'We live in strange times. We also live in strange places: each in a universe of our own.'
#DeZinVanHetBoek #TheEssenceOfTheBook

#BoekPerWeek 27/52 ★★☆☆☆

Mostly nostalgic.
See also my discussion of rereading THHGTTG:
English: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6569274087
NL:
https://verzameldezinnen.nl/2024/06/16/herleeservaring-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/

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#Lezen #Read #SciFi
#THHGTTG #HHGTTG
#TowelDay #TowelDay2025

'there are a whole lot of things in this world of ours that you haven't started wondering about yet.'
#DeZinVanHetBoek #TheEssenceOfTheBook

#BoekPerWeek 25/52 ★★☆☆☆

Still in awe over Dahl's mind (who lets a giant peach, carried by seagulls, bump against a rainbow which was just painted by cloud men). But also sad that the only escape from a poor upbringing is through fantasy, and about the wicked bodyshaming.

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#Lezen #Read
#Jeugdliteratuur #ChildrensBooks

'We apologise for the inconvenience.'
#DeZinVanHetBoek #TheEssenceOfTheBook

#BoekPerWeek 20/52 ★★☆☆☆

I apologise for the low rating. As I am rereading THHGTTG trilogy, I am reminded of why this fourth volume of the trilogy did not stick with me. It contained too much uninteresting romance, and not enough Marvin.

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#Lezen #Read #Herlezen #Reread #SciFi

‘Nothing has proved more threatening to our democracy, or more devastating to Black communities, than white fear of Black freedom dreams.’
#DeZinVanHetBoek #TheEssenceOfTheBook

#BoekPerWeek 16/52 ★★★★★

Here's why this is a mustread (in ):
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6074327469

En hier lees je waarom in :
https://verzameldezinnen.nl/2025/03/16/het-slavernijverleden-in-het-heden-boekbespreking/

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#Lezen #Read
#Mustread #History #Slavery #1619Project

'We own this mess.'
#DeZinVanHetBoek #TheEssenceOfTheBook

#BoekPerWeek 13/52 ★★★★★

Urgent and relevant. Concrete and concise.
My advice: Don't just read the titles of the chapters, but read the whole book (or listen to the author read the audiobook).
Then follow up on Snyders advice.

https://verzameldezinnen.nl/2025/02/20/lessen-voor-nu/

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‘People who do not know what others in a group actually think often decide that it is safer to go along with what appear to be the dominant norms in order not to stand out.’
#DeZinVanHetBoek #TheEssenceOfTheBook

#BoekPerWeek 8/52 ★★★★☆

Must read. Here's why in
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6214923141

En hier in
https://verzameldezinnen.nl/2025/02/08/erbij-staan-en-ernaar-kijken-boekbespreking/

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#Bookstodon @bookstodon
#Geschiedenis #History
#TweedeWereldoorlog
#WWII #WorldWarTwo #Holocaust

'We moeten hier doorheen.'
#DeZinVanHetBoek

#BoekPerWeek 28/52 ★★★★☆

Dit boek las ik samen met taalleerders tijdens de online leesclub die ik als vrijwilliger bij de bieb in Haarlem begeleidde. Lees mijn bespreking van het boek en van de samenleeservaring hier: https://verzameldezinnen.nl/2024/07/14/t-hooge-nest-in-makkelijke-taal-boek-en-leesbespreking/

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‘Why were we talking like this?!’
#DeZinVanHetBoek #TheEssenceOfTheBook

#BoekPerWeek 19/52 ★☆☆☆☆

Did not finish - I just couldn't find the patience to find the story amidst all the fragments.

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'welcome comfort, for without it, you cannot stay strong #DeZinVanHetBoek #TheEssenceOfTheBook

#BoekPerWeek 14/52 ★★★★☆

Here's why I recommend this delightful story:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5148124894

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#Bookstodon @bookstodon
#Lezen #Read
#SciFi #Solarpunk #Hopepunk
#Cozypunk
#Aanrader #Recommended

‘I mean, there’s gotta be somebody lookin’ out for us, right?’
#DeZinVanHetBoek #TheEssenceOfTheBook

#BoekPerWeek 39/52 ★★★☆☆

Did not quite live up to my expectations:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5592994249

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'Go'

#DeZinVanHetBoek #TheEssenceOfTheBook #TheSentenceOfTheBook
#BoekPerWeek 14/52 ★★★★★

Still chewing on my review, because this beautiful story had so much in it and left a deep impression me.
#BLM #Ghosts #NativeAmerican #Indigenous #Decolonization #Pandemic #Books #Love

#Lezen #Read
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'by aldien 'er maar een Woord in een Periode niet begrepen word, dit maakt dikwils een geheel anderen zin, of de zake geheel duister, gelyk zulks aan de Geletterde bekent genoeg is.'
#DeZinVanHetBoek #BoekPerWeek 82/52
★★★★★
#Nieuwswijsheid #Mediawijsheid #Onderwijs #Journalistiek #Taal

'We're in the mess we're in because the individual has, in so many ways, from so many different directions, been privileged over the collective.'
#DeZinVanHetBoek #BoekPerWeek 81/52 ★★★★★
#Nieuwswijsheid #Mediawijsheid