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The management buy-out of Hell wasn't going quite as well as had been hoped. For a start, there had been that nasty business with the perjurors. Then came the news that the Most Wanted Man in History had escaped, and all just as the plans for the new theme park, EuroBosch, were under way.

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2.0�toiles sur 5 Not Up To Holt's Usual Standard, Jui 28 2004

Par	Joshua Koppel (Chicago, IL United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

As a big fan of Tom Holt I was rather disappointed in this novel.

This is as funny as any of his other books but is somewhat lacking in characters. The main characters are Lucky George Faustus, who has escaped from Hell, and Kurt Lundqvist, the greatest bounty hunter of all time. The problem is that even after finishing the book the reader is still left with no direction as to which side they should root for. Is this a twist like in Bedazzled where the Devil is the good guy or are the characters just not defined enough? I don't know but the book was definitely missing something.

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4.0�toiles sur 5 I'm going to Eurobosch!, Oct. 31 2002

Par	Glen Engel Cox "www.engel-cox.org" (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

Almost back to his original stride, this is probably the Holt that I've enjoyed the most in the last five books. That enjoyment can also be summarized in one word: Eurobosch. Yes, following DisneyWorld, the MGM Grand Theme Park, Atlantic City, and Cyberia, the most famous theme park in all of history is now open for business. Based on that mad genious Hieronymous Bosch and his most famous work, "The Garden of Earthly Delights," and operated by the holding company of Beelzebub, et al. You don't have to take the painting and imagine what thrilling rides and attractions are available--Holt has it down.

That's just a part of the book, though. The plot concerns a certain George Faustus who has managed to effect an escape from Hell, right during an impending audit. Now that Hell's operated as a business-- once you start reinventing government, it was inevitable--the loss of a major asset can't be tolerated, and the chase is on.

The good parts here are equal to his previous best, parts like Helen of Troy being a lovely and perfect little woman with a slight penchant for decorating. In the time of Homer, that couldn't amount to much (what? a curtain over the castle window?), but with centuries of design to choose from.... And Leonardo da Vinci--wasn't he just the greatest geek that ever lived? And that's only a couple of the strange yet amusing additions to the lives of historical and fictional personages in the story.

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4.0�toiles sur 5 Funny and engaging, Janv. 6 2002

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Faust Among Equals is of the school of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy type of humor. It's not as good as HHGG, but that's asking a lot. It is, however, clever and quick, with wry references to Faust, Helen of Troy, and Hieronymous Bosch and lots of contemporary commentary (Australia doesn't come off too well). I listened to the book on tape and Simon Callow is so good at droll characterizations that I cannot imagine reading it myself. Well done.

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3.0�toiles sur 5 Tom Holt has no equals
While not quite up to the 5-star standard of EXPECTING SOMEONE TALLER, FAUST AMONG EQUALS is certainly more than equal to the task of entertaining a reader for an afternoon... Read more

Publi� le Jui 8 2000 par RevDorothyL

1.0�toiles sur 5 Total rubbish
Holt appears to be at the end of his rope - a paper-thin plot loaded with every pointless contrivance he could dream up. Read more

Publi� le Mai 25 2000 par aelfheld