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34. Two Caravans by Marina Lewycka (408 p.)
By the same author as A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian , Two Caravans focuses its attention on migrant workers in England. The novel shifts points of view and methods of telling different characters' stories - from basic 1st person narrative ...
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(133) A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka. I am sorry I didn't enjoy this book more. It's had some good press here on LibraryThing and I expected that I would. Here's what I liked about it: (a) it was a fairly quick read, because it is mostly dialogue; (b) some of ...
Finished A Short History of Tractors .. and in the end, didn't care for it much. It annoyed me. Next I'll be reading The Emperor's Children. Hope to start tonight.
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My review:
Oh, puh-leeze. This ...
I started A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian yesterday morning. It's a quick read so I'm nearly halfway through now. This book was quite popular on LT some time ago, but I'm just now getting around to it. It's suffering by comparison to my previous read, which was a wonderful 5-star ...
A short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
Recommended 4*
... This was a horrible nightmare – not recommended for moms who don’t want to read very very sad family stories.
18. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka Loved this silliness, reminded me of family friends, relatives, and the gruff no-nonsense people in Lithuani ...
90- A short history of tractors in Ukrainian
A family too dysfunctional for my taste. I live in one so don't really want to read about them. Other people might like it though.
3/5
2- A short history of tractors in Ukrainian
A family too dysfunctional for my taste. I live in one so don't really want to read about them. Other people might like it though.
3/5
I started A short history of tractors in Ukrainian this morning and am still reading Ethan Frome via Dailylit.
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Hi Diane. Catching up, too. Love your review of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka at #62 above. I also enjoyed it thoroughly!
... bits of wood - started Oct 1 2009-finished Oct 4 2009
3- Wild swans
4- The feast of the goat
5- A short history of tractors in Ukrainian
36 - Marina Lewycka - Geschichte des Traktors auf Ukrainisch
58) The Natural History of the Wild Cats by Andrew Kitchener --Nope, it's not a clever title for a novel, like A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian ; it's just a book about the natural history of wild cats, both big and small. My favorite section was the first chapter, which details ...
... bizarre romp through post-communist Ukraine about a man who gets a job writing orbituaries for people not yet dead. Or read A short history of tractors in Ukrainian , Marina Lewycka's sweet and funny take on annoying fathers, set among Ukrainian immigrants in the UK.
... - in short, a great job by the author - but the book lost major points for me on Kendra's 'romance'.
Book 137 is A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka, a hold-over from my Orange July pile. I really enjoyed the book; it was by turns funny and serious. Nadezhda' ...
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All the Pretty Horses
Snow
Vernon God Little Awful!
The Swarm
The Line of Beauty
The Accidental Blah...
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian Supposed to be funny... apparently
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Carry Me Down
The Inheritance of Loss Shouldn't have won the Booker
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71. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian - review
70. Angle of Repose - karenmarie in Book of the month club : July Books (Aug 4, 2009, 9:48am)
Our bookclub also read A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian and we loved it.
Good list, dianestm. We both read The Rapture, but I found it "stunning" compared to your "enjoyable". I think it would make a great bookclub read.
I loved A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian too. In fact I got one of my RL book groups to read it. Its short, but so true of family relationships and covers so much.
The same group also did The River King many years ago. We all thought it was meh too. I think the blurbs and the set ...
... together which at times is not easy.
The River King by Alice Hoffman - not my favourite of her books, average
A Short History of Tractors in the Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka - very funny characters, very believable story line with a European woman marrying an older man to try and ...
... Kill and Eat You All.
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.
An Arsonist's Guide to Homes in New England.
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian .
...admittedly kind of gimmicky titles. But still cool.
#201 Thanks for dropping by FicusFan. Glad you enjoyed A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian .
Hi ER60. Just stopping in to say Hi. I see you read A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian #82. I enjoyed it very much. I also brought it to one of my RL book groups and they enjoyed it too.
I loved A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian and thought it was funny and poignant.
Hi Diane,
I've read mixed reviews of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian but after reading your opinion I think I'm going to give it a go - it sounds like a hoot!
I read A short history of tractors in the Ukraine last year and thought it was a fun read.
Book No. 121
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
4 1/2 stars
The story is simple: Pappa, in his eighties and two years a widower, has fallen in love with Valentina, a Ukrainian woman fifty years his junior. Valentina has large breasts and a penchant for green ...
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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka.
ok, I'm going to give Tractors another go. I tried it last year and didn't really get into it, and it's made its way back to the shelves. I'm also going to keep my eyes out for The Spare Room. Thanks for the reviews!
Missed 2 out of #171.
