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A review by sealfur
My 'Dam Life: Three Years in Holland by Sean Condon
4.0
I think one of the big problems with describing this book is that it's not a travel book. It's a personal account of one man's time spent in Amsterdam. As such I think it's a hilarious and fascinating look into the mind of the writer.
There are some amazing stories in here and it takes the reader through an emotional roller coaster. Rather than just describing Amsterdam and how amazingly liberal it is, we get to see what it's like for a foreigner to live there with all its difficulties and specific bureaucracies.
At its very heart, this is a fish-out-of-water tale, not an ooh-look-at-those-pretty-buildings-and-prostitutes description of Amsterdam.
It's such a simple and enjoyable read, it would make some great holiday reading.
There are some amazing stories in here and it takes the reader through an emotional roller coaster. Rather than just describing Amsterdam and how amazingly liberal it is, we get to see what it's like for a foreigner to live there with all its difficulties and specific bureaucracies.
At its very heart, this is a fish-out-of-water tale, not an ooh-look-at-those-pretty-buildings-and-prostitutes description of Amsterdam.
It's such a simple and enjoyable read, it would make some great holiday reading.