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Zwart als inkt: is het verhaal van Sneeuwwitje en de zeven dwergen by Wim Hofman
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-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? Yes
4.25
Bijzondere en prachtige hervertelling van het Grimm sprookje, waarbij de ‘grimmige’ elementen niet worden geschuwd. Ik vraag me af of dit echt een kinderboek is. Als volwassene krijg je in elk geval details, knipogen, humor en meer het psychologische aspect mee van de karakters. Wim Hofman is hier ook vaak een virtuoos met taal.
Nimona by ND Stevenson
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adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death and Murder
De wijze maagden by Leonard Woolf
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challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Classism, and Antisemitism
Tilly and the Bookwanderers by Anna James
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
De avonden by Gerard Reve
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challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming and Bullying
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Misogyny
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Friendaholic: Confessions of a Friendship Addict by Elizabeth Day
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emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Graphic: Infertility and Grief
Ben ik een snob? by Virginia Woolf
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reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Het eerste deel is voor de onervaren Woolf lezer even ‘erin komen’ door de vele namen van familie, vrienden en kennissen, Bloomsbury group etc. Naast de verklarende noten in het boek, kan het helpen om wat meer informatie te zoeken. Maar als je er eenmaal ‘in’ zit, is dat het zeker waard. De autobiografische teksten staan vol met scherpe karakteranalyses, sarcasme, beeldende en zintuiglijke beschrijvingen en overdenkingen over de aard van herinneringen en memoires. Een bijzondere inkijk in het leven van Virginia en de mensen om haar heen, en van de moeilijke momenten waar het gezin doorheen is gegaan.
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Misogyny
Through the Woods by E.M. Carroll
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Content Warnings
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror and Injury/Injury detail
De lichtwachters by Emma Stonex
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dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Grief and Death
Moderate: Child death and Murder
Minor: Animal cruelty