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A review by sarah42783
Dead Funny: Flying Dutch and Faust Among Equals by Tom Holt
4.0
Flying Dutch:
This book is clever clever clever and extremely funny! As usual, Tom Holt creates wacky characters and hilarious situations. Contrary to popular belief, it turns out that Captain Vanderdecker, the Flying Dutchman, did not make a deal with the Devil which left him cast away for centuries. The truth is indeed very different. Who would have thought that he and his crew were forced to roam the seas because... of the awful smell caused by their immortally? Also unveiled in this book is the origin of insurance and what the world economy really depends upon in order not to collapse. Throw in a bored accountant, a few environmental activists, a tv reporter and a nuclear power station and you're in for a crazy ride!
Faust Among Equals:
Who but Tom Holt could make the following characters interact in one single book: Faust, Helen of Troy, Hamlet, Leonardo Da Vinci, The Flying Dutchman, Martin Luther, Nick Machiavelli, Don Quijote, Hieronymus (Ronnie) Bosch and Chris Columbus... The various cameos by these supporting characters are definitely one of this book's strengths! Even though the book is pretty funny and holds the usual "Holtian wackines", I didn't enjoy it quite as much as previous Holt books I read. Still, the originality and absolute lack of sense are there, that's why I like Tom Holt so much:) And now the question remains: "How much trouble can one get in if he's already condemned to everlasting damnation?"
This book is clever clever clever and extremely funny! As usual, Tom Holt creates wacky characters and hilarious situations. Contrary to popular belief, it turns out that Captain Vanderdecker, the Flying Dutchman, did not make a deal with the Devil which left him cast away for centuries. The truth is indeed very different. Who would have thought that he and his crew were forced to roam the seas because... of the awful smell caused by their immortally? Also unveiled in this book is the origin of insurance and what the world economy really depends upon in order not to collapse. Throw in a bored accountant, a few environmental activists, a tv reporter and a nuclear power station and you're in for a crazy ride!
Faust Among Equals:
Who but Tom Holt could make the following characters interact in one single book: Faust, Helen of Troy, Hamlet, Leonardo Da Vinci, The Flying Dutchman, Martin Luther, Nick Machiavelli, Don Quijote, Hieronymus (Ronnie) Bosch and Chris Columbus... The various cameos by these supporting characters are definitely one of this book's strengths! Even though the book is pretty funny and holds the usual "Holtian wackines", I didn't enjoy it quite as much as previous Holt books I read. Still, the originality and absolute lack of sense are there, that's why I like Tom Holt so much:) And now the question remains: "How much trouble can one get in if he's already condemned to everlasting damnation?"