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Average rating: 4.08 · 276 ratings · 47 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Het verdriet van Tilburg 4.13 avg rating — 231 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Op reis met mijn vader [die dood is] 3.92 avg rating — 37 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zaterdagmiddagrevolutie: portret van de Rode Jeugd 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Het verdriet van Tilburg it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Cool Machine (The Harlem Trilogy, #3)

by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author)

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Life of M

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The Kingdom by the Sea

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Maarten Van and 8 other people liked Jip's review of Het verdriet van Tilburg: "Wauw. Ik lees niet vaak historische non fictie (ja, foei, slechte historica, maar mijn diploma pakken ze me toch niet meer af), maar er zijn ook maar weinig boeken zoals deze. Familiegeschiedenis en de geschiedenis van de stad worden sterk vervlochten" Read more of this review »
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