A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian Audiobook (Unabridged)

" A funny read. It took a few pages to warm to it though. The father in this story lives in his own little world. He was thoroughly frustrating for his daughters. I liked the writing. It gave the feeling of English spoken by those not born to it. And the observations of human nature were so true. "

" Can't remember a lot about this book but do remember I enjoyed it. "

" I think the author of this book was trying to write a humorous, politically correct work of fiction about different generations of Ukrainian immigrants living in the United Kingdom. However, the end result felt much more mean-spirited than the author may have originally intended. I found the characters to all be very two-dimensional and the subject matter itself did not lend itself well to humour, or at least not within this writer's abilities to write humorously. I found the scenes in which the 84 year old father of the main character was being abused by his younger Ukrainian gold-digging bride to be very upsetting, and the attempts at humour and to look more in depth at the other characters' points of views were inappropriate and too little too late. This left a bad taste in my mouth. "

" So bored with it didn't finish it. "

" Aku beli buku ini, pertama karena suka dengan sampulnya, kedua ada tulisan "Finalis Booker Prize", ketiga karena harganya murah (Aku dapat obral Rp 10ribu di Gramedia). Tapi setelah membaca, makin jauh membaca, hingga rampung. Aku jadi bertanya-tanya kenapa buku ini bisa dapat finalis Booker Prize? Heran, karakternya non sense dan tidak jelas kenapa kok bisa semenyebalkan itu? Macam sinetron saja. "

" over-rated, annoying, indeed really annoying "

" Quite amusing, holiday read.. "

" a different take on a war novel. one of my favourite genres. amusing yet poignant. "

" Traveling for a while in a non-English-speaking country, it can be a real joy to come across a book you've actually heard of. Unfortunately it turned out that my excitement wasn't valid. This book is pretty awful. "

" I read this book thinking it would be a slapstick like look at a family dynamic. I enjoyed it but it wasn't laugh out loud funny and kind of sad in a touching way. "

" Light, humorous, informative, a good book for a rainy day. "

" Tragicomic in the best sense of that word. "

" So far, I love it. "

" Cute and poignant! "

" Every single page was really really enjoyable. "

" Not as good as Strawberry Fields. Still very funny. She does an excellent job creating characters. "

" Kiriman dari Aki Hippo. "