This was a very spare, slightly odd story, quite short and a little very detached. I thought the writing (translation) lovely, and was curious to see where the story went - it starts from an odd sort of mid-point in the main character's life, which is somewhat unusual (thought not by any means unheard of). There are few characters, and most of them don't say (or do) much, but at the same time, it's very compelling in a way I find hard to describe. I am not at all familiar with the region of The Netherlands in which the book is set (nor, indeed, any region of The Netherlands) but I can imagine that the feel of the book suits that region; it seems like it would from the description in the book - flat, watery, isolated.
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