A review by elusorius
The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 1/4 Years Old by Hendrik Groen

1.0

I didn't like this one. In my opinion, it was bland, depressing and unfunny. The jokes were just not good, maybe not my sense of humor. Aside from the jokes, there's not much in this book. It's the diary of an old man, who mostly sits in his care home complaining while waiting for death. Usually, there's not much interesting going on. The book tries to combat this by talking about Dutch politics in 2013. Politics don't usually interest me and, seeing how these are extremely outdated, this was just as boring as the events in the care home. Nearing the end, I did find myself getting a bit emotionally attached to some of the characters. I think the main characters were the only decent thing about this book, even though they were barely focused on throughout the story. Shame that there were so many side characters that were talked about once and never heard from again.

If this book has your sense of humor, you might enjoy it. Personally, I don't get the hype.