Laurens van den Broek reviewed Maanscherf by Laurens van den Broek
Het is nog purper aan de horizon als ornitholoog Alphonse ‘Fons’ van Felius een zeilboot …
Beste boek dat ik ooit heb geschreven.
5 stars
Ook het enige, vooralsnog.
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Creatieve 👨🚀 op de 🌙. Auteur van de roman Maanscherf (2020). Maker van literaire podcast Aap Noot Mishima. Werkt aan een dichtbundel.
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Laurens van den Broek rated Maanscherf: 5 stars
Maanscherf by Laurens van den Broek
Het is nog purper aan de horizon als ornitholoog Alphonse ‘Fons’ van Felius een zeilboot huurt in de haven van …
Laurens van den Broek finished reading Maanscherf by Laurens van den Broek
Het is nog purper aan de horizon als ornitholoog Alphonse ‘Fons’ van Felius een zeilboot …
Beste boek dat ik ooit heb geschreven. Ook het enige, vooralsnog.
Laurens van den Broek started reading Boek 1 by Martin Rombouts
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Mijn boek over geld, kans en willekeur, waarin ik alles …
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Laurens van den Broek reviewed Caribou Island by David Vann
Review of 'Caribou Island' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
People suck.
Laurens van den Broek reviewed Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett
Review of 'Checkout 19' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
“Abject.
Dismal.
Weird.”
(p. 207)
Well, that about sums up my thoughts on this novel.
Laurens van den Broek reviewed Set My Heart on Fire by Izumi Suzuki
Review of 'Set My Heart on Fire' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
A significant drop in quality compared to Hit Parade of Tears, let alone Terminal Boredom. At times, this novel bored me (terminally). The last third of the story was the most rivetting, but even the not wholly convincing. Suzuki did so much more interesting things with her writing. Which reminds me: will the same apply to my own writing?
Laurens van den Broek rated Paradise Rot: 4 stars
Review of "Miss Marple's Final Cases" on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
A lovely introduction (for me) into the stories of the legendary Agatha Christie. Perfect for the dark days of Christmas. Wish they were longer, as some of the short stories felt a bit rushed, but I know now what to do: read her novels!
Laurens van den Broek reviewed The suffrage of Elvira by V. S. Naipaul
Review of 'The suffrage of Elvira' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
One of Naipaul’s earlier novels and my first introduction into his work. He was destined to do great things later on and this satire, still only his second novel, already shows. In one word: rumbunctious.
Een van de lijnen in de geschiedenis is de relatie tussen mens en land: hoe …
Review of 'De introductie van het plot' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Ik ben niet slim genoeg om deze bundel helemaal te doorgronden. Toch genoten!
Laurens van den Broek rated Orange and Other Poems: 3 stars
Laurens van den Broek reviewed Serious concerns by Wendy Cope
Review of 'Serious concerns' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Seriously funny, and yet... I struggle to find this collection of poems amazing, with all due respect. There’s quality in spades here, don’t get me wrong, but after a while I found the whole of it to be a bit tepid, or at least my attitude towards it. I don’t know, maybe I’m looking for different things in poetry.
Laurens van den Broek reviewed The Peripheral by William Gibson
Depending on her veteran brother's benefits in a city where jobs outside the drug trade …
Review of 'The Peripheral' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Took me a while to finish this, and I don’t know why exactly... It’s well written, exciting, has compelling characters, and it sets up its sequels pretty darn good. And yet it didn’t quite grab me as the Neuromancer-series, or even Burning Chrome. Does that make it a bad book? Absolutely not. But it did kind of convey a sense of wearing out one’s clothes, a tad trope–y, if you like. Maybe it’s just habituation.