Read 5 Dutch books in 2025

maradf Host

12 participants (23 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

While Dutch is my native language, I primarily read in English. I know this is the case for quite a few Dutch book lovers (possibly partly due to the stress and horrors which is the mandatory leeslijst in high school), so I made this challenge to motivate us to read more Dutch books.

Read 5 Dutch books in 2025

maradf Host

12 participants (23 books)

STARTS: 01 Jan 2025ENDS: 31 Dec 2025

Overview

While Dutch is my native language, I primarily read in English. I know this is the case for quite a few Dutch book lovers (possibly partly due to the stress and horrors which is the mandatory leeslijst in high school), so I made this challenge to motivate us to read more Dutch books.

Challenge Books

All books added

De Bourgondiërs: Aartsvaders van de Lage Landen by Bart van Loo

De Bourgondiërs: Aartsvaders van de Lage Landen
Bart van Loo

607 pages • paperback • 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced

De Bourgondiërs: Aartsvaders van de Lage Landen by Bart van Loo

De Bourgondiërs: Aartsvaders van de Lage Landen

607 pages • paperback • 2018

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced

Rituelen by Cees Nooteboom

Rituelen
Cees Nooteboom

189 pages • paperback (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced

Rituelen by Cees Nooteboom

Rituelen

189 pages • paperback

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced

Wilde verhalen: De ware aard van onbegrepen beesten by Lucy Cooke

Wilde verhalen: De ware aard van onbegrepen beesten
Lucy Cooke with Nadia Ramer (Translator), Laura Weeda (Translator)

415 pages • hardcover • 2017 (editions)

nonfiction nature science funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

nonfiction nature science funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

Wilde verhalen: De ware aard van onbegrepen beesten by Lucy Cooke

Wilde verhalen: De ware aard van onbegrepen beesten

Lucy Cooke with Nadia Ramer (Translator), Laura Weeda (Translator)

415 pages • hardcover • 2017

nonfiction nature science funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

nonfiction nature science funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

Xerox by Fien Veldman

Xerox
Fien Veldman

205 pages • paperback • 2023 (editions)

fiction literary funny reflective medium-paced

fiction literary funny reflective medium-paced

Xerox by Fien Veldman

Xerox

205 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction literary funny reflective medium-paced

fiction literary funny reflective medium-paced

1302 − Het jaar van de mythe by Rolf Falter

1302 − Het jaar van de mythe
Rolf Falter with Katrien Vandendries (Narrator)

12 hours, 12 minutes • audio • 2023 (editions) user-added

nonfiction historical

nonfiction historical

1302 − Het jaar van de mythe by Rolf Falter

1302 − Het jaar van de mythe

Rolf Falter with Katrien Vandendries (Narrator)

12 hours, 12 minutes • audio • 2023 user-added

nonfiction historical

nonfiction historical

Alleen en duizend mensen by Malou Holshuijsen

Alleen en duizend mensen
Malou Holshuijsen

264 pages • paperback • 2023 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Alleen en duizend mensen by Malou Holshuijsen

Alleen en duizend mensen

Malou Holshuijsen

264 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

fiction literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Longeneeslijk by Eva Hermans-Kroot

Longeneeslijk
Eva Hermans-Kroot with Merel van der Pol (Narrator), Hanneke Mijnster (Contributor)

3 hours, 43 minutes • audio • 2024 (editions)

nonfiction health memoir emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

nonfiction health memoir emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

Longeneeslijk by Eva Hermans-Kroot

Longeneeslijk

Eva Hermans-Kroot with Merel van der Pol (Narrator), Hanneke Mijnster (Contributor)

3 hours, 43 minutes • audio • 2024

nonfiction health memoir emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

nonfiction health memoir emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

Antigone in Molenbeek by Stefan Hertmans

Antigone in Molenbeek
Stefan Hertmans

78 pages • paperback • 2017 (editions) user-added

fiction literary play emotional medium-paced

fiction literary play emotional medium-paced

Antigone in Molenbeek by Stefan Hertmans

Antigone in Molenbeek

Stefan Hertmans

78 pages • paperback • 2017 user-added

fiction literary play emotional medium-paced

fiction literary play emotional medium-paced

Hoe overleef ik alles wat ik niemand vertel? by Francine Oomen

Hoe overleef ik alles wat ik niemand vertel?
Hoe overleef ik

Francine Oomen with Annet Schaap (Illustrator)

278 pages • hardcover • 2023 (editions)

fiction emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

fiction emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

Hoe overleef ik alles wat ik niemand vertel? by Francine Oomen

Hoe overleef ik alles wat ik niemand vertel?

Hoe overleef ik

Francine Oomen with Annet Schaap (Illustrator)

278 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

fiction emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

Gisterland by Imme Dros

Gisterland
Imme Dros

264 pages • hardcover • 2021 (editions)

fiction historical

fiction historical

Gisterland by Imme Dros

Gisterland

264 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction historical

fiction historical

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