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Robert Hoogstad
Sep 20, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
There are a lot of dutch writers who try to write as Mortier does (TWA), but they fail. His comparisons may seem far fetched, they are in fact well chosen, and a sign of good taste. The story, of course, is less impressive. Not very original. Well worth four stars. His Godenslaap (sleep of the Gods) was a true masterpiece.
lethe
Ik vond de schrijfstijl heel mooi, maar er werd teveel opengelaten naar mijn smaak.
BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...)
De grootouders, Andrea Leggermont-Ornelis en haar man Henri, voeden een (niet bij naam genoemde) kleinzoon op. (view spoiler). Het boek wordt verteld vanuit het gezichtspunt van de kleinzoon.

Het is lastig het boek in een bepaalde tijd te plaatsten: Ergens in het boek wordt gezegd dat de grootouders elkaar in 1939 ontmoet hebben. Ook worden de Beatles genoem
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Corry Clybouw
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Reglindis
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An C.
May 18, 2020 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: read-in-2020
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