From the Bookshelf of Reading 1001…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
Mar 02, 2017
Claire
rated it
really liked it
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
1001-books-to-read-before-you-die,
1001-read
Very enjoyable book.
It took me like three different starts before I got into it. But once I got into the mood, it went like a river.
I thought it interesting and thought provoking. The way people find rituals in different places and different times shows how we all are the same, albeit different in the way we show it. The insecurities, the search for meaning, these are all themes in this work.A a recommended book , but not really for those who are in search for an easy, quick read.
It took me like three different starts before I got into it. But once I got into the mood, it went like a river.
I thought it interesting and thought provoking. The way people find rituals in different places and different times shows how we all are the same, albeit different in the way we show it. The insecurities, the search for meaning, these are all themes in this work.A a recommended book , but not really for those who are in search for an easy, quick read.
3.5 stars (may change after thinking about this for awhile).
This book looks at post-WW2 Netherlands, and the different types of men who are capable of surviving in this new world. As this was published in 1980, I wonder if there are some specifics about post-WW2 Europe/Netherlands in particular that would help be better understand the context of the novel. In particular--what was so different about the "before" that made strict men struggle? Was it urbanization? The TV/news bombardment? PTSD? Pa ...more
This book looks at post-WW2 Netherlands, and the different types of men who are capable of surviving in this new world. As this was published in 1980, I wonder if there are some specifics about post-WW2 Europe/Netherlands in particular that would help be better understand the context of the novel. In particular--what was so different about the "before" that made strict men struggle? Was it urbanization? The TV/news bombardment? PTSD? Pa ...more
May 13, 2011
Charisma
marked it as to-read
Jul 13, 2014
Kai Coates
marked it as to-read
Jul 09, 2016
Anna Fennell
marked it as to-read
Apr 24, 2017
Bryan--The Bee’s Knees
marked it as boxall-list-only
Jan 07, 2021
Kayla Tocco
marked it as to-read
Feb 08, 2021
Christoffer Jacobsen
marked it as to-read
