Kees van Beijnum substantial novel De offers is of greater magnitude than his earlier work. Rem Brink, Dutch judge of the Tokio Tribunal (loosely based on the actual judghe Bert Röling), discovers in destroyed Japan just how disruptive an affaire between himself and a Japanese actually is. A tale about benign but destructive love in a country of weakened souls. Van Beijnum portrays in poignant and historical scenes a country finding it hard to bear a lost war. ***** – Algemeen Dagblad

Van Beijnum decribes Japan post WWII in evocative imagery :the slums , poverty, as well as the wonderful nature and the people, hard to fathom. The business of the Tokyo Tribunal, the disagreement between the judges and the malice resulting from that seem practically filmed..The alternating storylines of Brink, Michiko and Hideiki are well balanced, like a perfectly composed piece of music. **** – De Telegraaf