82. The Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka.
83. Liars and Saints by Maile Meloy.
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka. When Nadezhda learns that her 84-year-old father has fallen in love with the voluptuous 36-year-old Valentina, a wannabe immigrant from the Ukraine, alarm bells go off. She doesn’t hesitate in recruiting her older sister – whom ...
Hey Karen! I recently added The Master to my TBR. Thanks for the additional endorsement.
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka. When Nadezhda learns that her 84-year-old father has fallen in love with the voluptuous 36-year-old Valentina from the Ukraine, alarm bells ...
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Read earlier in 2009 but only now added to the challenge list:
54. A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian - Marina Lewycka (III, finished 29/3/09)
55. Decline and Fall - Evelyn Waugh (III, 16/4/09)
56. Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe (III, 30/4/09)
57. Till we ...
... A spot of bother, two fairly similar books you might like to consider were The last family in England by Matt Haig and The Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian .
... Atwood
5. Fingersmith, Sarah Waters
6. The Accidental, A Smith
7. We Need To Talk About Kevin, Lionel Shriver
8. A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian , Marina Lewycka
9. Oryx and Crake, M Atwood
10. The Colour, Rose Tremain
11. The Ghost Road, Pat Barker
12. What I ...
... Girls, by Lori Lansens - if for some reason I don't get to it this month
- Molly Fox's Birthday, by Deirdre Madden
- A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian , by Marina Lewycka
One thing's for certain: my library will love me, because I have very few of these books on my shelves!
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
Very funny.
... category III as 'fiction' and stuck some of the books I've read over the last few weeks into it. They are:
54. A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian - Marina Lewycka (finished 29/3/09)
55. Decline and Fall - Evelyn Waugh (16/4/09)
56. Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe (30/4/0 ...
... was interspersed with the tragic events which happened in the Ukraine under Stalin's regime.
I've read reviews of A Short History of Tractors... before, but never felt that tempted to put it on my list of books to look at. Funny how one sentence can make that much difference, but ...
42. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka. I thoroughly enjoyed this story. It was very funny but the hilarity of the situation was interspersed with the tragic events which happened in the Ukraine under Stalin's regime. A very good read.
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A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
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Motor City Blue by Loren D Estleman
Lady in the Car with the Glasses and a Gun by Sebastien Japrisot
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
I read A Short History of Tractors in the Ukrainian last year after avoiding it for a while and found it very entertaining. A similarly entertaining read would be Mark Haddon's A spot of bother.
>220 - Stasia - I'll be interested to hear what you think of A Short History of Tractors in the Ukrainian !
>221 - Lynda - Ha! My husband was also quite confused by the title. I bought the book on a family shopping trip to Barnes & Noble, and he actually said, "Honey, have you read all of the ...
Book 43 - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian - Marina Lewycka - Finished May 7, 2009
Categories: fiction, off-the-shelf
This first lines of this book are printed on its cover: "Two years after my mother died, my father feel in love with a glamorous blond Ukrainian divorcee. He was ...
... love both of these characters, but it makes a refreshing change to read about a detective who's actually got a life;)
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian was a very enjoyable read, and one of those books I would recommend to pretty much anyone, even my dad, who is notoriously picky ...
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I expected to love this, liked it instead. It wouldn't make my personal 1001 list, but it was ok.
#123: A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
I didn't expect to like it at all, but found that I did. Again, I am not sure that it falls into the must-r ...
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#16: Paddy Clarke HA HA HA by Roddy Doyle
#17: A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
#18: Tanz mit dem Engel by Ake Edwardson
#19: Great Expextations: the Graphic Novel by Charles ...
A Short History of Tractors In Ukrainian would be unremarkable for a textbook, but for a novel ... !
... relationships and the future of the city (let's just say telecommuting may not be all that it's cracked up to be).
24) A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian was one that my mother ad recommended a few months back and whilst stories of family schism aren't my cup of tea, that was not an ...
... my list here!
21. Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
22. The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields.
23. A short history of tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
24. Elementary Particles by Michel Houellebecq
25. Rabbit is Rich by John Updike
26. The Horrifi ...
78. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian - Marina Lewycka
Definitely not the 'hilarious' comic novel the blurb promises, but at least I knew that going in. There are many comic moments, but also many tragic or poignant moments. The characters are well written, and stop just short of ...
... never tried his other stuff. I think I will look for Leave it to PSmith to add some variety! I picked up used copy of History of Tractors in Ukranian last month and plan to read it for light reading this summer. I love Anthony Trollope but I agree about Can You forgive Her. I thought ...
I liked your quote from A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian . Now that is a title to make me wonder and the quote makes me wonder even more. I guess I will have to add this one to the wishlist. :) Have a great weekend!
--BJ
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>27 Nice to hear that you enjoyed Two caravans. I've read A short history of tractors in Ukranian , which I loved. So Two caravans is moving up in my TBR-pile.
