Boekverslag: The X-files
Publisher: HarperCollins
Number of Pages: 223
Summary:
Duane Barry is a psycho man because he?s obsessed with aliens, and he?s been kept in a psychiatric centre in Virginia. One morning Dr. Hakkie calls him, covered in handcuffs, to his office for the usual daily check-up. When Dr. Hakkie isn?t watching Barry, he takes a fountain pen and runs out of the door. In the hall he sees a guard and he sticks the fountain pen into his back. Then he takes the gun of the guard, hits Dr. Hakkie on the head, and takes him as a hostage to the travel agency Travel Time.
Special Agent Mulder of the FBI is called for this job because he knows a lot about psychos and he believes in aliens himself. When Mulder arrives, he hears that a man got shot in the travel agency. Mulder goes in as a medical doctor. Mulder?s mission is to make Barry stand in front of the window so a sniper, who?s on the top of a building on the opposite of the travel agency, can shoot him in the medulla oblongata (a place under his head) or negotiate with Barry to send the hostages home. When Mulder is in, Barry tells Mulder about he abductions by aliens and how they implanted some kind of chip in him so the aliens can find him when they need him for some tests. He also says he want to bring Dr. Hakkie to an alien landing place on Skyland Mountain in Virginia where the aliens can pick him up so they don?t need Barry anymore and they can use Dr. Hakkie for the tests.
After a lot of talking Barry stands in front of the window and he gets shot right under his heart; he isn?t dead but he is in a coma.
While Barry is in a coma, agent Scully (Mulder?s partner, a FBI agent and a medical doctor) finds the chip and she takes it with her for further investigation, and she discovers some kind of code on the chip, so the story Barry told Mulder might be true.
After a couple of hours Barry awakes from his coma, and he knocks down a guard again.
While Scully was leaving a message on Mulder?s voicemail to tell him that Barry really had a chip, Barry to give her to the aliens abducts Scully.
When Mulder has listened to his voicemail he rushes to Scully's apartment when he realises that Barry attacked her. When he arrives at the scene, a police investigation is already in progress. There are signs of a struggle; broken glass and human blood on the floor. Scully?s mother, Margaret, speaks to Mulder about the abduction and she describes a nightmare she experienced that predicted the incident. FBI agents are sceptical when Mulder says that Barry's UFO story might be true. Skinner removes Mulder from the investigation and sends him home.
In the meantime, Duane Barry makes his way to the alien-landing place with Scully. A patrolman pulls Barry over for speeding. He notices blood on Barry's hands and draws his weapon. But Barry pulls his gun and kills the police officer. Mulder reviews a videotape of the incident, which was recorded by a camera inside the patrolman's car. Using video enlargement, Scully?s face becomes very bright so Mulder knows that she?s alive. Mulder listens to the audiotapes of his hostage negotiations. He realises that Barry is heading for Skyland Mountain in Virginia.
Accompanied by Agent Krycek, a man who has to help Mulder with his investigation, Mulder drives to the location. A tram operator tells them that Barry is driving up the mountain using back roads. Hoping to beat Barry at the top of Skyland Mountain, Mulder boards the dangerous passenger tram and journeys up the mountain. But before the tram reaches its destination, Krycek kills the tram operator and sabotages the controls, stranding Mulder in the process. When Mulder attempts to climb off the tram, Krycek engages the power, hoping to crush him. But Mulder outmanoeuvres Krycek and continues his search. Mulder sees a blinding light pass over his head. When he locates Barry, Scully is nowhere to be found. Barry begins laughing hysterically. He describes how the aliens will no longer bother him now that they have another hostage. But Mulder remains relaxed and he questions Barry about the things that happened. Shortly after that Krycek conducts his own interrogation, Barry lapses into cardiac arrest and dies. In the end the phone rings in Mulder?s apartment and he hears that scully is still alive and that she?s in a hospital. Mulder is very happy and Scully tells Mulder she doesn?t know anymore what happened. Mulder tells Skinner, the Assistant Director of the FBI, that Krycek poisoned Barry and that the military is aware of Scully's location. He believes that the government is behind these actions and he believes that Scully got too close to the truth. Mulder concludes that a secret military operation assisted by the mysterious ?Smoking Man? is behind the cover up. Those suspicions are confirmed when Krycek vanishes without a trace. Left with little choice, Skinner officially reopens the X-Files.
