76 reviews for:

De laatkomer

Dimitri Verhulst

3.58 AVERAGE

anna_pauline's review against another edition

4.0

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

orb's review against another edition

4.25

lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

kluet's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Wat voor een magistrale en smerige openingszin, dat begint al goed denkt men dan. En het bleef ook goed. Genoten heb ik van dit vluchtige boekje vol grollen en smerigheden! Het hoofdpersonage is alles simpelweg, zonder poef of paf, spuugzat. Dan maar dement worden, denkt hij. En zo gezegd zo gespeeld. 

Verhulst heeft de Vlaamse schrijversgeest met beide handen te pakken genomen! 

martheverduyn's review against another edition

3.25

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

emmap_1109's review

3.5

funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rula_2005's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

snoakes7001's review against another edition

5.0

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How marvellous it is to discover a truly fabulous author you've never heard of before.
A chance encounter on Twitter gave me the opportunity to land an advance copy of the English translation of this (out in March) because I liked the cover (yeah, I'm shallow and superficial - so what?).
It really is a cracking read - a bittersweet portrait of ageing, dementia and the care of the elderly.
Désiré Cordier has had enough of family life, particularly of being hen-pecked by his wife Monique, and so he hatches a plan to escape - by simulating dementia. His story of how he hoodwinks everyone to get his wish to end his days living quietly in a care home is both wryly amusing and tender.
I'm struggling to think of any books to compare it to, but if you like subtle character-driven comedies (like TV's The Detectorists) then this could well be right up your street.
It'll probably be one of my books of the year and I now want to read everything else by Dimitri Verhulst that's been translated into English.

lost_ghost's review against another edition

2.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

felix05's review against another edition

4.0

dark funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Excrement

ninapellenkoft's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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Grappig boek, maar door al het lachen vergeet je eigelijk hoe treurig de verhaallijn is. Daardoor meesterlijk geschreven. Enorm veel kritiek wordt er geuit op omgaan met dementerende mensen, verolerghuiszen etc.