B for Books: 3 recommendations, 1 not so much

Do you also have problems to find the time (and words) to write essays on the books you've read? But still want to tell people about them? Why not try this method: summaries in only five words (5!) and my opinion in ten (10!) Ready, set, GO!

STATISTICS:
Title: De Liefde Komt Altijd Te Laat (Love Always Arrives Too Late)
Author: Karel Glastra Van Loon
Genre: Short Stories
Publisher: B for Books
Pages: 61
Language: Dutch
Rating: 8/10
5 WORDS SUMMARY: Journalist travels through war-struck Armenia

10 WORDS REVIEW
Point of view made me feel like tourist of war.


STATISTICS:
Title: Liefste In De Verte (Darling From A Far)
Author: Jeroen Brouwers
Genre: Short Stories
Publisher: B for Books
Pages: 42
Language: Dutch
Rating: 7/10
5 WORDS SUMMARY: His memories of catholic boardingschool

10 WORDS REVIEW
Written like a film, but it's not very eventful.


STATISTICS:
Title: Kijk Naar Me (Look At Me)
Author: Susan Smith
Genre: Short Stories
Publisher: B for Books
Pages: 40 (*read about 10)
Language: Dutch
Rating: 4/10
5 WORDS SUMMARY: She can not resist him

10 WORDS REVIEW
*Two smokers; it would have been torture to read on.


STATISTICS:
Title: Mannenwerk (A man's job)
Author: Yvonne Kronenberg
Genre: Short Stories
Publisher: B for Books
Pages: 46
Language: Dutch
Rating: 9/10
5 WORDS SUMMARY: Differences between men and women

10 WORDS REVIEW
One of my favorite authors on the subject of relationships.