Personal valuation: I liked the book a lot because it was a story about abductions and murderers. It was a book that was written very well so the reader can feel the atmosphere. The book is very exiting because it is about extraterrestrial life and paranoia things. All the characters were very good described and I could understand the story very easily. Because I am a great fan of the X-files, I thought it would be nice to read a book about the X-files too. It was a book, which I red to the end at once. In short, I liked the book a lot and I?ll maybe read more of these books in the future.
Favourite character: My favourite character was agent Mulder because he?s a little bit paranoia and he believes in aliens and extraterrestrial life until he finds out that the government cheated on him and that they have faked everything about the extraterrestrial life. Mulder is a person who likes Scully very much and he?ll do everything to get Scully out of Barry?s hands. Somethings about the X-files aren?t clear yet to Mulder so he don?t thinks that the government has faked everything about the aliens and that?s why Mulder wants to solve the cases in the X-files. Mulder will do everything to find out the truth about extraterrestrial life and no one can stop him for that, not even his partner Scully.
15 ?new? words and translation:
Meanwhile = ondertussen
Enhancement = vergroting
Credulous = lichtgeraakt
Summit = top
Cardiac arrest = hartstilstand
To be aware of = op de hoogte zijn van
Extraterrestrial = buitenaards
Sniper = scherpschutter
Abduction = ontvoering
To drop off = indutten
To exasperate = verbitteren
Longing = verlangen
To subside into silence = zwijgen
Nescience = niet wetend
Dreadful = vreselijk
UFO = unidentified flying object
Number of Pages: 223
Summary:
Duane Barry is a psycho man because he?s obsessed with aliens, and he?s been kept in a psychiatric centre in Virginia. One morning Dr. Hakkie calls him, covered in handcuffs, to his office for the usual daily check-up. When Dr. Hakkie isn?t watching Barry, he takes a fountain pen and runs out of the door. In the hall he sees a guard and he sticks the fountain pen into his back. Then he takes the gun of the guard, hits Dr. Hakkie on the head, and takes him as a hostage to the travel agency Travel Time.
Special Agent Mulder of the FBI is called for this job because he knows a lot about psychos and he believes in aliens himself. When Mulder arrives, he hears that a man got shot in the travel agency. Mulder goes in as a medical doctor. Mulder?s mission is to make Barry stand in front of the window so a sniper, who?s on the top of a building on the opposite of the travel agency, can shoot him in the medulla oblongata (a place under his head) or negotiate with Barry to send the hostages home. When Mulder is in, Barry tells Mulder about he abductions by aliens and how they implanted some kind of chip in him so the aliens can find him when they need him for some tests. He also says he want to bring Dr. Hakkie to an alien landing place on Skyland Mountain in Virginia where the aliens can pick him up so they don?t need Barry anymore and they can use Dr. Hakkie for the tests.
After a lot of talking Barry stands in front of the window and he gets shot right under his heart; he isn?t dead but he is in a coma.
While Barry is in a coma, agent Scully (Mulder?s partner, a FBI agent and a medical doctor) finds the chip and she takes it with her for further investigation, and she discovers some kind of code on the chip, so the story Barry told Mulder might be true.
After a couple of hours Barry awakes from his coma, and he knocks down a guard again.
While Scully was leaving a message on Mulder?s voicemail to tell him that Barry really had a chip, Barry to give her to the aliens abducts Scully.
