Japanese Corpse: Amazon.ca: Janwillem Van De Wetering: Books

Associer des mots-cl�s � ce produit

Consid�rez votre mot-cl� comme une sorte d'�tiquette d�finissant parfaitement ce produit.
Les mots-cl�s aident les clients � organiser et trouver leurs articles favoris.

L'avis des consommateurs

6 �valuations

5 �toiles:		(2)
4 �toiles:		(2)
3 �toiles:		(1)
2 �toiles:		(0)
1 �toiles:		(1)

�valuation du client type

3.7�toiles sur 5 (6 �valuations de client)

Partagez votre opinion avec les autres clients:

Cr�er votre propre commentaire

Commentaires client les plus utiles

4.0�toiles sur 5 The case of the missing corpse., Janv. 25 2003

Par	frumiousb "frumiousb" (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) - Voir tous mes commentaires (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This review is from: The Japanese Corpse (Paperback)

The beautiful Joanne Andrews goes to the police looking for her missing boyfriend. The search for him takes Grijpstra and De Gier into the world of art dealers, Yazuka and Zen treasures.

_The Japanese Corpse_ is quite affecting to read. Van De Wetering is more emotionally extreme than usual as he leads De Gier into personal tragedy on his way to solving the mystery.

I've not read a Van de Wetering book that I didn't enjoy-- his ruminitive detectives are just my speed. I've enjoyed some of the others more (_Death of a Hawker_, _The Blond Baboon_), but still enjoyable reading.

Aidez d'autres clients � trouver les commentaires les plus utiles

Ce commentaire vous a-t-il été utile ?

Signaler ce commentaire

5.0�toiles sur 5 An unorthodox mystery, good entertainment, F�v 3 2000

Par	gidonb "gidonb" (Chicago, Illinois United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires

This review is from: The Japanese Corpse (Paperback)

One of the best Amsterdam Cops mysteries by Janwillem van de Wetering. The author, once a monk in Japanese Zen monastry I visited while in Kyoto, relies heavily on his in-depth knowledge of Japanese culture and customs. Van de Wetering has an eye for detail without neglecting the plot.

In this fifth book of the Grijpstra en de Gier sequence, the commisaris plays a more central role than ever before. The character of commisaris - as the author tells us in one of his interviews - is a blend of his late Kyoto Zen master, his father, and the chief inspector of the Amsterdam police, when van de Wetering served as a cop in this force.

True, the book is a bit on the extreme. Especially the scenes with the Yakuza. But then again, if it were too realistic it wouldn't be a real van de Wetering or good entertainment for that matter. If you like unorthodox books, you will love this one. I most certainly did.

Aidez d'autres clients � trouver les commentaires les plus utiles

Ce commentaire vous a-t-il été utile ?

Signaler ce commentaire

3.0�toiles sur 5 Not your father's mystery novel, Avril 6 1999

Par Un client

This review is from: The Japanese Corpse (Paperback)

Yes, van de Wettering is a plodding writer. Yes, his detectives don't do much detecting in this book.

But give him credit for his strengths, including characterization, and for even attempting the bizarre marriage of Zen and the mystery novel.

If you want a Dutch-flavored detective, read Baantjer. In Van de Wettering's books, the cops are far too unearthly to be nailed down to a specific locale; the Netherlands is just as good a place as any to borrow street names from.

All that said, "The Japanese Corpse" is not his best effort. He does seem quite uncomfortable trying to navigate the Japanese scenes, and character motivation is either too blunt (girlfriend and cat die, therefore you punch out punks who are torturing another kitty) or essentially nonexistent.

Aidez d'autres clients � trouver les commentaires les plus utiles

Ce commentaire vous a-t-il été utile ?

Signaler ce commentaire

Partagez votre opinion avec les autres clients: Cr�er votre propre commentaire

› Lire les 6 commentaires des internautes

Commentaires client les plus r�cents

5.0�toiles sur 5 other reviewer must be a fan of Dr Seuss
It shocks and dismays me that the previous reviewer does not have the ability to analyze abstract novels. This is not a Tom Clancy book. Read more

Publi� le Jui 13 1998