Bookreview: Vlammen - Hans Hagen

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Title: Vlammen (Flames)
Author: Hans Hagen
Genre: Children's tragedy
Publisher: Querido 2008
Pages: Paperback, 95
Language: Dutch
Rating: 7,5/10
Notes: This book was written for 'Kinderboekenweek 2008'; (children's bookweek 2008) and was a gift with a purchase of a children's book.

Summary:An exciting week in the life of young Bo; he watches his grandfather's houseboat go up in flames, his big brother makes him hide an envelope with hundreds of euros and on top of it all he falls in love with Rachèlle.

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Bookreview: The Female Eunuch - Germaine Greer

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Title: The Female Eunuch
Author: Germaine Greer
Genre: Essay (on feminism)
Publisher: Harper Perennial 1970
Pages: Paperback, 371
Language: English
Rating: 8/10

Summary: When Germaine Greer's The Female Eunuch was first published it created a shock wave of recognition in women, one that could be felt around the world. It went on to become an international bestseller, and a landmark in the history of the women's movement. Positing that sexual liberation is the key to women's liberation, Greer looks at the inherent and unalterable biological differences between men and women as well as at the profound psychological differences that result from social conditioning.

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