The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
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The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul is a 1988 humorous fantasy detective novel by Douglas Adams. It is the second book by Adams featuring private detective Dirk Gently, the first being [Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163714W). It was followed by the [Salmon of Doubt](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL2163715W), an incomplete Dirk Gently novel included in a posthumous collection of the same name. The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul has been adapted for radio, and several plot lines appear in the 2010 BBC TV series.
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Dirk Gently is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 1987 with contributions by Douglas Adams.
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I used to be obsessed with Greek mythology, and would sometimes think, “What if the Greeks were right, and everything is run by gods who are barely different than people?” This book takes it to the next logical level: if the gods of mythology really exist, how the hell would they cope in today's world?
Update: Second time around is as good as the first.
Part of the tragedy of being a sequel to something amazing is that you can be quite good, yourself, and you still end up being judged harshly.
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