Two Caravans by Marina Lewycka 4/5
Better than "Tractors".
This was a book with a lot to say and, as with A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian , I felt the references to comedy and 'hilarious' on the cover, were misleading. It has its amusing parts - I loved the panicked hooking up of ...
... to see the easiness of the relationship and the fact that Nic didn't really care about labeling it--very refreshing.
8. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
I had quite the love/hate relationship with this novel. Each time I picked it up I could not stop reading, but I ...
3) A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian by Marina Lewycka : 4/5
Not just a comedy.
I think it is a shame that this book has been marketed as an "hilarious comedy", there is a tragic, much more interesting side to it that should have been highlighted on the book jacket.
Gullible, 8 ...
... Affair to buy and read. Thanks for the comments on BF--I'll get to that one next.
I also appreciate your comments on Short History of Tractors --we are setting up a used book sale at our church this week and I can get a good PB copy of that for a quarter--guess I'll grab it!
I also had ...
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32. Arson and Old Lace Stupid amateur detective deserves to die, but doesn't-this being the first of a series.
33. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
‘Two years after my mother died, my father fell in love with a glamorous blonde Ukrainian divorcee. He was eighty-four and ...
... keep a record here......
1) The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga : 4/5
2) Dear Fatty by Dawn French : 3.5/5
3) A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian by Marina Lewycka : 4/5
4) Runemarks by Joanne Harris : 2/5
5) Two Caravans by Marina Lewycka : 4/5
6) The Gargoy ...
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4. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian Marina Lewycka
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6. The Line of Beauty Alan Hollinghurst
7. Small Island And ...
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8.The Road Home by Rose Tremain A, E
9.Saturday by Ian McEwan A, B, E
10.A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka B, E
11. The Well by Elizabeth Jolley. F.
Goals meet from A to F noted after the author
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I read the following:
The Road Home - 2008 winner
The bonesetter's daughter
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
The Poisonwood Bible - my favourite.
... by Barbara Kingsolver A, B, E
8.The Road Home: A novel by Rose Tramain A, E
9.Saturday by Ian McEwan A, B, E
10.A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka B, E
11. The Well by Elizabeth Jolley. F.
12.Atonement by Ian McEwan, A, B, D, E.
13.The Clothes on their ...
I shall be reading A Short History of Tractors this year for my 999 Challenge. Such mixed reviews, I hope I shall like it.
Count me in on the side of " I really liked A Short History of Tractors ". I did find the story sad but well written and interesting.
Short History of Tractors is on my TBR and I've heard such mixed reviews ... I'm thinking of reading it for Orange July this year but I could be easily tempted away to something else!
Your review of Short History of Tractors was much more forgiving than I would have been. I really did not like the book at all. I couldn't see past anything to find some good. I read it last July for your Orange challenge, and could not enjoy any of it due to my dislike for every character. I ...
... the QB closing down sale but it seemed to get stuck in the lower reaches of the pile.
My review of Marina Lewycka's A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian :
Feuding siblings have to work together when their widowed father takes up with a predatory divorcee who is marrying him for ...
... at all well. Aksara is having a clearance sale, and so my TBR pile is now up to 90, after I take down Marina Lewycka's A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian . This was a present from my brother for Christmas 2007.
My review of Richard Rolle's English Writings:
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5) A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka ( review )
5) A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka ( review )
I, too, loved A History of Tractors in Ukrainian , but wanted to note that while the characters are of Ukrainian heritage, the story is set in England, and is told by a loving, but exasperated daughter. I thought it was witty, funny, and essentially warm-hearted.
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The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Poisonwood Bible -I know it is only Jan but this might be my favourite read of 2009!
A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian
I'm still reading from the 1001 list and I'm participating in the "Girlybook Group" Orange January Group Read - for Orange Prize ...
I'll nominate A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian I thought it was just fluffy junk. I read it and promptly forgot about it.
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5. Embers by Sandor Marai 577 (Read Jan)
6.Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels (Read Jan)
7.A short history of tractors in the Ukranian by Marina Lewycka. (Reading now)
Some are from the old list some are from the edited 2008 list. Some are on both.
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Well done you! And great reviews too :) I've had A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian on my tbr pile for a while now, but when people say that the best thing about it is its title it kinda stays there. One day however...
... Lev, if it was made into a film. Came up with (dont laugh) Eric Bana (ok, you can laugh now).
I was going to read A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian but hubby is still reading it himself, so I've decided on The Poisonwood Bible partly thanks to streamsong's recommendation :-)
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2. A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian - Marina Lewycka.
Fiction (Popular), 325 pages (8.8 hours)
I listened to an ...
