Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency: A Spoon Too Short (Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency: A Spoon Too Short #1-5) by Arvind Ethan David, Ilias Kyriazis
My Thoughts: I’m a big Hitchhiker’s fan, the original books, TV and movie adaptations, I love it all! I have attempted to read Douglas Adam’s first Dirk Gently novel, but I only managed to get the first three chapters in. I tried reading it during a rather stressful time and always vowed to try again one day. So when I saw Adam’s Dirk turned into a graphic novel on NetGalley, I couldn’t not give it a go – interconnectedness and all, I was meant to read this graphic novel 😛 :-). Thank you to IDW and Netgalley for a copy to read and review.
The time jumps from Dirk as a child and as an adult, and both story lines were interesting and easy to follow. In the end Dirk solves the case, but we are left with some loose ends to make as curious about the next edition. I will definitely be keeping my eyes out for the next Comic installment of Dirk Gently. I won’t saw much about the case Dirk works on throughout the story arch, no spoilers, but I quite enjoyed it. It was a fast and fun read.
The art work was crisp, clear and easy on the eyes and there were sprinkles of humor the whole way through the story. I felt Dirk worked really well in the graphic novel median. FOUR “I really liked it” STARS.
Ooh, my hubby is a Hitchhiker’s fan too and would probably really enjoy this one. What on earth is a holistic detective agency and what’s the difference? I must admit that I haven’t read the books or seen the movie, but might grab a copy to see what the hubster thinks. Wonderful review Sarah, so glad you enjoyed it ❤
🙂 🙂 Thanks Kelly 🙂 I took the ‘Holistic’ part as meaning everything is believed to be interconnected. Dirk definitely thinks everything is always connected regardless of how obscure it may seem etc.
I think “Dirk Gently’s Kooky Paranormal Detective Agency” would also work as a describing title lol.