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Jip J. Dekker

Dekker1@bookwyrm.social

Joined 2 years, 11 months ago

I enjoy stories that help me escape from the real world. That's why I often immerse myself in Fantasy books

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Jip J. Dekker's books

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Fire-starter (1981, New American Library)
The Book of the Year (2017, Penguin Random House)
Gathering of Shadows (2016, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom)

To Read

Aspects (2022, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom)
The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm (Hardcover, 2018, Penguin Books UK)
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Voorgoed weg (2018, Van Oorschot)

Currently Reading (View all 6)

The Priory of the Orange Tree (EBook, 2019, Bloomsbury Publishing USA)
The Fellowship of the Ring (AudiobookFormat, 2022, HarperCollins Publishers Limited)
Het verhaal van Nederland (Hardcover, Dutch language, 2022, Nieuw Amsterdam)
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reviewed The Theory of Everything Else by Dan Schreiber

The Theory of Everything Else (AudiobookFormat, 2022, HarperCollins) 4 stars

This is not a book of facts; it’s a book of ‘facts’. Should you finish …

Review of the audiobook version of "The Theory of Everything Else"

4 stars

This book is a testament to how unorthodox thinking has often been at the forefront of science and the development of humanity. How some of the people regarded as our "greatest mind" had many crazy theories: some that brought innovation, and some that were arguably "bat shit" and maybe taken too far. Where would the world be without these eccentric thinkers? Dan is well-known from the "no such things as a fish" podcast, where he is often explores crazy theories with his fellow hosts. In this book he takes a very factual and complete approach, but with all of the passion that he puts forward in the podcast. Different from the "audiobook of the year" series, the audiobook is very different from the podcast, and requires a bit more attention to not lose the plot. I do, however, recommend the audiobook for anyone who does enjoys the podcast. You will …

started reading A Memory of Light by Brandon Sanderson

A Memory of Light (2013, Orbit/Hachette) 5 stars

A MEMORY OF LIGHT

Book Fourteen of THE WHEEL OF TIME®

And it came to …

I've been reading the Wheel of Time books on and off for a long time now. Getting back to this series after so many years was somewhat challenging, when the books use so many borderline offensive stereotypes. On the other hand I cannot help myself from wondering about the epic build-up in these books and how it will all be brought to an end.

The last few books co-written by Brandon Sanderson have somewhat seemed like a breath of fresh air, and I have really enjoyed them. I cannot wait to learn how the story comes to a conclusion.

started reading The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring (AudiobookFormat, 2022, HarperCollins Publishers Limited) 5 stars

This brand-new unabridged audio book of The Fellowship of the Ring, the first part of …

I enjoyed reading this book so much when I was young. Today I started the new audiobook narrated by Andy Serkis. It has been great getting back into this book, and I feel like there are so many amazing small details that I had forgotten. I can't wait to continue on this journey!