SIX OF CROWS REVIEW + EXPLANATION GUIDE TO KERCH WORDS

***spoiler-free*** review of six of crows and explanation for all the Kerch words and cultural references that were inspired by Dutch culture!
I hope you enjoy~!

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[faffywhosmilesatdeath]

First I wanted to say I clicked on this as someone who had already fallen deep in love with the books back when they came out and just wanted to hear someone else geek out about them, however, at 4:20 there is an important thing to note. Leigh Bardugo, the author, has a degenerative condition that causes pain and difficulties when walking. She's spoken about how Kaz was a very personal character for her. Kaz's injury bothers him occasionally, but it's not meant to be a major obstacle. It can be disrespectful to expect a character with a disability to be completely halted by it with some degree of frequency. The writing shows that Kaz largely carries himself with dignity and strength because of the position that he has within the Barrel, but it can be physically tiring. Ultimately, Kaz is supposed to be a character with a disability, but that is a feature of his character, not a defining characteristic. Leigh Bardugo's condition clearly helped to inform how Kaz was written. Also worth mentioning is that the sequel, Crooked Kingdom (which came out after this video was made, to be completely fair) has a really thoughtful conversation about disabilities.

[linsenbluetensalat]

This was so interesting because I'm german and I got some of the references but not all of them. e.g. Specht, Tante and Geld are exactly the same in german and it was really cool to see which refernces I still missed :)

[umakarunakaran]

So I don’t speak Dutch but when I started the book and saw some familiar looking Dutch looking words I got so excited! The language nerd in me got so excited about a fictional language

[grenbaygrl]

Really cool to learn the Dutch influence on Kerch!

[bookswithwings]

omg I read Six of Crows like a week ago and I can't stop thinking about it! It's one of my favourites too. Your intro was the hahaha made me laugh so much. Inej is my I love her so much. And it was so interesting to get to know more about Dutch words with this video. Loved it!! :D

[fangirlalltheway]

For anyone wondering, Leigh Bardugo clarified that she based the duology on the 1860s time period.

[ellabellalovesbooks]

I get this tomorrow I can't wait 😂😂 plus the way Angel Fall fell had me in tears

[demcflurrys]

As a dutch person myself I absolutely loved to see this. Haven’t read the book yet, but I definitely will soon!!

[ayabalisany]

This was a great video! I've been hearing that six of crows was Dutch inspired after I finished it. I was kind of ashamed cuz I just assumed it was Russian inspired like the grisha trilogy, I couldn't even tell. So thanks for the info.

[fireflies]

Thankyou so much for sharing this!! I didnt know it was dutch inspired tbh, that made it even more good than it already was. Ahh cant wait for Crooked

[deal_with_it]

Tante also means aunt in French and so on

[ottoismydog]

Your opening was excellent!! And thank you for making me smarter :)

[samehsdiary]

I am reading the book right now. This video was necessary actually. Thank you.

[deal_with_it]

Oh the limp did get in the way when he gets kidnapped in the beginning.

[lennoxwilliamsart]

I had some moments where I read some sentences in which word souned dutch and I caught me thinking over it because I didn't know, if they were normal english or dutch words "smuggeled" in XD (especially in Crooked Kingdom)

[devisdecruzeusgenam]

I really love this old video and this is so cool. Wow, perfect.

[priceyblackwinter]

Man going to this from Daniel Greene's video was quite the juxtaposition 😅 - I have every intention to check it out when I get time

[moniquesutton]

I picked up that Ketterdam was more inspired by Dutch as well because my mum is Dutch so I'd see a word like Wijnstraat and be like...dutch...hehe. I thought it was so cool! Are you fully Dutch (as in both Dutch parents) because your english is so good! Do you live in the Netherlands? Oh and great video btw you're so energetic!

[rafacasima]

I would love to know if today's Leo agrees with this review

[jacklintan]

same here in Indonesia Tante means Aunt xD