When Mulder has listened to his voicemail he rushes to Scully's apartment when he realises that Barry attacked her. When he arrives at the scene, a police investigation is already in progress. There are signs of a struggle; broken glass and human blood on the floor. Scully?s mother, Margaret, speaks to Mulder about the abduction and she describes a nightmare she experienced that predicted the incident. FBI agents are sceptical when Mulder says that Barry's UFO story might be true. Skinner removes Mulder from the investigation and sends him home.
In the meantime, Duane Barry makes his way to the alien-landing place with Scully. A patrolman pulls Barry over for speeding. He notices blood on Barry's hands and draws his weapon. But Barry pulls his gun and kills the police officer. Mulder reviews a videotape of the incident, which was recorded by a camera inside the patrolman's car. Using video enlargement, Scully?s face becomes very bright so Mulder knows that she?s alive. Mulder listens to the audiotapes of his hostage negotiations. He realises that Barry is heading for Skyland Mountain in Virginia.
Accompanied by Agent Krycek, a man who has to help Mulder with his investigation, Mulder drives to the location. A tram operator tells them that Barry is driving up the mountain using back roads. Hoping to beat Barry at the top of Skyland Mountain, Mulder boards the dangerous passenger tram and journeys up the mountain. But before the tram reaches its destination, Krycek kills the tram operator and sabotages the controls, stranding Mulder in the process. When Mulder attempts to climb off the tram, Krycek engages the power, hoping to crush him. But Mulder outmanoeuvres Krycek and continues his search. Mulder sees a blinding light pass over his head. When he locates Barry, Scully is nowhere to be found. Barry begins laughing hysterically. He describes how the aliens will no longer bother him now that they have another hostage. But Mulder remains relaxed and he questions Barry about the things that happened. Shortly after that Krycek conducts his own interrogation, Barry lapses into cardiac arrest and dies. In the end the phone rings in Mulder?s apartment and he hears that scully is still alive and that she?s in a hospital. Mulder is very happy and Scully tells Mulder she doesn?t know anymore what happened. Mulder tells Skinner, the Assistant Director of the FBI, that Krycek poisoned Barry and that the military is aware of Scully's location. He believes that the government is behind these actions and he believes that Scully got too close to the truth. Mulder concludes that a secret military operation assisted by the mysterious ?Smoking Man? is behind the cover up. Those suspicions are confirmed when Krycek vanishes without a trace. Left with little choice, Skinner officially reopens the X-Files.
Personal valuation: I liked the book a lot because it was a story about abductions and murderers. It was a book that was written very well so the reader can feel the atmosphere. The book is very exiting because it is about extraterrestrial life and paranoia things. All the characters were very good described and I could understand the story very easily. Because I am a great fan of the X-files, I thought it would be nice to read a book about the X-files too. It was a book, which I red to the end at once. In short, I liked the book a lot and I?ll maybe read more of these books in the future.
Favourite character: My favourite character was agent Mulder because he?s a little bit paranoia and he believes in aliens and extraterrestrial life until he finds out that the government cheated on him and that they have faked everything about the extraterrestrial life. Mulder is a person who likes Scully very much and he?ll do everything to get Scully out of Barry?s hands. Somethings about the X-files aren?t clear yet to Mulder so he don?t thinks that the government has faked everything about the aliens and that?s why Mulder wants to solve the cases in the X-files. Mulder will do everything to find out the truth about extraterrestrial life and no one can stop him for that, not even his partner Scully.
15 ?new? words and translation:
Meanwhile = ondertussen
Enhancement = vergroting
Credulous = lichtgeraakt
Summit = top
Cardiac arrest = hartstilstand
To be aware of = op de hoogte zijn van
Extraterrestrial = buitenaards
Sniper = scherpschutter
Abduction = ontvoering
To drop off = indutten
To exasperate = verbitteren
Longing = verlangen
To subside into silence = zwijgen
Nescience = niet wetend
Dreadful = vreselijk
UFO = unidentified flying object
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