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)

Well-written but rambling and inconclusive.

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)

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

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.