Book #4
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
This book won and was short-listed for a number of prizes, and deserves it. However, it was billed as "funny", with which I do not agree! I would agree that is told with wit and caring. The story of the two sisters and their 84 year old ...
... books I am currently reading. That way I will try to remember where I put them so I actually finish the books in 2009.
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey
The Bridal Wreath, Kristen Lavransdatter I, by Sigrid Undset
A Th ...
I picked up an Orange book unintentionally, so thought I'd join in. I'm now reading A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka, which was shortlisted in 2005. I'm not very far in, but am enjoying it so far.
I'm a year behind, but finally started The Bridal Wreath. Also started A short history of tractors in ukrainian .
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6. Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff (READ : 13 Jan 09)
7. Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka (READ : 31 Jan 09)
8. Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel
9. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
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4) The Hiding Place by Trezza Azzopardi (review )
5) A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka (review )
6) We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lione ...
... reads for 2008:
The life and times of the thunderbolt kid by Bill Bryson
The lord of the rings by Tolkien
A short history of tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
Beatriz en de hemellichamen by Lucía Etxebarria
The boy in the striped pyjamas by John Boyne
17 - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
I enjoyed reading it over the Christmas holiday, but it left me a little cold. There's a dark secret hinted at throughout the book, you keep getting closer and closer to it. Then, as you're almost at it, you're told it doesn't ...
book #128
Een korte geschiedenis van de tractor in de Oekraïne by Marina Lewycka
translation of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
A funny, but also serious story.
An old man wants to marry again after his first wife died. The bride is Ukrainian, blonde, voluminous and 50 years ...
... Guide to Dying -Debra Adelaide
4. Molly Fox's birthday- Deirdre Madden
5. The Flying Troutmans - Miriam Toews
6. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
7. The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
8.
9.
I liked all the ones I read this year, although it wasn't that many.
The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian - Marina Lewycka
Perfume - Patrick Süskind
Those would have to be my favourites, despite loving them all. :D
Complete List of Books Read (discussed in the threads below):
1. La's Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith
2. A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian by Marina Lewycka
3. Mariana by Monica Dickens
4. Wanting by Richard Flanagan
5. Something ...
... South by Elizabeth Gaskell
Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
I keep track on the 75 Book Challenge with short notes added; also keep notes in a spiral journal and try ...
... /09)
2. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett (20/5/09)
3. The Archivist's Story - Travis Holland (21/5/09)
4. A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian - Marina Lewycka (29/3/09)
5. Things Fall Apart - Chinua Achebe (30/4/09)
6. Till we have faces - CS Lewis (19/5/09)
7. Dec ...
... mail from kind moochers and my aunt,
On the Ballarat Train by Kerry Greenwood
Raisins and Almonds by Kerry Greenwood
A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian by Marina Lewycka
All About Love by Stephanie Laurens .... (this was a mystery send. No return address, and it's not something I ...
I loved A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian . Of course I also had already gone through the aged parents/grandparents routine, so it was actually bittersweet. I did find it funny, and wacky.
I only had one real clunker this year,A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian . Not funny, unsympathetic characters, just plain bad. Ugh, just thinking about makes me hate it more.
...
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
The Warden by Anthony Trollope
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
The Deportees and Other Stories ...
# 44 & # 45 cmt & cameling I loved A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian . It was so compact, and well written, but covered so much:
aging, family dynamics, immigrants trying to fit in, a family dealing with the fall of the Czar, WWII, Stalin, balancing letting an aged parent ...
I've abandoned A short History of Tractors and am racing through All too Human by George Stephanopoulos. Just what I felt like!
> 9: iwillrejoice, how did you like Reading Lolita in Tehran? It's on my TBR pile.
> 44: cmt, I had A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian mooched but it appears to have gotten lost in the mail..... perhaps I shouldn't be too disappointed?
I've finished The Selling of the President: 1968 and picked up A short History of Tractors in Ukrainian . I'm pretty close to dumping it - I'm a few chapters in and really not finding it inspiring...
I'm in England with A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian and I'm considering leaving very soon on a tractor if it doesn't get better! So far, 40 pages in or so, bleargh.
It was A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian . I combined one lone book into the big collection and all trace of this book disappeared from Lewycka's author page. Clearing my cache, refreshing, etc. did nothing to bring it back. Later, I combined in another copy I found and the title ...
93. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka. A fun and smart book that explores the complexities of familial relationships, immigration, and eldercare.
... about Eleanor Roosevelt; The Accidental Tourist; The Secret Life of Bees; Amelia Earhart: The Sky's No Limit; and A Short History of Tractors in the Ukraine .
I am currently reading the e-book offered through the early reviewers program, Invisible Women and am planning to start ...
Thanks, all.
97) A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
Warm, witty, insightful...this was a delight read. Thanks to those who recommended it.
