Dirk Gently's holistic detective agency (by Douglas Adams)

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The writer Douglas Adams was, of course, best known for his 'Hitchhiker's Guide' series of books. They have been dramatised and turned into films more than once.

But I hadn't previously read 'Dirk Gently's holistic detective agency'.  I saw it on someone's shelves, and picked it up in an idle moment.

Like the first 'Hitchhiker' book and its sequels, this is a bizarre mixture of genres: crime fiction, humour, fantasy... and more.  And, not being particularly geeky, I didn't really understand it. However, perhaps I just wasn't in the right mood to enjoy it.

On the positive side, I thought the book very well-written, with some humorous asides, which I appreciated. Evidently it is not to be taken too seriously.