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Netherland: A Novel
by Joseph O'Neill

Published: 2008-05-20
Hardcover : 272 pages
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  "Best book I didn't like"by Corrine S. (see profile) 07/22/10

Netherland is so well written that I kept reading right to the end, hoping for something I could point to and say, "Aha, that is what this is all about!" Ultimately, I just found it unfulfilling and the... (read more)

 
  "Netherland"by Cynthia Y. (see profile) 07/22/10

Well-written but rambling and inconclusive.

 
  "Netherland"by Diana W. (see profile) 03/05/10

 
  "Netherland"by Kristi L. (see profile) 03/05/10

I loved the writing style of this author. He strings words and phrases together beautifully and is very descriptive and creative. Although the info about the game of cricket was a bit boring, the characters,... (read more)

 
  "Netherland"by Diana W. (see profile) 03/01/10

 
  "I didn't like it."by Debbie S. (see profile) 09/16/08

I couldn't get pass forty pages. Still after forty pages I don't know what the book is really about.

 
  "Poor Hans, a lost soul in NYC!"by Iliana A. (see profile) 09/14/08

I enjoyed this book, particularly the wonderful NYC details, I could almost feel myself there. 9/11 affected and changed our lives forever, but we have all survived. Hans did too.

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