Genre: Literary fiction
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Book Review: The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji
As you already might have noticed, I like to explore different genres and therefore step out of my comfort zone every once in a while. When I do so, I’d like for my books to be as diverse as possible. Once I saw The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji, it immediately piqued my interest. I wanted…
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Book Review: The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
At the start of this year, I set myself some bookish resolutions and reading goals. One of these is to declutter my TBR and focus some more on the backlist titles. Unexpectedly, I do quite a good job with this. One of the books that has been on my TBR for a while now is…
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Book Review: The Most Secret Memory of Men by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
It is good for every reader to read outside their comfort zone every now and then. I find myself doing this more and more often, and I notice that I really need it. The Most Secret Memory of Men by Senegalese author Mohamed Mbougar Sarr (born in 1990) is one such book I have been…
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Book Review: When the Fireflies Dance by Aisha Hassan
Sometimes, you come across a book that has been out in Dutch much earlier than in English. I read both languages, so no problemo for me. When the Fireflies Dance by Aisha Hassan is such a book. It has been out in the Netherlands since July, but the English version isn’t published until December. Nevertheless,…
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Book Review: My Friends by Fredrik Backman
I have been seeing people talking about Fredrik Backman and his books for years now. However, I haven’t read any of them before, I never felt like doing so. His latest novel, My Friends, piqued my interest and I figured that this was the one I definitely do need to read to find out what…