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Re: And just how in the hell did that couch get stuck there? Camilla Send a noteboard - 02/07/2010 02:30:36 PM
It's Adams so you know it is fun, smart and well written. Long, Dark Teatime of the Soul is fantastic as well.


It is. Although I remember it as beeing less good than Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. That was 12 years ago, though. I'm rereading it now, and my copy has the most TEPID review on the back:

Funnier than Psycho, more chilling than Jeveves Takes Charge and shorter than War and Peace.... The Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul is another semiprecious gem in Adams' glittering diadem of humour.
In case you were wondering, that one was from "The Birmingham News".

Oh, and another work of Adams that isn't as well known as it should be is Last Chance to See with Mark Cawardine (zoologist). It's an amazing and hilarious look at the voyage the two men took in the late 80's trying to find and study species on the verge of extinction. Apparently it was a BBC radio documentary first but one doesn't need to know that to enjoy the book.


I think Stephen Fry did a television series based on it recently. A kind of "10 years later" thing.
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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams - 02/07/2010 12:07:18 PM 5431 Views
And just how in the hell did that couch get stuck there? - 02/07/2010 02:16:11 PM 1498 Views
Re: And just how in the hell did that couch get stuck there? - 02/07/2010 02:30:36 PM 1487 Views
Great review of a vastly underrated book. *NM* - 02/07/2010 02:19:55 PM 753 Views
I expect to see a review of The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul in short order. *NM* - 02/07/2010 03:41:38 PM 751 Views
I have to do Dunsany and Byatt first, or Rebekah will hurt me. *NM* - 03/07/2010 09:12:46 AM 761 Views
Bah, of course you have to do the Byatt right when I'm not there. - 06/07/2010 05:03:21 PM 1362 Views
Going somewhere? *NM* - 06/07/2010 05:07:06 PM 752 Views
Yes, Spain, for a few weeks. *NM* - 06/07/2010 05:12:20 PM 739 Views
Have fun. - 06/07/2010 05:14:01 PM 1483 Views
Thanks, I'm sure I will. - 06/07/2010 05:16:52 PM 1480 Views
I love Dirk Gently books *NM* - 03/07/2010 06:32:55 AM 740 Views
I have appropriated Mr Gently's holisitic approach to detective work as a study aid. *NM* - 06/07/2010 03:24:35 PM 760 Views
wise choice *NM* - 06/07/2010 03:26:02 PM 756 Views
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I know it's a sequel, not a prequel - 09/07/2010 02:45:26 PM 1364 Views
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I imagine I would do the same if I had a car - 11/07/2010 03:41:12 PM 1441 Views

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