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One of the most annoying things about reading the Kindle edition of this book was the fact that popular highlights show up and you can't turn them off, at least not easily. It drove me mad. It was inevitably the parts that you'd pick out as funny for yourself, not anything surprisingly good...
Anyway, I grew up with Douglas Adams' work in the background, on the radio while we ate or while me and my sister played after dinner and my dad tried to relax. He's a big Douglas Adams fan, though he stick ...more
Anyway, I grew up with Douglas Adams' work in the background, on the radio while we ate or while me and my sister played after dinner and my dad tried to relax. He's a big Douglas Adams fan, though he stick ...more
I've been looking forward to this for quite a while now, ever since having my enthusiasm fired after watching a recent BBC TV adaptation.
It started strangely, only introducing the character of Dirk into the narrative nearly half way through. But soon the disparate threads start to weave together and we see how the events of the story and the characters are all connected in ways we could not have envisaged at the beginning.
The humour did make me laugh at various points; the dialogue was often hi ...more
It started strangely, only introducing the character of Dirk into the narrative nearly half way through. But soon the disparate threads start to weave together and we see how the events of the story and the characters are all connected in ways we could not have envisaged at the beginning.
The humour did make me laugh at various points; the dialogue was often hi ...more
Jan 20, 2011
Tamara
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Starts off a bit slowly, but soon picks up to be as funny as anything. I'm particularly fond of the sofa.
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I can't decide between three or four stars. It was entertaining, clever, bizarre and funny to read. I was somewhat bewildered by the time I finished it though - I am not quite sure what happened at the end (or indeed what happened at all) particularly the bit about Bach. When I try to formulate any coherent thoughts about this book, I simply can't. It has lots of funny, clever moments, but somehow doesn't gel as a whole in my mind. I know it's one of those books you have to read again to really
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2.5 stars
Jan 25, 2008
This Is Not The Michael You're Looking For
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Apr 03, 2008
Jackie "the Librarian"
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Shelves:
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Aug 11, 2011
Richard
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Jan 01, 2014
Figgy
marked it as owned-but-not-read