... my version remains unopened in the box, so I'll never know if the "shushing action" really works).
I've avoided buying Short History of Tractors for a long time, but now see I must get it. At least I won't feel bad coughing up another $5 on abebooks knowing with certainty that it will be ...
... post re. symposium reminded me to give Muriel Spark another try.
Like others, I'm going to try to obtain a copy of Short History of Tractors This one sounds great!
If I keep reading your posts and adding your books to my pile, I'll be like Stasia and have a continent tbr.
Thanks ...
I just put in a request at my library for Short History of Tractors --I'm 6 on the list but there are 4 copies in the Valley Cat system so with luck it will be coming around the time I get back from Chicago after Thanksgiving. Thanks for bringing this book to my attention.
... qualities like love and perseverance. It was a very fast read, and I can't wait to check out her other works.
That's A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka, number 183 on my list--and from the 1001 Must Read list--again.
Your entry of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian showed up in Connections on my Home page and it looked so interesting I immediately requested it from the library.
Loved A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian and Timbuktu; now into Hallucinating Foucault and Moll Flanders.
... structure, the novel was intriguing enough to finish--and to find that first assumptions can be dangerous.
On to A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian and Moll Flanders.
... Tariq Goddard, The Russian Debutante's Handbook
Ukraine - Death and the Pengiun & Penguin Lost by Andrey Kurkov and A Short History of Tractors in the Ukraine by Marina Lewycka
Spain - Homage to a Firing Squad by Tariq Goddard
Hungary - Under a Frog by Tibor Fischer
Poland - The B ...
... Harris 17/04/2009
5. Fault Lines by Nancy Huston 21/05/2009
6. The History of Love by Nicole Krauss 30/05/2009
7. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka 01/06/2009
8. Homestead by Rosina Lippi 03/06/2009
9. Liars and Saints by Maile Malloy 04/06/2009
... of Danzig so often pops up in my thoughts. Almost can't believe it hasn't been listed already, so this next should be easy: A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka, anybody?
... of Oscar Wao
Secret Scripture
Hotel du Lac
The Inheritance of Loss
The Lost Dog
The Tenderness of Wolves
A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian
In Defense of Food
judylou - how was the Lewycka book (I assume you liked it since it's on this list!) I was a bit underwhelmed by her Short History of Tractors in Ukranian .
... mooches, except Canada.
The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears-gone
What the Dickens-gone
My Sister's Keeper
A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian -gone
The Sparrow-gone
All are used from the thrift store.
Fiction containing School or College subjects/lessons:-
A Certain CHEMISTRY Mil Millington
A Short HISTORY of Tractors in Ukrainian Marina Lewycka
Blessed ART Thou a Monk Swimming Miriam Dunne
The ENGLISH Patient Michael Ondaatje
The FRENCH Lieutenant's Woman John Fowles
Bedside Lovers (and Other Goats) Joe Bennett
Lamb Bernard MacLaverty
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian Marina Lewycka
All the Pretty Horses Cormac McCarthy
Mad Cows by Kathy Lette
Notes From a Big Country by Bill Bryson
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
Fat Girl by Judith Moore
Massive by Julia Bell
Conversations with the Fat Girl by Liza Palmer
Summer reading while I was away for 5 weeks:
34. Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde (365 p., English)
35. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka (324 p., English)
36. Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde (400 p., English)
37. Holy Fire by Bruce Sterling (368 p., ...
August
32) A short history of tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lawycka 294 pp {book club}
33) A memoir of friendship : the letters between carol Shields and Blanche Howard by Carol Shields 549 pp
34) The lion in the room next door by Merilyn Simonds 255 pp {short stories}
35 ...
55. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka 294 pages ****
"Nadia, if all women were to wear paint on their faces, just think, there could be no more natural selection. The inevitable result would be the uglification of the species. You wouldn't want that to happen, would ...
I just finished A Short History of Tractor in Ukranian . Didn't like it at all.
I'm about to start A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif. Hopefully it will be more enjoyable.
Just finished Short History of Tractors , and was very disappointed. I was seriously thinking of abandoning it but had only had 80 pages left. I did not find any of the characters likable or sympathetic, and didn't really care what happened to them. They claimed to want to help and protect ...
I have A Short History of Tractors next, then I think you have all clearly chosen Small Island for me after that. There is so much to chose from.
I think we all need to thank mrstreme for this great reading challenge. It's a wonderful idea. The Orange list will also become a important ...
... top of my to be read pile: small island (which i think i will read next), the colour, fingersmith, the great fire, short history of tractors in ukraine , the idea of perfection, case histories and we need to talk about kevin
so many great books and so very little time!!!! i may ...
... in Flames, which is a library book that I have had on hold forever, but I should finish that by tomorrow. Then on to Short History of Tractors in the Ukraine .
