Read 5 Dutch books in 2025

maradf Host

13 participants (58 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

While Dutch is my native language, I primarily read in English. I know this is the case for quite a few Dutch book lovers (possibly partly due to the stress and horrors which is the mandatory leeslijst in high school), so I made this challenge to motivate us to read more Dutch books. 

Challenge Books

All books added
De Cock en moord op het spoor by Peter Römer

De Cock en moord op het spoor

De Cock #97

Peter Römer

144 pages • digital • 2025

fiction crime
Het gore lef by Sarah Arnolds

Het gore lef

Sarah Arnolds

184 pages • digital • 2025

fiction literary short stories
Ik, de ander by Jante Wortel

Ik, de ander

Jante Wortel

234 pages • paperback • 2025

fiction contemporary literary challenging dark emotional fast-paced
Hannibal & Gideon by Maarten Inghels

Hannibal & Gideon

Maarten Inghels

75 pages • digital • 2025 user-added

fiction contemporary literary
De meidenmethode by Lotte van Eijk

De meidenmethode

Lotte van Eijk

176 pages • hardcover • 2025

nonfiction lgbtqia+ self help funny inspiring reflective fast-paced
Als de zon valt by Stijn de Vries

Als de zon valt

Stijn de Vries

5 hours, 20 minutes • audio • 2024

fiction lgbtqia+ young adult emotional reflective fast-paced
Autopsie by Jilt Jorritsma

Autopsie

Jilt Jorritsma

171 pages • digital • 2025 user-added

fiction literary
Oersoep by Bregje Hofstede

Oersoep

Bregje Hofstede

214 pages • paperback • 2023 user-added

fiction literary dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Am I small? Ben ik klein? by Philipp Winterberg

Am I small? Ben ik klein?

Philipp Winterberg

26 pages • digital • 2013

fiction childrens
Dorst by Marina Yuszczuk

Dorst

Marina Yuszczuk

253 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction horror lgbtqia+ literary dark emotional mysterious medium-paced