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lawrencelankamp's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
reading_with_jojo's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
Ik vond dit echt niet leuk. Erg verwarrend. Niet mijn type boek.
eendenise's review
2.0
Awful book. Actually more like 1.5 stars...
In the end it got a little bit better.
In the end it got a little bit better.
ikvindlezenleuk_mathilde's review against another edition
5.0
2013 book 6 - read my review in Dutch on my personal blog: http://tantetil.blogspot.nl/2013/08/wf-hermans-de-donkere-kamer-van-damokles.html
milanj8's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
sanne_vs's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
thejdizzler's review against another edition
4.0
Maybe it was this book, or maybe it's just translations in general, but this felt not quite right.
I picked up this book because I wanted to get into Dutch literature to better understand Dutch culture, an ongoing fascination I have had since reading A Thousand Autumns. And this did not disappoint. There is a smallness and a quaintness to the Netherlands of this book: the country is seemingly traversed by train very quickly, and everyone seems to know everyone.
On second thought, this was just a weird book, not just a weird translation. A physiological wartime thriller about a man uncomfortable in his own skin. And delusional. Or maybe not. That is the mystery.
I picked up this book because I wanted to get into Dutch literature to better understand Dutch culture, an ongoing fascination I have had since reading A Thousand Autumns. And this did not disappoint. There is a smallness and a quaintness to the Netherlands of this book: the country is seemingly traversed by train very quickly, and everyone seems to know everyone.
On second thought, this was just a weird book, not just a weird translation. A physiological wartime thriller about a man uncomfortable in his own skin. And delusional. Or maybe not. That is the mystery.