I also might be the only Canadian never to have read Margaret Atwood, all this talk, and so many books listed, I might ...
98. A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian , Marina Lewycka, 2005
Orange shortlist 2005, Wodehouse prize for comic fiction 2005
I read this novel fairly quickly. I enjoyed Vera and Nadia's concern to rescue their father from an entanglement with Valentina, an opportunistic Ukrainian woman. Y ...
... I just picked up two books from the library, not Orange books but ones I have been waiting on.
Teelee - I have A Short history of Tractors waiting, it was my next Orange read, is it an easy read? or does it need Middlemarch concentration. If so, maybe I can read it fast before I ...
I finished A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian last night. It is a good read, though gets a bit repetitive in the middle and somewhat awkward -- lots of "Then xxxx happened." "Then xxxx happened" I loved the odd relationships and characterizations. A good story about the difficulties of ...
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55. A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian by Marina Lewycka. This is a good read, though gets a bit repetitive in the middle and somewhat awkward -- lots of "Then ...
I'm reading A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian by Marina Lewycka. A delightful book. I've been intrigued by the title for a year or so. It's an Orange July book.
Just home from the post office with A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka and Bel Canto by Ann Patchett in hand.
Wow, Cecilturtle, you get around!
I'm in Peterborough England reading about A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian (in English). Marina Lewycka is the author. Delightful read.
... Shriver. Very well written but it gave me a stomachache. I'm emotionally drained.
Will read something lighter now - A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian by Marina Lewycka.
I have heard good things about both The Madonnas of Leningrad and A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian . Glad you enjoyed them and I would like to get to them (one day). Oh my teetering TBR pile!
... I thought it was delightful. I have the series, and I expect I will read it over the course of the next year or so.
41. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka (fiction, 294 pages)
A winner for the title alone! But the book did not disappoint--a funny, sad story of ...
Owned pre-2008: A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian by Marina Lewycka
57. A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian by Marina Lewycka
Another for my Orange July. Very enjoyable--just the right mix of comedy and warmth.
LizT (#311) I am SO with you on A Short History of Tractors In Ukrainian - not one tolerable character among them! And I couldn't understand what it was that we were meant to find even vaguely amusing.
53. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
Quirky and endearing and hard not to love. Just an all around good book.
... by Nicole Krauss
# Amy and Isabelle by Elizabeth Strout
# When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka
# A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian by Marina Lewycka
It's going to be a great summer!
... by Ken Kesey - had my eye out for this there for a long time!
Heart Songs and Other Stories by Annie Proulx
A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian by Marina Lewycka - delighted to spot this one!
and from Powell's, for two group reads:
The Painted Veil by Somerset Maug ...
Yay! I got Fight Club and Short History of Tractors in the Ukrainian from BookMooch today, and Bentley Little's The Revelation from PBS.
That's one thing nice about Mondays. Since there's no mail on Sunday, I've had to wait the extra day to get my presents! Build up the suspense, see : ...
I really hated A short history of tractors in Ukrainian . Which I was hacked off about, because with a title like that I'm sure I should have loved it. But everyone spent their whole time being horrible to each other, so I gave up on it (I think when the narrator said something along the lines of ...
... they need to talk about the book with someone but I know I found it difficult to do some immediately after reading it.
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian , as Cariola suggests, is both funny and thoughtful. It's a strange balance between the two. It really seems like a comic novel at ...
... Case Histories was OK, but not amazing (though I get the impression I'm decidedly in the minority on that front). I hated A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian . For me, it was just totally lacking in funny. I spent the whole time wanting to yell "stop being horrible to each other!" at it. It ...
I loved A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian . Both sad and funny.
I've read and enjoyed Old Filth; in fact, I like everything that I've read from Jane Gardam. I have A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian but haven't gotten around to reading it yet. Are any others of these particularly good?
... hter
Ingrid Hill - Ursula, Under
Sheri Holman - The Mammoth Cheese - shortlist
Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian - shortlist
Nell Leyshon - Black Dirt
Michelle Lovric - The Remedy
Maile Meloy - Liars ...
These followed me home:
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian , Marina Lewycka
Perfume, Patrick Suskind
Mister Pip, Lloyd Jones (new in paperback!)
These followed me home:
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian , Marina Lewycka
Perfume, Patrick Suskind
Mister Pip, Lloyd Jones (new in paperback!)
... Change of Heart: Jodi Picoult
19. Marley and Me: John Grogan
20. The Secret History: Donna Tartt
21. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian : Marina Lewycka
22. The Glass Castle: Jeannette Walls
These have been a bit of a mixed bag: The Alchemist was a great ...
