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De avonden
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December 15, 2022
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January 31, 2023
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Lotte
Dec 31, 2018 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: dutch
De Avonden/The Evenings is the repetitive, cynical story of how Fitz van Egters, a young man who's lost all hope in life, fills his evenings between Christmas and the New Year, two years after World War II has ended.

Gerard Reve's debute was all the rage when it came out in 1947, translating the feelings of fellow writers of his generation. It did indeed feel to me as a topical novel, not like a timeless classic. The stress on food can for one be explained by people stil remembering the 'hunger
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Jan
Jul 25, 2020 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Een boek dat gaat over eenzaamheid. Prachtig eenvoudig geschreven.
Jacco..
Mijn plan was dit boek te lezen tussen Kerst en O & N, om voor de hand liggende redenen.

Als de bedoeling van het boek was de saaiheid van de limbo tussen K en O & N te beschrijven, dan is dat gelukt.
Daarnaast bij vlagen grappig, en onsmakelijk. Soms beide.
Bert
Oct 28, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: dutch-literature
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Nov 22, 2012 rated it liked it
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Jan 05, 2013 rated it liked it
Sophie
Feb 18, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Shelves: nederlands
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Selma
Jan 04, 2014 marked it as ned-bos
Jonathan
Mar 17, 2014 rated it it was amazing
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Marina59
Sep 22, 2014 rated it it was ok
Shelves: read-2016, de-tijd
Erica
May 16, 2015 marked it as to-read
Nick E.D. De Weerdt
Jul 10, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: read-in-2008, 1001
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Shelves: dutch-fiction