Showing posts with label nonfiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nonfiction. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Book Review: The Golden Mole by Katherine Rundell

 

This one has been on my reading list for a while since I first saw it announced in an add. I actually reserved a library copy, but for some reason it wasn't ready for me to pick up until many months later. But now I finally got it, so let's have a look.

Sunday, January 5, 2025

Book Review: Survival at the Zoo by Maarten Frankenhuis

 

Note: The title of this book has been translated into English by me for the reading comprehension of this blog's viewers as the book itself isn't available in English (yet). The original title reads Overleven in de dierentuin.

A non-fiction about Artis (Amsterdam Zoo) during the World War II. This one seemed interesting to me, so I picked it up. 

Saturday, January 4, 2025

Book Review: Scytodes thoracica & 99 Other Animals by Jelle Reumer

 

 

Note: The title of this book has been translated into English by me for the reading comprehension of this blog's viewers as the book itself isn't available in English (yet). The original title reads De getijgerde lijmspuiter & 99 andere beesten.

A cheap book I bought because it seemed interesting to me. Let's check it out!

Sunday, December 29, 2024

Friday, December 27, 2024

Book Review: Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody

 

Apparently this is the book you need on plotting your own novel...so being a writer myself I'll need to check this one out.

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Book Review: Captivated by Animals by Casper Janssen

 

  Note: This book isn't available in English (yet). The original title reads In de ban van het beest.

Another Dutch nature non-fiction, why not?

Monday, October 14, 2024

Book Review: The Beauty of Beasts by Ralph Helfer

I've read one book by this author before, Zamba, which is about one of his most famous animal stars, a lion. When I saw this book covers generally his entire time of working with real wild animals for Hollywood, I thought it was interesting so I gave it a read.

Saturday, October 5, 2024

Book Review: The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee

 

Not the type of non-fiction I usually read, but I once saw this mentioned by a BookTuber a few years ago and ever since then I've been meaning to read it. I only found out a few weeks ago that my library actually owns a copy of the Dutch translation, so obviously I borrowed it.

Friday, September 27, 2024

Book Review: Women With Autism by Bronja Prazdny

 

  Note: The title of this book has been translated into English by me for the reading comprehension of this blog's viewers as the book itself isn't available in English (yet). The original title reads Vrouwen met autisme.

I don't usually read non-fiction about autism despite having it myself, but mom gave me this book to check out. So I did.

Saturday, July 27, 2024

Book Review: Wonders Are Collectible by Jeroen Lemaitre

 

I'm a hobbyist taxidermist and a bibliophile but somehow I've never read a single book on taxidermy before. Let's change that with Wonders Are Collectible.

Saturday, June 1, 2024

Book Review: The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf

 

I've heard this guys name (Alexander von Humboldt) quite a few times recently, so this prompted me to read this book about him to see what he's all about.

Saturday, May 18, 2024

Book Review: Children of the Night by Dik van der Meulen

 

  Note: The title of this book has been translated into English by me for the reading comprehension of this blog's viewers as the book itself isn't available in English (yet). The original title reads Kinderen van de nacht.

Yet another Dutch non-fiction about wolves, or more specifically wolf-human relations.

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Book Review: Wild Animals in the Netherlands by Geert-Jan Roebers

 Note: The title of this book has been translated into English by me for the reading comprehension of this blog's viewers as the book itself isn't available in English (yet). The original title reads Wilde dieren in Nederland.

A short non-fiction for children about Dutch wildlife, let's check it out!

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Book Review: Thylacine by Branden Holmes and Gareth Linnard

If you know anything about me, you know that thylacines are my favorite animals. Yes, even surpassing wolves. Yet I haven't yet read too many books on this subject. Let's change that! This book is as of writing this review the latest and most up-to-date work regarding thylacines. 

Wednesday, March 27, 2024