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Andrew Spink

@andrewspink.bsky.social

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Andrew likes to read books or be in nature; especially on my mountain bike (mtb), taking photos, looking for mosses, other plants, birds, insects, etc.
I work for Noldus, writing research grants.
I grew up in Britain, now in Wageningen, NL.

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Andrew Spink

@andrewspink.bsky.social

Vergeet niet te stemmen!

October 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM

Andrew Spink

@andrewspink.bsky.social

This was a remarkable book. Unique and fun.
Here is my review:
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/8549...

#review #books #literature #ukraine #bookstodon #booksky #snail #gastropod

Ebook cover showing a snail-shaped cloud.

August 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM

Andrew Spink

@andrewspink.bsky.social

What a treat to see this young great spotted woodpecker foraging for insects only a few meters from where I'm sitting to work.
#birds #birdwatching #Wageningen

Woodpecker with red head and black and white body

August 11, 2025 at 8:07 AM

Andrew Spink

@andrewspink.bsky.social

I've been reading Esperance by Adam Oyebanji. It was great, I really enjoyed it.
Here is my review: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/be55...

#review #scifi #detective #thriller #slavery #bookstodon #booksky #literature

Book cover on ereader showing a robot mosquito.

August 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM

Andrew Spink

@andrewspink.bsky.social

I was a bit disappointed with The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson. Here is why: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/833e...
#review #scifi #books #cli-fi #bookstodon #booksky #literature

August 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM

Andrew Spink

@andrewspink.bsky.social

Ik heb Dagen in de Geschiedenis van Stilte uit. Niet echt een boek voor mij. Hier is waarom; app.thestorygraph.com/books/1d5bf0...

#review #boeken #booksky #bookstodon

June 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM

Andrew Spink

@andrewspink.bsky.social

Tijdens mijn vakantie las ik Nirwana door Tommy Wieringa. Hier is mijn indruk: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/acd3...

#boeken #books #review #literature #literatuur #wieringa

June 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM

Andrew Spink

@andrewspink.bsky.social

Tijdens mijn vakantie las ik Nirwana door Tommy Wieringa. Hier is mijn indruk: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/acd3...

#boeken #books #review #literature #literatuur #wieringa

June 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM

Andrew Spink

@andrewspink.bsky.social

Archive of all German detective novels above Cafe Sherlock, Hillersheim, Eifel.
#books #detectives #library

June 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM

Andrew Spink

@andrewspink.bsky.social

Graafdier door Nikki Dekker is een interessante boek. Hier is mijn review:
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/4b7f...

#books #boeken #boek #nature #natuur #natureBooks #booksky #bookstodon #NikkiDekker

Book cover showing a small pathway down through layers of sand.

May 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM

Andrew Spink

@andrewspink.bsky.social

Snowflake by Louise Nealon is a fun book with odd characters. Here is what I thought: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/d0db...

#review #literature #ireland #snowflake #bookstodon #booksky #books #fiction

Book cover on ereader showing someone sitting on a diagonal plane.

May 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM

Andrew Spink

@andrewspink.bsky.social

I was lucky enough to get an advanced review copy of Call Me Ishmaelle by Xiaolu Guo to read in return for this review:
app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/e1e0...

#review #storygraph #literature #books #booksky #bookstodon #mobydick

Book cover showing a whale heading up towards a small boat

May 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM

Andrew Spink

@andrewspink.bsky.social

De mosterd moorden door Chris Bajema is een ontspannen cosy-crime detective. Hier is mijn review: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/eab6...
#booksky #literature #detective #crime #boeken #books

May 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM

Andrew Spink

@andrewspink.bsky.social

I've been reading Go as a river by Shelley Read for our #bookclub. Here is what I thought : app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/39e0...

#literature #books #bookstodon #booksky #review #storygraph

Book cover on ereader showing a hand with a peach

May 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM

Andrew Spink

@andrewspink.bsky.social

I read Human by Brett Hodentt (@Cyclesoc@c.im) and enjoyed it. A fun read which also raised interesting issues. Here is my #review app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/1dca...

#books #literature #sci-fi #booksky #evolution

Book cover showing the word Human reflected in sea.

April 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM

Andrew Spink

@andrewspink.bsky.social

I've been reading Caliban and the Witch by Silvia Federici. An interesting read! Here is what I thought: app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/decf....

#history #boostodon #booksky #review #books

April 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM

Andrew Spink

@andrewspink.bsky.social

Also here in #Wageningen!

April 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM

Andrew Spink

@andrewspink.bsky.social

Glorious peacock #butterfly

April 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM

Andrew Spink

@andrewspink.bsky.social

This afternoon, I finished Mania by Lionel Shriver. Good, amusing, and thought-provoking, but also a little disturbing. Here is why I thought that: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/c87df94c-5a39-4aab-8810-29a8f96fb9f7

#review #bookstodon #booksky #literature #censorship #culturewars

March 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM

Andrew Spink

@andrewspink.bsky.social

Ik heb een proefexemplaar van 'Sneeuwblind' door
Eva Björg Aegisdóttir' in ruil voor een eerlijke recensie gekregen. Aanbevolen! Hier is waarom: app.thestorygraph.com/journal?book...