Sara's reading log

I am a book hoarder and reader. My main genre is SF, but I also love magic realism, fantasy and general fiction. Favorite authors are Iain M. Banks, Ursula K. LeGuin, Haruki Murakami, José Saramago, Isaac Asimov, Ben Aaronovitch and more. My rating system is based on five stars. I rate books based on my expectations and what a books aims to be. This means that the brilliant 'Fahrenheit 451' gets five stars because I thought it would be good, people said it was good, and it was good, but 'A Closed and Common Orbit' also gets five stars because in its series, in its style, I really enjoyed it and was not disappointed.

De grote zaal by Jacoba van Velde

  • Started on: 2011-01-21
  • Finished on: 2011-01-21
  • Read in: Dutch
  • Rating: ****-
  • Genre(s): General Fiction

This book was given to Dutch library members for the Nederland Leest (Netherlands Reads) event of 2010. The book deals with the difficulty of an elderly lady who moves into a resting home, and also the emotions of the daughter. The book is from 1953, but aside from some reference to things that aren’t with us anymore (taking a horse and carriage ride to the seaside) it is still surprisingly relevant. A beautiful and touching story about letting go, accepting life and love.

  • Started on: 2011-01-21
  • Finished on: 2011-01-21
  • Read in: Dutch
  • Rating: ****-
  • Genre(s): General Fiction

This book was given to Dutch library members for the Nederland Leest (Netherlands Reads) event of 2010. The book deals with the difficulty of an elderly lady who moves into a resting home, and also the emotions of the daughter. The book is from 1953, but aside from some reference to things that aren’t with us anymore (taking a horse and carriage ride to the seaside) it is still surprisingly relevant. A beautiful and touching story about letting go, accepting life and love.