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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
Ik vond dit zo'n fijn boekje om te lezen. Op 1 januari was ik erin begonnen, hij lag bij Rowan in huis en ik was wel nieuwsgierig. Einde van de ochtend was ik al op blz. 50 en wilde ik heel graag doorlezen. Het is een heel rustig, fijn boekje die vertelt over hoe de Deense mensen hygge toepassen in hun dagelijks leven. Een fijne afwisseling van de fictie of non-fictie die ik afgelopen maand heb gelezen.
Een heel leuk en knus boek. Ik steek nu elke avond de kaarsen aan en wil mijn huis zo hygge mogelijk hebben. De schrijfstijl is ook lekker toegankelijk en je vliegt door het boek heen omdat er veel afbeeldingen, tabellen en grafieken in staan. Aanrader!
Pretty disappointing read.
After reading this I pretty much came to the conclusion I learned nothing.
Pros.
- There are some nice jokes and the author doesn't takes himself all too seriously.
- It's an incentive to live a more present, cosy and meaningful life.
Cons.
- There is nothing really original to the whole concept of hygge. Differences with similar concepts around the world are arbitrary.
- A lot of joy is apparently to be found in the slaughter of animals. Since I think 25% of the book is about eating animals. And you are supposed to feel happiness when you see a whole pig being roasted in Kopenhagen. I can't imagine that torture is part of hygge.
- The science is flawed. For example he only tells half the story about oxytocin. Not the part that it is next to creating closeness to the group it's also responsible to create distance from others (those that are not part). Telling half truths is not scientific at all.
After reading this I pretty much came to the conclusion I learned nothing.
Pros.
- There are some nice jokes and the author doesn't takes himself all too seriously.
- It's an incentive to live a more present, cosy and meaningful life.
Cons.
- There is nothing really original to the whole concept of hygge. Differences with similar concepts around the world are arbitrary.
- A lot of joy is apparently to be found in the slaughter of animals. Since I think 25% of the book is about eating animals. And you are supposed to feel happiness when you see a whole pig being roasted in Kopenhagen. I can't imagine that torture is part of hygge.
- The science is flawed. For example he only tells half the story about oxytocin. Not the part that it is next to creating closeness to the group it's also responsible to create distance from others (those that are not part). Telling half truths is not scientific at all.
funny
hopeful
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inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
informative
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
hopeful
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Tis the season, afterall...I'm totally down with the candlelight, chocolate, and snuggling with a book, but less crazy about the grog, pickled herring or pig cheek stew.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced