tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post4293460061201821239..comments2024-03-29T13:51:01.039+01:00Comments on Let's read: Nonfiction November 2021 Week 3 Experts #NonficNov 3Marianne http://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-49721505086183209692021-11-21T18:54:13.435+01:002021-11-21T18:54:13.435+01:00Oh, that's great, Emma. I suppose she speaks D...Oh, that's great, Emma. I suppose she speaks Dutch, so some of the books on my link might be interesting for her, as well.Marianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-39852804395574903642021-11-21T18:53:22.335+01:002021-11-21T18:53:22.335+01:00I read it with my book club, JoAnn and it made #2,...I read it with my book club, JoAnn and it made #2, just after "The Kite Runner". It is a highly interesting book about so many cultures and what happens to many refugees.Marianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-17141894667112199692021-11-20T03:36:58.264+01:002021-11-20T03:36:58.264+01:00The UnDutchables sounds great! One of my students ...The UnDutchables sounds great! One of my students is Dutch, but has lived there permanently only recently. I will send her your post, she might enjoy these booksEmma at Words And Peace / France Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426924864218623976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-7358954887137214082021-11-19T23:43:38.296+01:002021-11-19T23:43:38.296+01:00This is a great list of books! Infidel was a favor...This is a great list of books! Infidel was a favorite the year I read it.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-22675886026232966702021-11-19T09:19:04.639+01:002021-11-19T09:19:04.639+01:00Thanks, Christopher, I think that's because I ...Thanks, Christopher, I think that's because I lived in different countries and met many international people, especially the smaller countries are so often overlooked and not promoted enough. I'm glad I can do that in my little way.Marianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-11658627911825583162021-11-19T05:29:04.609+01:002021-11-19T05:29:04.609+01:00What a fantastic list of books—and I haven't r...What a fantastic list of books—and I haven't read a single one. I think that's one of the things I love the most about your posts: you're constantly recommending things that are completely new to me. Christopher @ Plucked from the Stackshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788297278852650246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-75432710863339611392021-11-17T17:19:24.892+01:002021-11-17T17:19:24.892+01:00I thought that many of my blog friends haven't...I thought that many of my blog friends haven't read a lot about the Netherlands, Lisbeth. As I said to Deb above, I also read quite a few Dutch novels, so whatever you're looking for, check out my link "Dutch and French Books"Marianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-56526105154219848762021-11-17T16:57:56.207+01:002021-11-17T16:57:56.207+01:00What an interesting choice of books. I love the Ne...What an interesting choice of books. I love the Netherlands, but have not read that much about the country and its people. Here I have a few good tips. Lisbeth https://www.blogger.com/profile/00466904375353041610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-65134549923872708792021-11-17T14:50:44.693+01:002021-11-17T14:50:44.693+01:00Thanks, Shelley, yes, I wished to have read this o...Thanks, Shelley, yes, I wished to have read this one in particular before I moved there. Would have helped me with a lot of things.Marianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-33057017851379392982021-11-17T14:50:10.861+01:002021-11-17T14:50:10.861+01:00Definitely a great discussion book, Lory, whether ...Definitely a great discussion book, Lory, whether you know the Netherlands or not. There is so much about Somalia, Saudi-Arabia and the Muslim world. I highly recommend it.Marianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-67420936010696853072021-11-17T14:49:24.595+01:002021-11-17T14:49:24.595+01:00Thanks, Deb. They ask us to "be the expert&qu...Thanks, Deb. They ask us to "be the expert" and since i lived in the Netherlands for 20 years, I have read a few non-fiction books about it and even more Dutch fiction books (as you can see from my list which I linked in the post).Marianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-51040351479690640502021-11-17T09:30:50.141+01:002021-11-17T09:30:50.141+01:00The Undutchables sounds like it would be a great i...The Undutchables sounds like it would be a great introductory choice to the country. Thanks for sharing your expertise shelleyrae @ book'd outhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888977858862922561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-80173683688290534062021-11-16T21:04:38.554+01:002021-11-16T21:04:38.554+01:00You remind me I want to read Infidel ... what an i...You remind me I want to read Infidel ... what an incredible story and I can imagine it would spark great discussion.Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519976394732029323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-35502792622416613742021-11-16T16:15:43.363+01:002021-11-16T16:15:43.363+01:00I don't think I've ever seen a list of gre...I don't think I've ever seen a list of great books about the Dutch people. Wonderful idea for a list.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-8435324110552294872021-11-16T12:59:13.233+01:002021-11-16T12:59:13.233+01:00Yes, it is, Lark, a fantastic book. I lived in the...Yes, it is, Lark, a fantastic book. I lived in the Netherlands back then, not in the same way the author did but I still was a foreigner, so I was very interested in her account of that part of her life.Marianne https://www.blogger.com/profile/11810275740213848634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1009417175818512962.post-37034295297561103272021-11-15T22:01:36.511+01:002021-11-15T22:01:36.511+01:00Infidel is a great book. I read it several years a...Infidel is a great book. I read it several years ago and really liked it.Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.com