Eldorado was part of the Euregio Literatuur Prijs some years ago. This is a project that encourages people to read six selected titles, two each from Dutch/Flemish, French and German authors. It's a great way to get to know little know authors/books. Original Title: Eldorado This was the biggest s...
I have conflict feelings regarding this novel, Some parts i really enjoyed mainly first half of story. In the second half, i was quite annoyed with the repeatedly sex scenes, sex reference ...etc. It was really pointless; it added nothing to the story. i wanted this book to explain and illustrate th...
bookshelves: currently-reading, film-only, autumn-2013, belgium, japan, translation, travel, published-1999, shortstory-shortstories-novellas, tokyo Read from November 26 to 27, 2013 Description from IMDB: A Belgian woman looks back on her year at a Japanese corporation in Tokyo in 1990. She is...
This book has such a simple premise but happens to contain so much thought behind culture. I enjoy Amelie Nothomb, her writing has a certain dark comic side that I find fits perfect with my taste. This book is her most acclaimed with the awards it won, but I enjoyed "The Stranger Next Door" quite a ...
This is an easy-to-read book that can likely be read in one sitting. I believe this only took a few hours for me to read, and that's because I linger on Shan Sa's poetic writing style. I hadn't known that the two characters alternated their chapters in narration (the edition I read didn't say so i...
I have to admit that I've avoided Amélie Nothomb until now because of her face: printed on every book cover, it didn't inspire me to trust her writing. My mind works in strange ways sometimes.The curiosity got the better of me though, so now I must admit that I may have been wrong... I've immediatel...
This was a highly entertaining read. Nothomb's style of writing is smooth and savvy. It sucks you in and carries you through the story in a heartbeat. The book is funny yet serious, outlandish yet realistic.
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