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.

Read 5 Dutch books in 2025

maradf Host

13 participants (58 books)

STARTS: 01 Jan 2025ENDS: 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 geniale vriendin by Elena Ferrante

De geniale vriendin
The Neapolitan Novels #1

Elena Ferrante with Marieke van Laake (Translator)

335 pages • paperback • 2011 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced

De geniale vriendin by Elena Ferrante

De geniale vriendin

The Neapolitan Novels #1

Elena Ferrante with Marieke van Laake (Translator)

335 pages • paperback • 2011

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced

De magie van het Japanse restaurant by Yuta Takahashi

De magie van het Japanse restaurant
Meals to Remember at the Chibineko Kitchen #2

Yuta Takahashi with Nuanxed (Translator)

176 pages • paperback • 2020 (editions)

fiction literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

fiction literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

De magie van het Japanse restaurant by Yuta Takahashi

De magie van het Japanse restaurant

Meals to Remember at the Chibineko Kitchen #2

Yuta Takahashi with Nuanxed (Translator)

176 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

fiction literary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

De krater by Gerwin van der Werf

De krater
Gerwin van der Werf

92 pages • hardcover • 2025 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary adventurous emotional fast-paced

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary adventurous emotional fast-paced

De krater by Gerwin van der Werf

De krater

Gerwin van der Werf

92 pages • hardcover • 2025

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary adventurous emotional fast-paced

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary adventurous emotional fast-paced

De lotgevallen by Sacha Bronwasser

De lotgevallen
Sacha Bronwasser

224 pages • hardcover • 2024 (editions)

fiction art short stories emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

fiction art short stories emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

De lotgevallen by Sacha Bronwasser

De lotgevallen

Sacha Bronwasser

224 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction art short stories emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

fiction art short stories emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

Dit wil je écht niet weten: Over de onvoorstelbare wereld achter je scherm by Huib Modderkolk

Dit wil je écht niet weten: Over de onvoorstelbare wereld achter je scherm
Huib Modderkolk

288 pages • paperback • 2024 (editions)

nonfiction informative reflective medium-paced

nonfiction informative reflective medium-paced

Dit wil je écht niet weten: Over de onvoorstelbare wereld achter je scherm by Huib Modderkolk

Dit wil je écht niet weten: Over de onvoorstelbare wereld achter je scherm

Huib Modderkolk

288 pages • paperback • 2024

nonfiction informative reflective medium-paced

nonfiction informative reflective medium-paced

De Bourgondiërs: Aartsvaders van de Lage Landen by Bart van Loo

De Bourgondiërs: Aartsvaders van de Lage Landen
Bart van Loo

607 pages • paperback • 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced

De Bourgondiërs: Aartsvaders van de Lage Landen by Bart van Loo

De Bourgondiërs: Aartsvaders van de Lage Landen

607 pages • paperback • 2018

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced

Rituelen by Cees Nooteboom

Rituelen
Cees Nooteboom

189 pages • paperback (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced

Rituelen by Cees Nooteboom

Rituelen

189 pages • paperback

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced

Wilde verhalen: De ware aard van onbegrepen beesten by Lucy Cooke

Wilde verhalen: De ware aard van onbegrepen beesten
Lucy Cooke with Nadia Ramer (Translator), Laura Weeda (Translator)

415 pages • hardcover • 2017 (editions)

nonfiction nature science funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

nonfiction nature science funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

Wilde verhalen: De ware aard van onbegrepen beesten by Lucy Cooke

Wilde verhalen: De ware aard van onbegrepen beesten

Lucy Cooke with Nadia Ramer (Translator), Laura Weeda (Translator)

415 pages • hardcover • 2017

nonfiction nature science funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

nonfiction nature science funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

Xerox by Fien Veldman

Xerox
Fien Veldman

205 pages • paperback • 2023 (editions)

fiction literary funny reflective medium-paced

fiction literary funny reflective medium-paced

Xerox by Fien Veldman

Xerox

205 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction literary funny reflective medium-paced

fiction literary funny reflective medium-paced

1302 − Het jaar van de mythe by Rolf Falter

1302 − Het jaar van de mythe
Rolf Falter with Katrien Vandendries (Narrator)

12 hours, 12 minutes • audio • 2023 (editions) user-added

nonfiction historical

nonfiction historical

1302 − Het jaar van de mythe by Rolf Falter

1302 − Het jaar van de mythe

Rolf Falter with Katrien Vandendries (Narrator)

12 hours, 12 minutes • audio • 2023 user-added

nonfiction historical

nonfiction historical

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