I read 'De zwarte weduwnaars'. A translation of 'Tales of the Black Widowers', a collection of Isaac Asimov's stories, but non sci-fi.
They are pretty good.
Stories revolve around a dining group called the black widowers, based on 'the trapdoor spiders'. Every month they gather, eat and cross-examine a guest the host brings. At the start of the series the guest they bring has a problem. The group is intrigued and tries to solve it. This continues throughout the series.
The group sometimes comes up with outlandish possible solutions, but its the impeccable waiter, who often presents a much simpeler solution in the end and solves it. (Though sometimes its quite outlandish, to be fair.) I saw a few of the conclusions coming, but it was fun to read. And you get the feeling the characters really are all different and have history together.
Would love to read the rest of his collection of these stories. 8.5/10 for a great light-hearted read.
They are pretty good.
Stories revolve around a dining group called the black widowers, based on 'the trapdoor spiders'. Every month they gather, eat and cross-examine a guest the host brings. At the start of the series the guest they bring has a problem. The group is intrigued and tries to solve it. This continues throughout the series.
The group sometimes comes up with outlandish possible solutions, but its the impeccable waiter, who often presents a much simpeler solution in the end and solves it. (Though sometimes its quite outlandish, to be fair.) I saw a few of the conclusions coming, but it was fun to read. And you get the feeling the characters really are all different and have history together.
Would love to read the rest of his collection of these stories. 8.5/10 for a great light-hearted read.
"If we go down, we go down together!"
- Your mum, last night, suggesting 69.
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- Your mum, last night, suggesting 69.
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