Rated Alice in Wonderland 6/10
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Rated Ik, Yzerbek 4/10
Rated The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao 6/10
Rated Blacks in the Dutch World: The Evolution of Racial Imagery in a Modern 6/10
Impressive survey of the ambiguous ways black people have been portrayed in Dutch painting, literature and religious discourse over the centuries. Blakely shows how current bias towards black people in the Netherlands has a long history, grounded in the formation of one of Europe's first modern states and its empire.
Rated Ik lieg de waarheid + CD: de beste kronkels 8/10
Finished reading The Kite Runner
Rated Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones 4/10
Woa, if life was only as easy as James Clear describes it! I found ‘Atomic Habits’ underwhelming. While the book has some interesting, actionable and useful advice, it suffers from oversimplification all over. Clear shares an anecdote here, cites a psychologist there… then freely associates to come up with conclusions that confirm what seem to be merely his intuitions. This, in addition to the constant bragging and the strong focus on Clear's own physical activity, made ‘Atomic Habits’ little helpful.