Flying Dutch [Import] [Paperback]

Tom Holt (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 252 pages
• Publisher: Orbit; later printing edition (1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1857230175
• ISBN-13: 978-1857230178
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,562,028 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Republish! So I don't have to steal it from the library!, June 20, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Flying Dutch (A Thomas Dunne Book) (Hardcover)

Although I subsequently read and was a bit disappointed by Tom Holt's other books, Flying Dutch was one of the best books I have ever read. "Hitchhiker" fans will find the same absurdities, wild use of language, cynicism, and underlying frustration with the universe that Adams conveys. I have been looking for it for awhile & am sorry to find it's not readily available

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun and interesting story. Sarcastic view of the world, July 20, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Flying Dutch (A Thomas Dunne Book) (Hardcover)

The book was a good read and fun. Author made great characters and some great situations and commentary on society. Sometimes it lagged though in moving the story along. Overall I liked reading it but would not call it a must rea

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Astounding., May 2, 2000

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Fosky Bob "human" (Vacaville, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flying Dutch (Paperback)

I loved this book. Tom Holt is a wordsmith, a genuine magician. This is British humor at it's best. It's odd that British television and movie comedy is mind-numbingly stupid (excepting Fawlty Towers and some of Monty Python of course), but that the very best humorous writing comes from the U.K.

Tom Holt tackles the 'Flying Dutchman' myth, that an old Dutch seaman is cursed to sail the seas forever. Holt tells us how Wagner got it a tad wrong. In actuality the seaman drank an immortality elixir. Hilarious stuff. I love reading about Sebastian, the seaman who keeps jumping from the crow's nest to kill himself.

This ranks among the best books I've ever read, up there with Douglas Adams, Stephen Donaldson, & Tolkien. I recommend this for everyone.