May reads
21. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
Assigned Category: (7) Authors born in countries where English is not the primary language (4/8)
Could have been categorised as: Authors I've not previously read
22. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Ass ...
... hiri
Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre
Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
The accidental by Ali Smith
The short history of tractors in Ukranian
Falling man by Delillo
Measuring the world by Kehlman
Half of a yellow sun by Adichie
The reluctant ...
30. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka.
Nadia, the narrator, learns that her recently widowed 84-year old father, a Ukrainian immigrant to the UK, plans to marry a 36-year old woman from his homeland, partly to help her and her teenaged son stay in the country, ...
... to The Guardian
1. Labyrinth, Kate Mosse 1,670 copies on LT
2. The Island, Victoria Hislop 285 copies
3. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian , Marina Lewycka 1,485 copies
4. The Sounds of Laughter, Peter Kay 114 copies
5. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown 21,61 ...
A History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
1. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (***)
by Marina Lewycka
2. Falling Out of Fashion (***)
by Karen Yampolsky
3. Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home (****)
by Kim Sunee
4. The Heroines: A Novel (**)
by Eileen Favorite
5. Him Her ...
A PBS find: A SHort History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka. So glad some LTers have recommended this one; I certainly never would have chosen it based on the title alone!
The only book on the 2005 shortlist I've read is A short history of tractors in Ukrainian , and it definitely isn't that, unless I'm getting very mixed up. Actually, I know it isn't, because the Guardian page that came up on Googling "orange prize 2005" has a synopsis of each book, and I couldn't ...
... ike>
2. Perfume by Patrick Suskind
3. The Body Artist by Don DeLillo
4. A short history of tractors in Ukranian by Marina LewyckaFalling Man by Don DeLillo
6. I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
I'm glad to see you enjoyed A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian --I have thought about getting it myself, and after seeing your comments think I will definitely add it to my wish list. I became interested in it when Marina Lewycka did a reading from her second book at the Barnes & Noble ...
Finished A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian by Marina Lewycka this evening which was actually much more funny and entertaining than I had expected.
Have decided to read The Bookseller of Kabul.
... Place Called Here (book 1) this morning and whilst I am glad I read the book I did find it a bit disappointing.
Next up A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka which was given to me by a friend.
... Boleyn Inheritance, Philippa Gregory I love her books!
55. Because of Winn-Dixie,kate DiCamillo Cute read.
56. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian , Lewycka I don't know what attracted me to this book but am so glad I read it! Was a great story.
... uro
5. Sweetsmoke, David Fuller
6. The Secret Life of Bees, Sue Monk Kidd
7. Gap Creek, Robert Morgan - REPEAT!
8. A Short History of Tractors in the Ukraine , Marina Lewycka - REPEAT!
Books from “1,001 Books You Must Read Before You Die”
1. Journey to the Centre of the E ...
... and there are a couple of splendid old crones with a remarkable range of dodgy Fenland recipes...
Slightly further west, A short history of tractors in Ukrainian is set mostly in the Peterborough area, although the landscape doesn't play much part in the story.
and more.....
Time Traveler by Ronald L. Mallett
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
... novel
and would really like to read a few others in the future (this is just a sample)
The Year of Living Biblically
A Short history of tractors in ukrainian - novel
I'm sure other LTers would like to know their recommendations or thoughts have helped you with your reading selection! Wh ...
... I enjoyed the originality more than I did the plot.
33) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
34) A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian by Marina Lewycka
Initially, it read like a comedy, but I was impressed by how much you come to understand the characters and ...
... & a stop at the town library. The discard carts yielded: The plot against America Philip Roth, The mosquito coast A short history of tractors in Ukrainian The collected short stories of Katherine Anne Porter & Pastoral by Neville Shute in the 1944 edition.
... really change the way popular history views early history of the western hemisphere.
whymaggiemay, how did you like A short history of tractors in ukrainian ? that title alone makes it appetizing!
For myself, I've finished Stiff: the curious lives of human cadavers and found myself ...
Had as much of England as I could take in A Short History of Tractors in the Ukranian . Moved on to Haiti in Behind the Mountains, which is lovely, but will be a very quick read. Also, in St. Louis with Team of Rivals getting the background on Lincoln's Republican rivals. My only regret is ...
Finished Kira-Kira and Lunch at the Piccadilly yesterday. Will begin Team of Rivals and A Short History of Tractors in the Ukranian this evening.
Actually some of my favorite titles are ones that are misleading. Take for example A Short History of Tractors in Ukranian or A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers (touchstone doesn't want to load). Both of those books ended up on my tbr list because I was intrigued by the potentially ...
