Kurt Vonnegut – Slaughterhouse 5
With Slaughterhouse 5 Kurt Vonnegut wrote the right book at exactly the right time. It is an anti-war book and a quirky one at that,
Category: Engelstalige literatuur
Dave Eggers – The circle
The dystopian novel is an interesting genre. Used well it gives an author a great opportunity to criticize society. The trick is to construct an
Roddy Doyle – The Commitments
The rise and fall of a Dublin soul band called The Commitments. Deciding that Ireland lacks soul a group of working class kids form their
Kazuo Ishiguro – The remains of the day
This book presents me with an interesting case. This has been the second time I’ve read The remains of the day; the first was eight
Patrick DeWitt – The Sisters brothers
Two men on horses. One light-footed horse called Nimble, one ill-fated horse called Tub. Of the men, one drinks too much brandy, the other worries
George Orwell – Animal farm
George Orwell is a steady fixture among my favourite authors, ever since I started reading English books. Slowly, I’m working my way through his oeuvre,
John Steinbeck – Of mice and men
It’s good to have some books you can return to. Books that have a certain atmosphere that’s familiar and that welcome you back. Where have
J.D. Salinger – Raise high the roof beam, carpenters and Seymour: An introduction
A strange cat, this J.D. Salinger. Notorious recluse and author of a small, but highly acclaimed body of work. Perpetually famous for, of course, The
Dave Eggers – Zeitoun
I live on an island, within the city of Amsterdam. In front and at the back there is water, and, when it rains, water is
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie – The thing around your neck
Short story collections are ideal to read alongside other, bigger books. Whenever an empty half hour presents itself you can squeeze in a quick short