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marinswk's review against another edition
4.0
A bit slow and repetitive, after a while you feel like the 3 books are just a continuous repeat of the same scenes. Is anyway a really good and not heavy read.
All and all is a good trilogy, and the conclusion of this 3rd book could have not been better.
All and all is a good trilogy, and the conclusion of this 3rd book could have not been better.
readandfun360's review against another edition
2.0
Dopo aver letto gli altri due risulta un po' ridondante
Si legge lo stesso, ma la storia sembra un po' trita e ritrita
Si legge lo stesso, ma la storia sembra un po' trita e ritrita
mdunnbass's review against another edition
4.0
I read this in junior high, back in 1990, so I can't remember anything about it except that it had to do with the Netherlands, and I really enjoyed it at the time. Based on this hazy memory, I'll give it 4 stars.
ja_hopkins's review against another edition
2.0
We start at the scene of a terror attack on Amsterdam airport. The attack is not a traditional attack, but one seemingly designed to cause maximum disruption with minimal loss of life – the dikes protecting the airport were blown, the airport flooded. Detective Lieutenant van Effen is on the scene – Amsterdam’s most famous policeman and is assigned to the case.
The FFF are behind the attack, and they can seemingly attack at will. But what is their purpose? We quickly learn that the FFF are an Irish group, pushing for change during the Troubles (which gives you the timeframe). The threat is immense – the FFF will flood the country if the government doesn’t do their bidding.
This is rather disappointing. To start with, it is incredibly long – I wish Where Eagles Dare had the extra 100 pages instead of this book. It consists almost entirely of van Effen talking, either to his boss or to the criminals who he infiltrates with ludicrous ease. In the space of a couple of day, he is an intimate with the boss, and manages to convince them two others are equally unimpeachable in their criminality. He is clairvoyant, unshakeable and thoroughly perfect in every way. There is little to no action, and despite well over 400 pages, the denouement feels bizarrely rushed.
It needs some sort of jeopardy – I know the hero rarely dies, (no spoiler intended), but at no point did anything even happen to van Effen. There are a couple of incidents with other policemen early on, but then it’s just the lead talking. I’m surprised the crooks didn’t just give up. The book is almost 40 years old, so perhaps in the early 80’s this might have felt less trivial, but for me this was just a long way off his best.
The FFF are behind the attack, and they can seemingly attack at will. But what is their purpose? We quickly learn that the FFF are an Irish group, pushing for change during the Troubles (which gives you the timeframe). The threat is immense – the FFF will flood the country if the government doesn’t do their bidding.
This is rather disappointing. To start with, it is incredibly long – I wish Where Eagles Dare had the extra 100 pages instead of this book. It consists almost entirely of van Effen talking, either to his boss or to the criminals who he infiltrates with ludicrous ease. In the space of a couple of day, he is an intimate with the boss, and manages to convince them two others are equally unimpeachable in their criminality. He is clairvoyant, unshakeable and thoroughly perfect in every way. There is little to no action, and despite well over 400 pages, the denouement feels bizarrely rushed.
It needs some sort of jeopardy – I know the hero rarely dies, (no spoiler intended), but at no point did anything even happen to van Effen. There are a couple of incidents with other policemen early on, but then it’s just the lead talking. I’m surprised the crooks didn’t just give up. The book is almost 40 years old, so perhaps in the early 80’s this might have felt less trivial, but for me this was just a long way off his best.
treasad's review against another edition
3.0
Pleasantly surprised with this. Does what it says on tin; a fun story once you get over the repetition of endless perfect deductions and disguises (has to be said it is easy for a detective to know and predict everything perfectly when the author writes you as omniscient). Takes away the excitement when your main character sees everything coming, but it was still enjoyable to watch the FFF’s plot unravel.
storiesforhisglory's review against another edition
5.0
Reread
I've lost track of how many times I've read this book. Still excellent. My first trip overseas, I flew through Ampsterdam airport. With this book. I thought it was an excellent choice then and I still do. Van Effen is brilliant. The supporting cast is also brilliant.
I've lost track of how many times I've read this book. Still excellent. My first trip overseas, I flew through Ampsterdam airport. With this book. I thought it was an excellent choice then and I still do. Van Effen is brilliant. The supporting cast is also brilliant.
jesspark069's review against another edition
5.0
QUE MARAVILLA.
Me daba tanta pena terminarme este libro que me negaba a terminarlo de leer, pero ha merecido tanto la pena por ese final. ESE FINAL.
Ha sido una trílogía que me ha rencantachinflado, tanto porque habla de física cuántica, habla sobre el infierno, habla sobre historia, hay acción, hay aventura...ES QUE LO TIENE TODO.
Hay personajes muy entrañables y otros odiosos.
LO RECOMIENDO MUCHISIMO.
Me daba tanta pena terminarme este libro que me negaba a terminarlo de leer, pero ha merecido tanto la pena por ese final. ESE FINAL.
Ha sido una trílogía que me ha rencantachinflado, tanto porque habla de física cuántica, habla sobre el infierno, habla sobre historia, hay acción, hay aventura...ES QUE LO TIENE TODO.
Hay personajes muy entrañables y otros odiosos.
LO RECOMIENDO MUCHISIMO.
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