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amybrooklyn's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
trisha76's review against another edition
4.0
Jim Kelso is niet zoals andere mensen en hij weet het. Hoewel hij uitblinkt in zijn werk als politieman en met niemand ruzie maakt, weigeren toch bijna alle collega's om met hem samen te werken. Want wie te dicht bij hem in de buurt komt vergaat het slecht. Kelso brengt onheil!
Een rustig Engels kustplaatsje wordt plotseling opgeschrikt door een aantal gruwelijke gebeurtenissen. Een heel gezin wordt de dood ingesleurd. Een vliegtuig stort met donderend geweld in zee. Afschuw en angst maken de dorpsbewoners zwijgzaam als het graf.
Samen met de mooie politie-agente Ellie wordt Jim Kelso er op uitgestuurd om een grootscheepse misdaadorganisatie te ontmantelen. Maar het onderzoek levert een nachtmerrie op. Kelso komt oog in oog te staan met iets dat hem al zijn hele leven achtervolgt.... en hij weet dat ontsnappen onmogelijk is!
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Omdat ik, toen ik het boek las, nog geen (echte) beoordelingen en mening gaf over boeken is het voor mij niet mogelijk om nu een juiste waardering aan het boek te geven. Ik hoop in de aankomende jaren tijd te vinden om oude boeken weer op te pakken om opnieuw te lezen, zodat ik ook dit boek een juiste waardering kan geven.
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Overige boekinformatie:
The Jonah
Uitgeverij: Luitingh (1981)
ISBN : 90.245.1882.2
270 pagina’s; Paperback
Een rustig Engels kustplaatsje wordt plotseling opgeschrikt door een aantal gruwelijke gebeurtenissen. Een heel gezin wordt de dood ingesleurd. Een vliegtuig stort met donderend geweld in zee. Afschuw en angst maken de dorpsbewoners zwijgzaam als het graf.
Samen met de mooie politie-agente Ellie wordt Jim Kelso er op uitgestuurd om een grootscheepse misdaadorganisatie te ontmantelen. Maar het onderzoek levert een nachtmerrie op. Kelso komt oog in oog te staan met iets dat hem al zijn hele leven achtervolgt.... en hij weet dat ontsnappen onmogelijk is!
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Omdat ik, toen ik het boek las, nog geen (echte) beoordelingen en mening gaf over boeken is het voor mij niet mogelijk om nu een juiste waardering aan het boek te geven. Ik hoop in de aankomende jaren tijd te vinden om oude boeken weer op te pakken om opnieuw te lezen, zodat ik ook dit boek een juiste waardering kan geven.
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Overige boekinformatie:
The Jonah
Uitgeverij: Luitingh (1981)
ISBN : 90.245.1882.2
270 pagina’s; Paperback
kkehoe's review against another edition
2.0
As a huge Herbert fan, I was sadly disappointed in this book. Despite a fantastic climax that finally addresses the horror aspect of the story fully, the majority of the plot is a boring police/drug melodrama.
catsflipped's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
For his entire life, those around Jim Kelso have suffered terrible accidents. Collegues in the police force no longe wish to work with him, he has become known as a Jonah.
Assigned to the drug enforcement department he finds himself undercover working alone in a small coastal town in Suffolk. Then along comes Ellie, working for customs and excise she has been sent to work with him on a case.
Does the same fate await her as have many others?
Throughout the book you learn of some of the 'accidents' that have happened but the main story revolves around the drug smuggling case. It starts off at a steady pace but by the half way mark of the book you find yourself turning pages at break neck speed as the action ramps up.
I don't think Herbert is capable of writing a book not worthy of 5 stars.
Assigned to the drug enforcement department he finds himself undercover working alone in a small coastal town in Suffolk. Then along comes Ellie, working for customs and excise she has been sent to work with him on a case.
Does the same fate await her as have many others?
Throughout the book you learn of some of the 'accidents' that have happened but the main story revolves around the drug smuggling case. It starts off at a steady pace but by the half way mark of the book you find yourself turning pages at break neck speed as the action ramps up.
I don't think Herbert is capable of writing a book not worthy of 5 stars.
paulmoore's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This novel is a mix of a dark crime and a horror nobel. It's a lot more fast-paced and readable than I’d expected, whilst still being just as atmospheric as you’d expect a 1980s horror novel to be.
The novel seems to follow the crime elements more than the horror(which it's not without).
The writings really good in a bit of third person Herbert does so well.
Despite the paranormal elements and the fresh take on a Herbert novel for me, sadly it did fall flat.
Don't let that stop you reading it though as it really is great and I just think it wasn't the right time when I read it.
The novel seems to follow the crime elements more than the horror(which it's not without).
The writings really good in a bit of third person Herbert does so well.
Despite the paranormal elements and the fresh take on a Herbert novel for me, sadly it did fall flat.
Don't let that stop you reading it though as it really is great and I just think it wasn't the right time when I read it.
si0bhan's review against another edition
2.0
I’m a big James Herbert fan, and am always happy to dive into the any of the author’s work I have yet to read. Thus, I was eager to see what The Jonah would bring.
I’m going to be honest and say this one disappointed me. It wasn’t the usual James Herbert read: instead of being a creepy story, it was more a detective story with a small amount of the paranormal thrown in. Usually I love such stories – detective stories are some of my favourites, and I never say no to the supernatural – but this one failed to hit the right spots for me.
Early in the book, I was willing to give this one a three-star rating. It wasn’t my favourite James Herbert book, but it had me curious to see what would come next. The ending, however, let me down. When the supernatural was finally explained, it was done so simply and the story came to an far too sudden end. I expected more from this one, finding myself let down by the way things concluded.
I’ll continue to read James Herbert, hunting down those few I have yet to read, but The Jonah disappointed me.
I’m going to be honest and say this one disappointed me. It wasn’t the usual James Herbert read: instead of being a creepy story, it was more a detective story with a small amount of the paranormal thrown in. Usually I love such stories – detective stories are some of my favourites, and I never say no to the supernatural – but this one failed to hit the right spots for me.
Early in the book, I was willing to give this one a three-star rating. It wasn’t my favourite James Herbert book, but it had me curious to see what would come next. The ending, however, let me down. When the supernatural was finally explained, it was done so simply and the story came to an far too sudden end. I expected more from this one, finding myself let down by the way things concluded.
I’ll continue to read James Herbert, hunting down those few I have yet to read, but The Jonah disappointed me.
tanyaborck's review against another edition
4.0
I was a huge James Herbert fan in the late 80's early 90's. Still have the books so must put them on my re read list.
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