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|title=In The Dutch Mountains

|author=Cees Nooteboom

|publisher=MacLehose Press

|date=July 2013

|website=http://http://www.ceesnooteboom.com/?lang=en

|summary=Half fairy-tale and half confessional, these intertwined stories are beautifully written,

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Often, when asked if what I’m reading is a good book I hesitate before answering, trying to decide what the asker really means. Do they mean is it exciting? Funny? Full of interesting characters? Recently, someone asked me that and when I hesitated they gave me this as a clarifier: ''Are you better off for having read it?''. In this instance, yes. I think I am. However, despite coming away from this book with a strong positive feeling about it, it’s also left me a little befuddled.