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The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

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  • Author：Douglas Adams
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Summary

When a passenger check-in desk at London's Heathrow Airport disappears in a ball of orange flame， the explosion is deemed an act of God。 But which god， wonders holistic detective Dirk Gently？ What god would be hanging around Heathrow trying to catch the 3:37 to Oslo？

And what has this to do with Dirk's latest—and late—client， found only this morning with his head revolving atop the hit record "Hot Potato"？

Amid the hostile attentions of a stray eagle and the trauma of a very dirty refrigerator， super-sleuth Dirk Gently will once again solve the mysteries of the universe。。。

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Reviews

Aylin ，

i really love douglas adams's writing。 not much else to say！ i really love douglas adams's writing。 not much else to say！ 。。。more

R。 Abbott ，

Maybe my favourite Dirk book？ I'm obsessed。 Maybe my favourite Dirk book？ I'm obsessed。 。。。more

Antonia Vincovici ，

Lettura leggera， divertente。 Una delle indagini di Dirk Gently lo porta a incontrare Odino e Thor。 Ci sono alcuni riferimenti carini a Guida galattica per gli autostoppisti （per intenditori）。

Jeane ，

My partner insisted that I read this book。 It isn't my usual cup of tea and it took a while for me to really get into the story。 But in the end the whimsical and comedic writing of the late Douglas Adams won me over。 Now I'm sad that Mr。 Adams passed before he was able to finish the sequel。 I would love to be able to accompany Dirk Gently on another impossible adventure， I might have to check out the first book to feature the holistic detective， although my partner has said it isn't as whimsical My partner insisted that I read this book。 It isn't my usual cup of tea and it took a while for me to really get into the story。 But in the end the whimsical and comedic writing of the late Douglas Adams won me over。 Now I'm sad that Mr。 Adams passed before he was able to finish the sequel。 I would love to be able to accompany Dirk Gently on another impossible adventure， I might have to check out the first book to feature the holistic detective， although my partner has said it isn't as whimsical as this one。 I like whimsy。 Overall I enjoyed this book。 。。。more

Tabitha ，

I remember liking the first book in this series but this one felt erratic。 I thought the "hot potato" tie in was interesting。 I remember liking the first book in this series but this one felt erratic。 I thought the "hot potato" tie in was interesting。 。。。more

Allison ，

2。5

Lars ，

This is the second and last （！） book in another Adams trilogy。。。 which was not completed before he died。 This is the weird Adams humor that we're used to。 This is the second and last （！） book in another Adams trilogy。。。 which was not completed before he died。 This is the weird Adams humor that we're used to。 。。。more

Hadas ，

My last unread Adams book and my least favorite for sure。

Rachel Shields Ebersole ，

A great audiobook reread。

Anil ，

Loved it 27 years ago

Grace ，

Really enjoyed this one， highly recommend！ Dirk's almost accidental talents in unravelling impossibly possible mysteries shines brightest here I think。 As usual with Adams' books， there are plenty of great characters to meet and many laughs to be had。 My only gripe was that the ending （or the few chapters before it） felt slightly disappointing， and I haven't quite worked out why yet。。。 Really enjoyed this one， highly recommend！ Dirk's almost accidental talents in unravelling impossibly possible mysteries shines brightest here I think。 As usual with Adams' books， there are plenty of great characters to meet and many laughs to be had。 My only gripe was that the ending （or the few chapters before it） felt slightly disappointing， and I haven't quite worked out why yet。。。 。。。more

Bohdan ，

Одразу за першою прочитав другу， в якій автор не зрадив своєму стилю。 Все той англійський гумор， який мені так сподобався і в попередній частині。 Сюжет місцями занадто розріджений， багато деталей так і не були розкриті належним чином， а кінцівка， яку можна було б вмістити в сотню-дві сторінок занадто різко завершилась。 Попри все радий прочитанню， хоч для мене， серіал виглядає цілісніше。

Katherine Pownell ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 All I can say about this book is that it is so Douglas Adams。 So， so Douglas Adams。 Also， I hope Dirk Gently got paid for getting rid of the lawyer and the advertiser。 The “interconnectedness of all things”， indeed。

