An outstanding, slightly old-fashioned thriller, with lots of couleur locale, almost like a Maigret. But the pace is very modern, and its plot completely credible.
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Music arranger and producer. Also web programmer. Thrillers, historic novels, occasionally non-fiction. Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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Jos reviewed April in Spain by John Banville
A thriller that doesn't try to be modern
4 stars
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Jos reviewed The sense of an ending by Julian Barnes
"Tony Webster, a middle-aged man, ... contends with a past he never thought much about--until …
Short, well written, with a memorable plot twist
4 stars
Short, well written, with a memorable plot twist.
Jos finished reading The sense of an ending by Julian Barnes
The sense of an ending by Julian Barnes
"Tony Webster, a middle-aged man, ... contends with a past he never thought much about--until his closest childhood friends return …
Jos commented on Das mangelnde Licht by Nino Haratischwili
I try to read Dutch, French, English and German books in the original. Das mangelnde Licht looks daunting from its number of pages and it's German run-on sentences, but I'm going to try it anyway.
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Jos finished reading De heks van Limbricht by Susan Smit
Jos started reading De heks van Limbricht by Susan Smit
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History …
Alternative history, well thought through
4 stars
In its critique of capitalism, discrimination and blind reliance on technology, this is a highly modern book, though it takes place in the 1830s. The book doesn't contain too much plot or action, but is based on a clever idea that is taken to its full consequences.
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to …
Jos wants to read La Plus Secrète Mémoire des hommes by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
La Plus Secrète Mémoire des hommes by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
Un magistral roman d'apprentissage, une saisissante enquête sur les traces d'un mystérieux auteur menée par un jeune écrivain africain à …
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to …
Jos reviewed Anomaly by Hervé Le Tellier
Who needs an ending with a start like that
5 stars
A spectacular premise, so much so that the ending hardly matters. So many characters that you wonder how to keep track of them all, but don't worry, it all works out in the end. I found the book well written: some sound ideas, some humour, lots of suspense, thoroughly researched. A compliment for the careful translation.