Roelof Kotvis

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• Dialogue with an Atheist | 05.02.2012

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• Lehrter Station: A John Russell Wwii Thriller | 04.02.2012

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• The Angel's Game | 29.01.2012

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• Roelof is on page 41 of 227 of Procesmanagement en de Sq... | 25.01.2012

  

• September Lights | 19.01.2012

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• The Prisoner of Heaven | 19.01.2012

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• Roelof Kotvis voted on a review | 18.01.2012

  Roelof Kotvis liked Laura's review of Regeneration: "For me, this first book in Pat Barker’s trilogy presents a perfect storm of interests — World War I, English poets, and madness. Incorporating actual people and events into the narrative, the novel takes place at Craiglockhart, a hospital outside Edinburgh requisitioned in 1916 as a facility for officers suffering from shell-shock. Supervising the show is Dr. William Rivers, a real-life neurologist, anthropologist, and psychiatrist who pioneered early work in nerve regeneration. One of the central stories concerns the poet Siegfried Sassoon, whose conviction that the war was being unnecessarily prolonged prompted him to publish an inflammatory “Declaration Against the War”. In a shrewd move, the review board realized that court-marshalling such a prominent officer would scandalize and demoralize the public. Instead, they ruled that Sassoon had suffered “a breakdown” and sent him up to Craiglockhart to recuperate. Sassoon’s “treatment” (which consists mainly of playing golf and debating with Dr. Rivers, as he obviously isn’t mentally ill) raises all sorts of interesting questions about the nature of duty and love in wartime. Just as intriguing, though, are the stories of the other patients and Rivers’ attempts to treat their various symptoms of shell-shock, as well as Rivers’ own struggles with the moral facets of his work. This is not a book for the faint of heart; Barker’s sparse prose is the perfect vehicle for searing images of horror and destruction. Plus, as unsavory as war is on its own, it can always be made more unsavory by the personal lives of the soldiers. Nevertheless, <i>Regeneration</i> is intensely gripping and presents a haunting exploration of issues raised by prolonged trench warfare. "

• Roelof became a fan of 2 authors | 18.01.2012

  Roelof Kotvis became a fan of Philip Kerr
  
  Roelof Kotvis became a fan of Carlos Ruiz Zafón
  
  

• Roelof Kotvis voted on a question | 15.01.2012

  Roelof Kotvis liked a trivia question: "What concentration camp is featured in March Violets by Philip Kerr?"

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