Emily ，

A purely fun read！ I loved how the smallest details were written into the interconnectedness of all things aka the holistic detective work and the solving of the case。 I could have finished this book in one long read， the kind where you stay up all night。 But I decided to take my time instead。 I'm disappointed there aren't more Dirk Gently books to read。 A purely fun read！ I loved how the smallest details were written into the interconnectedness of all things aka the holistic detective work and the solving of the case。 I could have finished this book in one long read， the kind where you stay up all night。 But I decided to take my time instead。 I'm disappointed there aren't more Dirk Gently books to read。 。。。more

Angtburg ，

More Thor

Autumn Forst ，

first book i read of Douglas Adams， just wonderfully eccentric and very strange in the best way possible， loved it。 finished and immediately went and bought other three books from the author。

L ，

I am not going to write a full review of this book。

Rayaan F ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The last few chapters falls a bit flat for me， but I really enjoyed most of it。

Truthmonkey ，

Finally read the second Dirk Gently book。 I loved it。 Douglas Adams was just so wonderful。

Giulio Andrade ，

Non ai livelli di Guida Galattica， ma godibile， specialmente per un viaggio in aereo

gingingin ，

Beğenmedim

David Grimstone ，

Just finished my second read of this one （first read it when I was 14） and I was amazed how much the concept reminded me of ‘American Gods’ by Neil Gaiman。 I’m guessing Neil was greatly inspired by the book， as he was clearly a fan of Adams （he wrote the book ‘Don’t Panic’ about him early in his career）。 For me， this one was always the weaker of the two Dirk Gently’ books and felt very much as though it occupied the sort of territory that Tom Holt ended up making his own with the likes of Ye God Just finished my second read of this one （first read it when I was 14） and I was amazed how much the concept reminded me of ‘American Gods’ by Neil Gaiman。 I’m guessing Neil was greatly inspired by the book， as he was clearly a fan of Adams （he wrote the book ‘Don’t Panic’ about him early in his career）。 For me， this one was always the weaker of the two Dirk Gently’ books and felt very much as though it occupied the sort of territory that Tom Holt ended up making his own with the likes of Ye Gods and Flying Dutch。 I absolutely love Douglas Adams…but this really flagged for me on the second read: the humour is still top notch but it would rank firmly at the bottom of my Adams’ preferred reading list。 Nostalgic， though！ I remember reading this during one of my many ‘skive’ days in the early nineties！ 。。。more

Nathan ，

It's a little date--cordless phones， answering machines-- but a fun， quick read。Humor is very culture related with lots of popular references。 It's a little date--cordless phones， answering machines-- but a fun， quick read。Humor is very culture related with lots of popular references。 。。。more

Jared ，

I liked this。 I originally didn't plan on reading anything after the Hitchhiker's Trilogy （give or take a book or two） because satire laced absurdist fiction is like eating a pan of fudge: You can only eat a little at a time and when you have eaten the whole pan， you don't want any more for a long time。 Then， when you forget that you are off fudge， you make another pan with the same recipe and start the process over。 In other words， I didn't think I would want to read more Adams than the trilogy I liked this。 I originally didn't plan on reading anything after the Hitchhiker's Trilogy （give or take a book or two） because satire laced absurdist fiction is like eating a pan of fudge: You can only eat a little at a time and when you have eaten the whole pan， you don't want any more for a long time。 Then， when you forget that you are off fudge， you make another pan with the same recipe and start the process over。 In other words， I didn't think I would want to read more Adams than the trilogy （give or take a book or two） and if I wanted more， I would just re-read the trilogy （give or take a book or two）。But give Dirk Gently a try。 "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul" is the second volume in the series。 I haven't read the first， but already I'm half-way through the series！ According to Wikipedia， the ultimate authority， this is the last full novel that Adams wrote。 Apparently， they haven't yet traced its DNA back to any non-produced Dr。 Who story that Adams pitched， so it's original。"Only" four stars because the sinews connecting the bones of the plot seem a bit loose， but perhaps it should be five stars because the whole point of being a "holistic detective" is that you want to keep you linkages loose， in every sense of the word， as much as possible。 No， I still give it four stars because he doesn't quite pull off the interaction between a mortal meeting an immortal god。 Literally impossible miracles are pulled off and the skeptical foil keeps saying， "Yes， yes， but I'm piqued at you because my personal thrust has been blunted in some area of my interest or other。" I'm all for a skeptic writing skeptical stuff， but when the skeptic writing skeptical stuff is writing fiction for all， diminution or dismissal of the impossible cannot be just a matter of course， unless it is latter seen that the dismisser is clinically insane。That missing star shouldn't dissuade you from reading this。 I think some of the scenes are entertaining， some are engaging， and some， especially some of the "physical scenes" are so well written as an aid to the reader's imagination， that Adams missed a trick as non-satirical， non-ironical story teller。 Maybe the Dirk Gently series is the furthest that Adams could have veered into this territory， so we should all appreciate what he gave us before he exited this existence。If they would make a movie of this book， the producers and writers and director（s） should keep the focus on the mundanity of the mundane Dirk Gently as he traverses the improbable， the impossible and the phantasmagorical， which he can only effect by being a little disassociated， a little credulous， and a touch more out-of-touch 。 The charm in this book is not so much the raging rapids， but the feather， which shoots them， top to bottom， only to survive and wash up on a bank， slightly bedraggled， yet improbably mostly whole。Dirk Gently is like all of us， who would lose our grip， but， unlike all of us， he， he doesn't。 。。。more

