This is a fantasy/sci fi book where Dirk Gently is a detective. I listened to the audio read by the author (great job) and also had a book. Published in 1988, this is the second book in the Dirk Gently series. I will take what Douglas Adams books I can, but as far as the 1001 list is concerned, I would have removed these two from the list and added the second and third of the Hitchhiker's books to the list. And with certain mythological heroes making an appearance, I can definitely see Adams as a major influence on Neil Gaiman. I love the bit with Dirk stealing the car mechanic's vehicle just long enough for the car mechanic to fix Dirk's car to chase him. They should have hung around each other more. Dirk runs into Kate and they are hilarious together. But this time around, the other characters are allowed to be funny. In the first book, everyone but Dirk seemed a little boring. As usual, I think Adams liked to write to get all of his wacky ideas out there. Though the mystery seemed a little random, the individual pieces sure are interesting. When asked later, Adams couldn't really figure out how the pieces fit together (I couldn't either.) Even though this one doesn't have time travel or Electric Monks, I liked it more. The last one seemed too genius even for its own author. The sequel seems to be a little better than the first book. As a tea addict, I adore the title but the meaning doesn't seem to be within the book.
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