointed: it wasn't the kind of story I expected to read, after the HHGG.
Nevertheless a good reading, with some fantastic ideas, not always developed at their best. But it would be unfair to judge it not for itself but in comparison with the Guide, so three stars out of four. (I would like to have far more flexibility with those stars, say 5 out of 8, or 7 out of 10)

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Luigi Amedeo Bianchi said on Aug 3, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

the guy at the bookstore said that there's no way you could not like this book because it was so "charming." It's true, Douglas Adams can't not be charming, but I don't know why.. I just didn't love this book. Maybe my expectations were set too high, or maybe I've outgrown him?? I do admit there wer ... (continue)

the guy at the bookstore said that there's no way you could not like this book because it was so "charming." It's true, Douglas Adams can't not be charming, but I don't know why.. I just didn't love this book. Maybe my expectations were set too high, or maybe I've outgrown him?? I do admit there were a couple LOL passages that I reread and then LOL'd again.

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oldladyofchertsey said on Jul 8, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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English Books
Mass Market Paperback 306 Pages
Edition: Reissue
ISBN-10: 0671746723
ISBN-13: 9780671746728
Publisher: Pocket
Pub date: Jun 01, 1991
Dimensions: 1097 mm x 710 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
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