Zack ，

Much better than the first， narrative is linear and less overall characters， he simplified the formula from the first book， fun read

Sean Holland ，

Probably more like 3。5 stars， as the story itself doesn't quite mesh for me。 But Adams' writing is always a treat， so the moment-to-moment experience was entertaining enough to make it worthwhile。 Some interesting ideas， and it really feels like a Discworld novel。 Probably more like 3。5 stars， as the story itself doesn't quite mesh for me。 But Adams' writing is always a treat， so the moment-to-moment experience was entertaining enough to make it worthwhile。 Some interesting ideas， and it really feels like a Discworld novel。 。。。more

Riley Campbell ，

I got really lost at the end - But that might be my fault， taking so long to read it。 *checks online for answers*Nope seems like a lot of people also got confused。 Weird。 But its humor is on point and the way Douglas Adams writes is really fun。

Steve Soo ，

Not going to lie， the first book didn't do it for me， but because it's Douglas Adams， I gave this second one a try。 I'm glad I did， because I loved it。 Was laughing my ass off every couple of minutes， but I couldn't pin down why until very near the end， when， like an overdose of brick wall， it hit me。 Adams somehow found a way to weaponize Deus Ex Machina and turn it into a coherent tale。 Truly one of the best writers of all time （for me）。 Not going to lie， the first book didn't do it for me， but because it's Douglas Adams， I gave this second one a try。 I'm glad I did， because I loved it。 Was laughing my ass off every couple of minutes， but I couldn't pin down why until very near the end， when， like an overdose of brick wall， it hit me。 Adams somehow found a way to weaponize Deus Ex Machina and turn it into a coherent tale。 Truly one of the best writers of all time （for me）。 。。。more

Sean McDonald ，

Im just gonna say it: i dont find Douglas Adams funny。 There， i said it。 I like the IDEA of Dirk Gently but Douglas Adams spends so much time being Douglas that he becomes infuriating in his insistence you acknowledge how absurd his prose is that he gets in the way of the story that would better written by Terry Pratchett。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 I struggled to read this because the ghost of Adams kept yelling "SEE HOW SCATHING AND ABSURD MY PROSE IS 。 。 。 。LOOK AT MY SCATHING ABSURDIST PROSE MORTAL" and Im just gonna say it: i dont find Douglas Adams funny。 There， i said it。 I like the IDEA of Dirk Gently but Douglas Adams spends so much time being Douglas that he becomes infuriating in his insistence you acknowledge how absurd his prose is that he gets in the way of the story that would better written by Terry Pratchett。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 I struggled to read this because the ghost of Adams kept yelling "SEE HOW SCATHING AND ABSURD MY PROSE IS 。 。 。 。LOOK AT MY SCATHING ABSURDIST PROSE MORTAL" and pointing at the page。 Not a fan。 。。。more

Jessica Eskew ，

The story was very funny and had lots of clever lines and funny details。

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