pjb_reads's reviews
151 reviews

If the covid pandemium brought me one good thing it is discovering and participating in unhurried conversations with Johnnie, Timo, Nadia, Ton in English, in Dutch and soon... maybe in Italian.

Great, interesting read, and so in the end we may differ a bit, but not fundamentally. We all have potential. It reminds me of Becoming, which I finished some weeks ago.

I'm addicted to serendipity, contrary to many others, I like Oscar Farinetti's drive for innovation. I may review my rating as I have only just started.

Granta, I'm subscribed since inception.
The greatest literary magazine, especially of "new" writing.

Nr. 147... just one great story, the one by Bruce Chatwin "A coup" on the southern coast of West Africa. Right in the period that I travelled Burkina, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and Benin by all kinds of public transport.

Amazing reading, and yes I am a slow reader, the more so as I read various books in parallel.

I can help it, Dan's books are captivating and easy to read.
And the hints to facts and the real world, full of imagination

We, when it was still me and Mariella, bought this book in 1993.
Who said I'm a slow reader.
Can't wait to finish.
The cover brings back the memories of some years after 1996 when I roamed old Delft, while working for IRCwash.org.

A hopeful collection of stories, even if not all are convincing.

Excellent, do you think it is outdating and if so after how many years?
And is a ten year always a ten year?
What does cask strength mean?

The above illustrates why I didn't give 5 stars. Great guide! Love the language and style.

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