The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

One of Adams' last books, this was his finest crafted novel -- the plot and issues of which probably helped seed Good Omens, Small Gods and American Gods (from Pratchett and Gaiman)

Absolutely hilarious. A must-read for anyone who enjoys Adams' signature comedic style.

It seemed like an easy job. All Dirk Gently had to do was prevent his client from being murdered by a big green monster that Dirk didn't believe existed. Unfortunately, it did. Now he has to explain how his client's head wound up spinning on a turntable across the room from his body, in a room that was sealed from the inside, as well as dealing with a certain Thunder God who seems to be...more

It seemed like an easy job. All Dirk Gently had to do was prevent his client from being murdered by a big green monster that Dirk didn't believe existed. Unfortunately, it did. Now he has to explain how his client's head wound up spinning on a turntable across the room from his body, in a room that was sealed from the inside, as well as dealing with a certain Thunder God who seems to be running amok on Earth. Hilarious and well told.   hide

awesome but not as awesome

My absolute hands down favorite Douglas Adams book. Most of my favorite conversations end up involving the interconnectedness of all things. Very few people can create such far fetched situations and odd ball characters that are completely believable without taking away some of their otherworldly strangeness. Douglas Adams presents gods, a sentient horse bound to a robotic monk, and a private...more

My absolute hands down favorite Douglas Adams book. Most of my favorite conversations end up involving the interconnectedness of all things. Very few people can create such far fetched situations and odd ball characters that are completely believable without taking away some of their otherworldly strangeness. Douglas Adams presents gods, a sentient horse bound to a robotic monk, and a private dick with problems, motivations and thought processes that most of human kind will never share. This book is the antidote for all of the everyday man stories flooding fiction. You can't describe it using the phrases "it's like" or "a cross between" because there is nothing else in its hemisphere. I Love It. My favorite Douglas Adams story. The interconnectedness of all things demands a repeat looks.   hide

Quite readable, nothing spectacular though... Holistic Detective D.Gently stumbles across yet another mystery ;)

Probably the weirdest Douglas Adams book. Norse gods running amok, attacking eagles, obsessions with linen, and a fight over opening the refrigerator. This is one oddball book that is hard to follow but I love it despite it's flaws. Just don't touch the hot potato!

One of the direct results of reading this novel at an early age was that I developed an interest in Eastern mysticism. Like most Douglas Adams' novels, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is bursting at the seams with humor of absurdities, chaos, sarcasm, bathos, and much more. I read it when I was 14, and I can yet recall passages that still bring a smile to my face. I will definitely...more

One of the direct results of reading this novel at an early age was that I developed an interest in Eastern mysticism. Like most Douglas Adams' novels, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is bursting at the seams with humor of absurdities, chaos, sarcasm, bathos, and much more. I read it when I was 14, and I can yet recall passages that still bring a smile to my face. I will definitely read it again, along with its precursor, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.   hide

Very entertaining easy read. Airports, nordic gods, modern living.