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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
wat een kutboek
ik wil dit niet met heel nl lezen...
het had iets maar ook heel veel niet
ik wil dit niet met heel nl lezen...
het had iets maar ook heel veel niet
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Een boek vol gedachten en gevoelens van een opgroeiende jongen (lekker betrouwbare verteller dus). Veel mooie uitspraken en maffe vergelijkingen.
Geschreven in 2005 en dat is aan veel dingen te merken, racisme, seksisme, ableism, overal wordt gerookt, etc.
Idk man, goed om af te kunnen vinken maar niet levensveranderend.
Geschreven in 2005 en dat is aan veel dingen te merken, racisme, seksisme, ableism, overal wordt gerookt, etc.
Idk man, goed om af te kunnen vinken maar niet levensveranderend.
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Lastig te beoordelen. Het was niet slecht geschreven, maar dit is wel echt het meest stereotype 'dit boek moest ik lezen voor Nederlands en nu is mijn blik op de Nederlandse literatuur verpest'-boek. Niets voor mij. Ik zou het ook nooit gelezen hebben als het niet door CPNB gekozen was voor 'Nederland leest' dit jaar.
Er zit niet echt een overkoepelende verhaallijn in. De rode draad is de obsessie van de hoofdpersoon met Joe en dat werd nooit echt spannend. Sommige subplots waren dan wel weer aardig (Fransje die zich bekwaamt in armworstelen met technieken uit het boek van de vijf ringen). Geen van de personages was een prettig persoon, maar dat zal wel de bedoeling zijn.
Er zit niet echt een overkoepelende verhaallijn in. De rode draad is de obsessie van de hoofdpersoon met Joe en dat werd nooit echt spannend. Sommige subplots waren dan wel weer aardig (Fransje die zich bekwaamt in armworstelen met technieken uit het boek van de vijf ringen). Geen van de personages was een prettig persoon, maar dat zal wel de bedoeling zijn.
WTF was dit einde ????????? En waarom werd dit mij aangeraden door mijn Nederlands docent ????????????
Am not in the mood. It is an interesting book but I want to read fantasy books for now.
adventurous
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Picked this one up for "Heel Nederland Leest" (the whole of the Netherlands reads, they give the book out for free and do all sorts of events and activities in the library based around it). It took a long time to get into, and even then I'm not sure I really got into it...
It's the story of a boy who loses the ability to use anything but his right arm, and his adventurous friend who convinces him to become an arm wrestling champion. It's a sort of stream of consciousness, like a book made up of anecdotes, and everything happens against the backdrop of a dreary boring town.
It was kind of funny and interesting at times but I felt like this book just had too much going on, and not enough linking it all together. It also got pretty dodgy, I get that it's told through the perspective of teenage boys but I don't think that's an excuse to write the female characters so badly and to suggest that victims are to blame for abuse. They study this book at school in the Netherlands, honestly can't believe that, not only for the sexism but also the very explicit sex scenes 😳
I did manage to read it within the month but only just, and only because I downloaded the audiobook to both read and listen at the same time.
This is the second book I've read for Heel Nederland Leest and yet again, I'm left thinking that if they want the whole of the Netherlands to read then maybe they should choose better books???? Looking forward to next year...
It's the story of a boy who loses the ability to use anything but his right arm, and his adventurous friend who convinces him to become an arm wrestling champion. It's a sort of stream of consciousness, like a book made up of anecdotes, and everything happens against the backdrop of a dreary boring town.
It was kind of funny and interesting at times but I felt like this book just had too much going on, and not enough linking it all together. It also got pretty dodgy, I get that it's told through the perspective of teenage boys but I don't think that's an excuse to write the female characters so badly and to suggest that victims are to blame for abuse. They study this book at school in the Netherlands, honestly can't believe that, not only for the sexism but also the very explicit sex scenes 😳
I did manage to read it within the month but only just, and only because I downloaded the audiobook to both read and listen at the same time.
This is the second book I've read for Heel Nederland Leest and yet again, I'm left thinking that if they want the whole of the Netherlands to read then maybe they should choose better books???? Looking forward to next year...