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Développer le sens critique des enfants et les inciter à ne pas suivre aveuglément. les …
Un livre illustré qui explique aux enfants ce que peut être l'anarchie, mais sans entrer dans le politique, tout réside dans l'explication de possibles actions et modes de vie. Je vais le laisser trainer pour que mes enfants le lisent.
Twenty-sixth edition
Lovely read, although a bit old-fashioned. I read this to our youngest child. It took some time to get into, because of the slightly archaic style and word-choices. Chapters describing the setting in particular suffered from this, while chapters with a lot of dialogue and/or action read much more smoothly.
The story is told by Hans, thirty years after the events, and is about him, his father - printer and bookseller - , and his friends during the Franco-Dutch War, the occupation by French forces, and the period shortly afterwards. The title ‘city in the storm’ also refers to one of the main events in the story. Historical figures like Louis the XIV, the De Witt brothers, William III, Bernhard von Galen - Bommen Berend - pass by, as well as the use of what we call the (old) Hollandse Waterlinie - a military defence line consisting of a combination …
Lovely read, although a bit old-fashioned. I read this to our youngest child. It took some time to get into, because of the slightly archaic style and word-choices. Chapters describing the setting in particular suffered from this, while chapters with a lot of dialogue and/or action read much more smoothly.
The story is told by Hans, thirty years after the events, and is about him, his father - printer and bookseller - , and his friends during the Franco-Dutch War, the occupation by French forces, and the period shortly afterwards. The title ‘city in the storm’ also refers to one of the main events in the story. Historical figures like Louis the XIV, the De Witt brothers, William III, Bernhard von Galen - Bommen Berend - pass by, as well as the use of what we call the (old) Hollandse Waterlinie - a military defence line consisting of a combination of fortifications and inundated land.
Apart from the fun story, it was also special to read and learn so much about Dutch history, and especially about our own city #Utrecht. Street names and places in the city, surrounding villages; they are all mentioned by name, and many still exist in today's city, especially the old city centre within what is now "De Singel", the canal surrounding the city center. Places and buildings that no longer exist are also part of the story, and again it was fun to find out where these were and when they disappeared.
The woman never goes by the same name. She never stays in the same place …
Horror is not my favorite genre. I only picked up this book because I had read some good reviews. And it was great. Even without the horror thing, the book could stand as a great novel. It follows a woman who seems to leave a trail of dead former partners across decades (centuries) without aging herself. The childhood friend of one of her victims starts piecing it all together. So the book takes largely the form of a series of testimonials from people related to the victims. Mini-narratives. And they're brilliant. I could not put this book down. #books #bookstodon Highly recommended.
