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The Black Lake

March 5, 2018April 28, 2019 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 1 Comment

The Black Lake, Hella Haasse, 1948

  • Indonesia, #7
  • paperback (received as a gift)
  • Read May 2017
  • Rating: 4/5
  • Recommended for: reformed spoiled brats

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Max Havelaar: a selfish, altruistic, mediocre, Dutch work of great Indonesian literature

August 8, 2017August 8, 2017 ~ Kelly Dunagan ~ 1 Comment

Max Havelaar, or The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company, Multatuli, 1860

  • Indonesia, #3; Netherlands, #5
  • Paperback, received as a gift
  • Read May 2017
  • Rating: 3/5
  • Opening line: “I am a coffee broker, and I live at No. 37 Lauriergracht, Amsterdam.”
  • Recommended for: contradictarians

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