Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency

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1. jameshartSep 2026
   I learned this from Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, which I strongly recommend.
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2. sidm83Jan 2024
   This reminds me of this quote from one of my all time favorite books, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency :

   <quote> The Electric Monk was a labor-saving device, like a dishwasher or a video recorder. Dishwashers washed tedious dishes for you, thus saving you the bother of washing them yourself, video recorders watched tedious television for you, thus saving you the bother of looking at it yourself; Electric Monks believed things for you, thus saving you what was becoming an increasingly onerous task, that of believing all the things the world expected you to believe. </quote>

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3. voganmother42Nov 2023
   "Gordon’s great insight was to design a program which allowed you to specify in advance what decision you wished it to reach, and only then to give it all the facts. The program’s task, which it was able to accomplish with consummate ease, was simply to construct a plausible series of logical-sounding steps to connect the premises with the conclusion."

   From the thumping good detective-ghost-horror-who dunnit-time travel-romantic-musical-comedy-epic: Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

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4. surprisetalkNov 2023
   Thank you! What a silly slip of the fingers

   Although, now that Douglas Adams has been brought up, I think I should also recommend his lesser-known book, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, which I believe has some connection to Dr. Who.

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5. LeoPantheraAug 2022
   Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, especially enjoyable because it is read by Douglas Adams, the author, himself.
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6. anfelorJan 2022
   If you don't know it already, you might be interested in 'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency' by Douglas Adams and/or the funnier second part 'The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul'.
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