In a bookstore in Amsterdam, this book caught my eye. The title fascinated me: “Self-Compassion? Isn’t that just a fancy word for self-pity?” But when I read the back cover, I knew I was getting it. Not that I knew who the author was, but I do remember “The Horse Boy”. This is a book, […]
Books
This section is filled with books that inspired me, or made me wonder. A lot of them were handpicked by Mallory Kronlund, my personal book advisor and friend. See ‘A Booklover’.
It melts. By Lize Spit
Did you know that Belgium has three official languages? Dutch (or Flemish) in the North, French in the South and a little piece in the East speaking German. Brussels is its capital and we are known for chocolate, beer and waffles. But now you can also read something Belgian! You can even choose the language! […]
The House by the Lake. By Thomas Harding
It doesn’t always have to be fiction, right? And it doesn’t always have to be pure gold to get mentioned here, as this is definitely not the best book I ever read. But I do think many of you (who read my blog) might find this book interesting. Thomas Harding, the author, was born in […]
The God of Small Things. By Arundhati Roy
This book. BIG SIGH. This book. Twisted. Me. Let me try to explain that. I mostly read in bed at night, those last ten to twenty minutes before my eyes and body say: “That’s it for today! Try again tomorrow!” As a result, there is some sort of dynamic at play between the book on […]
The People in the Trees. By Hanya Yanagihara
You might know this author with the unspeakable name from her more recent book, A Little Life, published in 2015. This last novel was on the shortlist of the 2015 Man Booker Prize. But if you are in doubt what to read of her, go for her debut: The People in the Trees. Why? Well, […]