Final read for #foodandlit Netherlands 🇳🇱!
That was tough going, the author chose to focus a lot on the Dutch-German relationship but in the most boring way possible (a whole chapter on football 🫠) Of course I still learned a lot, but reading this was not exactly fun.
Favourite fun fact: The distinctive Berlin dialect comes from a huge number of Dutch people settling in the area at one point in history.
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I‘ve started this book for February #foodandlit. It works for #Nepal and #Italy #Jubilee @Catsandbooks #litsyatoz #letterE
I *think* this is my last Dutch recipe: kibbeling: https://www.196flavors.com/netherlands-kibbeling/
They're basically bite-size battered fish. They're less of a faff than full-size battered fish and the addition of a spice rub was nice. The recipe called for a full tablespoon of ground bay leaf, which I felt was a lot, so I only put a fraction, and still it was all I could taste! Will make again.
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My first interlibrary loan came in. I had no idea that it includes books from across the province and not just the nearest city. Why they get them from libraries nowhere near here instead of a library close by when they have them in stock seems odd. Only allowed to request two at a time so I went with a Nepal read for #FoodAndLit and a short book set in Iceland.
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February is close enough so I‘m starting this book for #foodandlit #Nepal @Catsandbooks #litsyatoz #letterA
pickChevalier imagines the “girl with the pearl earring” is the Vermeer family maid and this is her story. Griet is fascinated by Vermeer‘s paintings especially when he gets her to help him prepare the color paints. She develops an eye for his paintings, but she‘s just a maid and must keep her place while also being his model. And she must be especially careful around his jealous wife and her cunning daughter. A slow but still interesting read. ⬇️
The only diary actually written in Auschwitz
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pickTulipomania and the Golden Age of Dutch Art entwined together so tightly that one can't tell the difference between lust and greed.
The climax brings to mind the moment when George Bailey of Its A Wonderful Life becomes unhinged toward Uncle Billy.
An innocent act brings the downfall of several characters.
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He has seen cities to dream about: the gleaming domes of Constantinople; the ravishing, mirrored streets of Venice, corrupt and seductive, like Amsterdam's wanton sister.
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