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On Tolstoy’s War and Peace

I read War and Peace so you don't have to.

18 October 202016 October 2020Lev Tolstoy, Russian Literature, War and Peace1 Comment
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On László Krasznahorkai’s “The Melancholy of Resistance”

This book was not really my cup of tea.

11 May 20205 May 2020László Krasznahorkai, literature, The Melancholy of ResistanceLeave a comment
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Two historical novels

Last month, I read the two historical novels Het pauperparadijs by Suzanna Jansen and HhhH by Laurent Binet. Two very different books that I had very different expectations of as well.

5 May 2020Het pauperparadijs, HhhH, Laurent Binet, literature, Suzanna JansenLeave a comment
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Books about love

A few weeks ago, I got engaged! To celebrate, I'm sharing my favourite books about love.

16 May 201817 May 2018loveLeave a comment
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Our Shared Shelf 2017

In 2017 I participated again in the feminist bookclub Our Shared Shelf. Read all about the books I read!

26 February 201826 February 2018Feminism, Our Shared ShelfLeave a comment
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About ‘Ulysses’ and ‘The Odyssey’

Two years ago, I read Ulysses for the first time. Last semester, I did a course on this incredible book and I reread it.

29 January 201824 January 2018James Joyce, literary studies, literature, UlyssesLeave a comment
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About ‘Crime and Punishment’ by Dostoyevski

I don't know if I think this is a good or a bad book.

22 January 201822 January 2018Crime and Punishment, Dostoyevksi, Russian Literature4 Comments
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About ‘Spiridion’ by George Sand

As some of my readers might know, I love nineteenth-century French literature. So when Patricia Worth contacted me if I wanted to review her new translation of George Sand’s Spiridion, I was very excited. I have wanted to read something by Sand for quite some while now.

15 January 201814 January 2018George Sand, literature, Patricia Worth, Spiridion2 Comments
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About Anna Karenina, or actually about Levin

This summer, I read the classic Anna Karenina by Tolstoy. I absolutely loved it, but not because of the main character Anna.

25 September 20172 October 2017Anna Karenina, Lev Tolstoy, Russian Literature3 Comments
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About “Jesus and Magdalene”

The writer of "Jesus and Magdalene," João Cerqueira, has already published eight books, but he still makes a lot of beginner mistakes.

24 July 201724 July 2017Jesus and Magdalene, João Cerqueira1 Comment

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