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Zomerhuis met zwembad by Herman Koch

8 reviews

fennaa_08's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Dit boek was geweldig! Het verhaal liep erg vlot en ik zat op het puntje van mijn stoel. In eerste instantie verwacht je niet helemaal waar het verhaal naartoe gaat, maar uiteindelijk zie je ERG duidelijk wat er zou gebeuren, maar de manier waarop maakte het wel erg spannend. Credits naar Mark hij was me toch een badass!!

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inhaledmocha's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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drekklin's review against another edition

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dark tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

A tense, killer book. Last 100 pages fly by in a good way. Very creepy, uncomfortable subject matter covered in this novel, so be warned.

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nuria_reads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0


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crownofsage's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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chelseakasten's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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bitchbokchoy's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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averywolf's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Koch’s style of writing is not my favorite - he often uses analogies for situations that don’t really need them and it really slows down the pace of the book. The story was difficult to stick with for me because there isn’t a single character who is likeable - the main character turns out to be just as misogynistic and self centered as the other characters and is losing a battle with a god complex. An ok story where the end leaves you thinking …ok I guess that’s it. 

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