Suus Ca

Insufferable novel. 500 pages of the internal monologue of one of the most unsympathetic protagonists I’ve ever encountered. I’m halfway through and am finished. Could care less what happens to this miserable, unhinged, unhappy, miserable woman. Her character and the author’s constant use of metaphors as well as distracting semi-colons littering every page like birdseed spilling out the sides of a cage housing a maladjusted parrot who screeches at everyone who walks in the room; as if they’re there to kidnap him or worse set him loose; because he got free once and it so traumatized him that he needs daily medication (see what I did there?) is more than I can take.

Truly one of the best novels I have read. I read the ending slowly; I wanted to savor every page. Highly recommend it

Een stukje jeugdsentiment :) Heerlijk boek. Lekker avontuurlijk. De personages Abeltje, Laura, meneer Tump en Klaterhoen zijn mooie persoonlijkheden. Verrassende wendingen in het plot.

This is a magical story about a little girl named Matilda. She learned to read, write and do arithmetic on her own, mainly at the library. She was so smart she knew not to show off. She really listened to others and responded to what they thought as well as what they said. She was a bit of a rebel but she was wise about her tricks. This is a delightful story about the magic of the little girl Matilda.