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Bezig met laden... The Djinn (origineel 1977; editie 1978)door Graham Masterton (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Max Greaves, un riche collectionneur d’antiquités du Moyen-Orient, vient à trouver la mort dans des circonstances pour le moins étranges. Le jour des obsèques, Marjorie Greaves, son épouse, se confie à son cher filleul qui n’est autre que l’Incroyable Erskine ! Elle lui confie que Max avait tendance à péter les plombs depuis quelques temps, totalement obsédé par une mystérieuse jarre qui aurait jadis appartenu à Ali-Baba. Bien sûr celle-ci contient un djinn (et pas l’un des moins puissants !) contre lequel notre cher Harry Erskine va devoir se mesurer. Another of Masterton's early horror books. It was a good, fast read but not one of his better ones. Readable but not a must read. Back Cover Blurb: It began with a curious investigation of an ancient Arabian jar and the strange legends of sorcery it symbolised. Then legend and logic demand that the jar be opened - the secret of the djinn must be exposed to the light of reality. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.914Literature English English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999WaarderingGemiddelde:
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In contemporary (70s) America, the protagonist, Harry, attends the funeral of his godfather and soon realises all is not well with his godfather, Max. He learns that Max, a keen student of Arabian artefacts, myths and magic, became obsessed with a tall jar decorated with poppies and eyeless horses, to the point where he secured it in a tower room and removed all portrayals of faces from the house including pictures in the paper and even a carving on his favourite pipe. This obsession led to the tragedy of his death, a rather nasty one.
At the funeral, Harry meets Anna and they 'hit it off' and begin a joint investigation. Anna knows a lot about Arabic culture and even obscure dialects, and later the reason for that is revealed - which I found implausible.
The story starts off nicely creepy and builds. However, the prologue and also the later development of the story consist of truly horrifying forms of sexual assault on women so I would red flag that as a content warning. For that reason, my initial assessment of between 3 to 4 stars dropped drastically and I can now only rate this as 2 stars. ( )