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Stad in de storm (Hardcover, Dutch language, 2017, Lemniscaat) 4 steloj

Twenty-sixth edition

Our own city Utrecht in 1672-1674

4 steloj

Lovely read, although a bit old-fashioned. I read this to our youngest child. It took some time to get into, because of the slightly archaic style and word-choices. Chapters describing the setting in particular suffered from this, while chapters with a lot of dialogue and/or action read much more smoothly.

The story is told by Hans, thirty years after the events, and is about him, his father - printer and bookseller - , and his friends during the Franco-Dutch War, the occupation by French forces, and the period shortly afterwards. The title ‘city in the storm’ also refers to one of the main events in the story. Historical figures like Louis the XIV, the De Witt brothers, William III, Bernhard von Galen - Bommen Berend - pass by, as well as the use of what we call the (old) Hollandse Waterlinie - a military defence line consisting of a combination …

recenzis American Dirt de Jeanine Cummins

American Dirt (2022, Holt Paperbacks) 4 steloj

Lydia lives in Acapulco. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and …

Unrelenting

4 steloj

On the run from narcos, mother & son join the desperate stream of humanity heading for the US. Terrifying, exhausting & exhilarating, with the unrelenting momentum of a freight train. Trails off towards end.

Reading time 4 days, 116 pages/day

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