I have just discovered 'A short history of tractors in Ukrainian'......

[AbbaFan]

....... it's a little gem isn't it.

I am really enjoying it.

My bookclub have picked 'Two Caravans' but I really wanted to read 'tractors' first.

what is it about, have heard its fabulous but the title is very off putting....

I read it and thought it was brilliant.

It's about a man in his 80's with 2 grown up daughters. The wife dies and 2 years later he marries a 36 Ukrainian woman - much to the daughters disapproval.

It is about an old man falling for a Ukrainian bimbo who turns out to be after his money (surprise). Most of the book is about this man's senile antics, the bimbo being a bimbo, and the daughters dispairing about it all.

It was slightly funny at parts, but I didn't think it was interesting at all.

I'm afraid I didn't get on with it at all, found it dull and didn't warm to the characters. My DH and mum, however, couldn't put it down, thought it was great.

Stopped reading it, but the cover is fabulous if you're a graphic design type person like me. Never judge a book by a cover unless it's for your coffee table.

I didn't really enjoy it - it started promisingly enough, but I thought from the early part of the book that it would be much funnier than it turned out to be. It kind of lost pace for me, and became a bit dreary.

I enjoyed Tractors but Two Caravans is not nearly as good.

Oh dear is it all down-hill from here - I am only on p138!

Well, keep an open mind, maybe I just didn't get it!

It was OK but I had to skim the bits about actual tractors...

I couldn't finish it. I tried about 5 times then gave up.

Oh dear, was just about to start it. May try Missing by Susan Lewis instead. Struggling with The Standing Pool by Adam Thorpe but determined to finish it.

I really liked it, but also skipped the bits about tractors - perhaps I was just not 'getting' it.

I thought it was great, although I did skip the bits about the tractors!

Bits of it were funny I thought, but the bits where the younger woman was abusing the old man were disgusting. I didn't think that was funny at all.

I didn't find the abuse funny.It was amusing in parts but I was sadly disappointed.

I found it disappointing as well. Mildly amusing in places but never lived up to its promise. The tractor bit was very dull as well. At least it was short though so I didn't feel I'd "wasted" too much time on it

yes i also found it a bit disappointing but it passed the time , what this about 2 caravans?

I loved it - liked her sense of humour and also enjoyed two caravans.

I laughed out loud when i read Tractors and read 2 Caravans immediately after. Tractors is my favorite - the characters were brilliant and I would love to see it made into a film.

Two Caravans is her 2nd book.

I know the 'tractor' bits are boring - but I think this just emphasies how 'boring' the old man is, therefore making the coupling even more mis-matched IYSWIM.

ta, abbafan,,worth a view perhaps,may bob to the library tomorrow

I liked this book. Really enjoyed it.

I really warmed to the characters - even the nasty ones! Two caravans is good too - more of a love story.