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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 rated The Witches of Eastwick: 4 stars
The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike
The Witches of Eastwick is a 1984 novel by American writer John Updike. A sequel, The Widows of Eastwick, was …
Jos rated Good Omens: 4 stars
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
Armageddon only happens once, you know. They don't let you go around again until you get it right.
According …
Jos reviewed Hemelen by Marion Pauw
Als de kinderen van de eigenaar van een cosmeticabedrijf vinden dat zijn tijd er nu …
Review of 'Hemelen' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Jos rated Mind's Eye: 4 stars
Mind's Eye by Hakan Nesser, Håkan Nesser
A Swedish crime writer as thrilling as Mankell, a detective as compelling as Wallander . . . The Mind''s Eye …
Published in 2004, it is an alternative history set in 19th-century England around the time …
Review of "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell Boxed Three Volume Collector's Edition" on 'Goodreads'
Wonderful but too long.
Jos reviewed Redshirts by John Scalzi
Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship …
Review of 'Redshirts' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Very promising beginning and clever plot. But then it suddenly drops to the level of a series of blogs. I just leafed through the final twenty pages. Worth the trouble to read the first part though. You'll know when to stop when you get there.
Very promising beginning and clever plot. But then it suddenly drops to the level of a series of blogs. I just leafed through the final twenty pages. Worth the trouble to read the first part though. You'll know when to stop when you get there.
Jos reviewed The nix by Nathan Hill
Review of 'The nix' on 'Goodreads'
Enjoying it immensely already.
Jos reviewed The defense by Vladimir Nabokov (Vintage international)
Originally published in Russian in 1930. Nabokov released an English translation in 1964. The novel …
Review of 'The defense' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Not his best, but remarkable nonetheless.
Jos reviewed Shift by Hugh Howey (duplicate)
In a future less than 50 years away, the world is still as we know …
Review of 'Shift' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Unlike Wool, way too long. Will not read Dust also.
Jos rated Wool Omnibus: 4 stars
Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey
This Omnibus Edition collects the five Wool books into a single volume. It is for those who arrived late to …
Jos rated I am Pilgrim: 5 stars
I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
"The astonishing story of one man's breakneck race against time . . . and an implacable enemy. An anonymous young …
Jos reviewed The Beach by Alex Garland
Review of 'The Beach' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
For a long time, even after I started it, I didn't know what to expect of this book. It turned out to be a great adventure, and yet entirely plausible.
For a long time, even after I started it, I didn't know what to expect of this book. It turned out to be a great adventure, and yet entirely plausible.
Jos reviewed The ruins by Smith, Scott
Two American couples, just out of college, enjoy a pleasant, lazy beach holiday together in …
Review of 'The ruins' on 'Goodreads'
Right from the start, as with "A simple plan", you know that this book is not going to end well. And, spoiler alert: it doesn't. It is well written and hard to put down. However, by the time you figure out who the bad guy is, the bad guy only keeps getting badder. This book offers no relief of any kind.
Right from the start, as with "A simple plan", you know that this book is not going to end well. And, spoiler alert: it doesn't. It is well written and hard to put down. However, by the time you figure out who the bad guy is, the bad guy only keeps getting badder. This book offers no relief of any kind.
Jos reviewed Pierres de sang by André Arnaud
Review of 'Pierres de sang' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Not bad, but uses long-winded and rather formal dialogue (even for French), sounding fake and unnatural. Tedious explanatory scene at the end with no action at all, just coppers sitting down and talking, described in the book itself as "trois heures de martyre", and we, as readers, can only agree.
Not bad, but uses long-winded and rather formal dialogue (even for French), sounding fake and unnatural. Tedious explanatory scene at the end with no action at all, just coppers sitting down and talking, described in the book itself as "trois heures de martyre", and we, as readers, can only agree.