A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian

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• Human traffic

  A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka 336pp, Viking, £12.99 There is something fascinating about any minority ethnic group and, therefore, a great interest in novels about them. In this case, for example, we might want to find ou ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

• Tractor fan? Read this

  In the beginning there was wind and water power. And the people were sore and heavily callused. Then there was 1750ish, when the Industrial Revolution came upon them, and with it James Watt and his steam engine. And lo, there were smoke-belching fact ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

14 Reviews

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  Supposedly an uproariously funny book. I found myself annoyed at the way it was written though. A bit too contrived for my taste.

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  annemarie said on Apr 26, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Hilarious with an intriguing plot. The characters are funny and the prose fluid. You would have attended a lesson on Ukranian history after finishing the book.

  Ukrania is not a fun place to live though ...

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  Tracy W said on Apr 12, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  So, the cover of this edition sells the book to you as hilarious and funny... I must say I don't agree that much. Maybe it's me, maybe I don't have a good sense of humour, but I actually found this novel bittersweet and melancholy. True, there are some funny moments - but they always have this sort ... (continue)

  So, the cover of this edition sells the book to you as hilarious and funny... I must say I don't agree that much. Maybe it's me, maybe I don't have a good sense of humour, but I actually found this novel bittersweet and melancholy. True, there are some funny moments - but they always have this sort of lurking background sadness.
  That said, it's very intelligent, a very interesting description of old age and senility, of greed, of family relations and of the importance of memory. I liked it. it's thought provoking, and the writers masters language very well, occasionally creating very funny scenes with it.
  So, I do recommend it, but not if you just read another sad book and are in search of something lighter, like I was ;)

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  natalia said on Oct 17, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  It's worth it! Never mind if it's funny or not. It's likeable.

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  jelabino said on Aug 1, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Maybe not as funny as I expected, but I enjoyed it very much.

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  Bedo said on Mar 23, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Oh-so-funny, tongue-in-cheek bittersweet commentary on immigrant life.

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  guiltlessreader aka screamingbanshee said on Mar 4, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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• Audio CD 3 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0141806699
• ISBN-13: 9780141806693
• Publisher: Penguin Audiobooks
• Pub date: Mar 02, 2006
• Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover and eBook
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