A Short History Of Tractors In Ukranian - Marina Lewycka
... Angels
11. Stephen Foster - Walking Ollie
12. Sarah Waters - Tipping the Velvet
13. Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
14. Tracy Chevalier - Girl with a Pearl Earring
15. Michael Cunningham - The Hours
16. Alexander McCall Smith - ...
July 2007
#35 A Spot of Bother - Mark Haddon
#36 A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian - Marina Lewycka
#37 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - JK Rowling
well here goes then... how very exciting!
1. The Colour: A Novel by Rose Tremain
2. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewychka
3. Happiness by Will Ferguson
4. Tender is the NIght by F. Scott Fitzgerald
5. The Shipping News: A Novel ...
A short history of tractors in Ukrainian ?
Not enjoying hugely my current lightweight read, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian - the joke wore thin very quickly: on a complete change of tack will start today Howard's End
... Harry Potter and the deathly hallows by J.K.Rowling.
My reading lined up for the next couple of weeks is:
A short history of tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
The inheritance of loss by Kiran Desai
The remains of the day by Kazuo Ishiguro
A certain justice ...
... Rings (read it for the first time ~15 years ago, it wasn't hyped back then, so maybe it doesn't count)
* Persepolis
* A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian (this was REALLY hyped in Austria, to my surprise, bookstore stands etc. it was everywhere. So I bought it)
Hyped books I ...
Having just finished and really enjoyed A Passage to India by E M Forster I'm just starting A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Maria Lewycka. Vive le difference.
Having finished and enjoyed A Passage to India by E M Forster I'm now starting A History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Maria Lewycka. Vive le difference.
Next two are:
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
and
A Passage to India by E M Forster
Nothing like variety is there.
I'm reading A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian which is supposed to be "extremely funny" according to the reviews. I don't think it's funny at all, but am enjoying it nonetheless.
I've also read this month: Restlessness by Aritha Van Herk; Time Traveler by Dr. Ronald Mallett ...
... Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith
23. Morality for Beautiful Girls by Alexander McCall Smith
24. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
25. Safety by Tegan Bennett Dayight
26. Lucky by Alice Sebold
27. The Jane Austen Book Club ...
The Good Earth by Pearl S Buck
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
A Threshing Day by H E Bates
The Fallow Land by H E Bates
The Corn is Green by Emlyn Williams
Driving Mr. Albert
Volkswagen Blues
The Little White Car
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
The Only Girl in the Car
... Summerland by Michael Charbon
- A patch of blue by Elizabeth Kata
- The reasons I won't be coming by Elliot Perlman
- A short history of tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
- Artemsia by Anna Banti
- Brooklyn follies by Paul Auster
- The bone setter's daughter by Amy Tan
- The ...
Well, I didn't much enjoy A Short history of Tractors in Ukrainian - perhaps it was just too over-hyped for me.
Am now moving onto The Separation by Christopher Priest. I read The Prestige earlier in the year and really enjoyed his style, so I'm hoping this one will be just as good!
... by Eddie Izzard last night (which was a lot of fun - a constant stream of thought, much like his shows). Next up is A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Monica Lewycka as part of my Olympic Challenge (German author).
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Monica Lewycka is next up for me, even though I already read a book by a German author this very month. it's been sitting on my shelf for a while now and suddenly it began to appeal to me more than it has done, so I'm going to give it a shot...
I currently have two books by German authors sitting on my shelf, waiting to be read:
Perfume by Patrick Suskind
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
Both have been highly recommended to me by friends who have already read them. Has anyone here read them? W ...
... thus far:
The Night Before Christmas - fluffy romance stuff
Haunted - my first novel read by Heather Graham
A Short History of Tractors in Ukraine - finally found it cheap at Goodwill
Glamorama - what a comparison to American Psycho!
Flood - the first book in the Burke ...
... by Albert Noyer
A Thread of Grace by Mary Doria Russell
What the Scarecrow Said by Stewart David Ikeda
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder
Runner Up: Demon of the Air by Simon Levack
Non-Fiction
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... Lord Byron's Novel: The Evening Land by John Crowley, Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living by Carrie Tiffany,Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewyckia; March by Geraldine Brooks; Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie; Saturday by Ian McEwan; The Saint of Lost ...
... Eyes
The Successor
Empire Rising
The Mermaid Chair
The Captive Wife
The Historian
The History of Love
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian
1972: a novel of Ireland's unfinished revolution by Morgan Llywelyn
Truth and Consequences
... should have time for another (as yet unselected book) before I start reading for my book groups next month - these would be A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian , Two Lives by William Trevor, Children of the Alley by Naguib Mahfouz and The Egyptian Book of the Dead. (I'm so glad ...
... much to say about so many basic philosophical concepts. An amazing book.
For my relaxing bedtime reading, I am reading A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian , which was recommended to me by a colleague. I am not sure about it yet.
At work, I am working my way through Effective Knowledg ...
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