The first eight chapters are all completely unrelated. And I mean completely - some of them aren't even set on the planet. And yet, by the end of the novel, all the disparate threads have been drawn together into a single story.
A single strange story, to be sure. But it's well worth your time to read this book. It is so well put together that it took me about three readings t actually figure out all the details, and see just how well Adams had done in putting the thing together.
Nominally, the story is about Dirk Gently, who runs a strange (holistic) detective agency. He's taken on by an old friend of his, who is accused of murdering his boss. This is when things start to get strange....
I found this hard to put down - certainly one of Douglas Adams' better works.
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Advantages: Douglas Adams wrote it, very clever plot, satisfying coming together of diverse oddness Disadvantages: it is a finite experiance, as are all books, shame really,
Advantages: Douglas Adams wrote it, very clever plot, satisfying coming together of diverse oddness Disadvantages: it is a finite experiance, as are all books, shame really,
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