Take a photo of a barcode or cover
A review by luci_liest
The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 1/4 Years Old by Hendrik Groen
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 1/4 years old - "Hendrik Groen" (Peter de Smet)
Hendrik is an OAP (old age pensioner) living in a care home in Amsterdam. One day he decides to start a diary because he's too polite to tell people what he really thinks, but he wants people to know, once he's dead, what he really thought (his friend Evert is supposed to read some pages at his funeral). And so Hendrik starts narrating his daily experiences and observations of the other people in the care home. It's very funny. But in time his focus shifts because he accumulates a group of friends and together they start the 'Old but not Dead' club, in which they organise various outings and have some fun (the others in the care home are very envious). Those outings are very entertaining and I was always very curious what the next one would be. And he falls in love once again.
And then the book becomes a little sad. Death isn't far in a place like this after all.
Cheers to the 'Zwei Seiten' podcast ( @mona.ameziane ) for the recommendation.
8.5/10
Hendrik is an OAP (old age pensioner) living in a care home in Amsterdam. One day he decides to start a diary because he's too polite to tell people what he really thinks, but he wants people to know, once he's dead, what he really thought (his friend Evert is supposed to read some pages at his funeral). And so Hendrik starts narrating his daily experiences and observations of the other people in the care home. It's very funny. But in time his focus shifts because he accumulates a group of friends and together they start the 'Old but not Dead' club, in which they organise various outings and have some fun (the others in the care home are very envious). Those outings are very entertaining and I was always very curious what the next one would be. And he falls in love once again.
And then the book becomes a little sad. Death isn't far in a place like this after all.
Cheers to the 'Zwei Seiten' podcast ( @mona.ameziane ) for the recommendation.
8.5/10