Books by Marina Lewycka
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review 1: If you weren't a desperately enthusiastic socialist (as I was when I was younger) you may miss some of the more subtle references scattered throughout the book. That's all I've got to say about the book, which should tell you enough about how (for me) the story was a bit wishy wa...
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review 1: I don't know what took me so long to read another Marina Lewycka's novel as I liked her debut novel " A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian" . Her books are funny , deceiving light and thought-provoking. This time she took the complex and unfortunate neverending conflict betwe...
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review 1: Fairly amusing read from Marina, as expected from the author of The Short History of Tractors in Ukraine and Two caravans. Having no knowledge of life in Left-wing communes in UK in the 80s and 90s, I am unable to comment on its portrayal in this novel, but it does sound somewhat...
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review 1: Clara is a teacher. Her brother Serge is a successful banker. Their parents should be proud. Except their parents are former hippies and they think banks are exploring the proletariat. (Teaching is fine, though.)Add to this a complicated web of relationships that includes, but is...
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review 1: Een boek waarmee ik uitermate veel plezier mee heb beleeft. Tegelijk is het ook bloedserieus. De humor van Lewycka komt vooral tot uiting in hoe de verschillende familieleden die ze beschrijft, over elkaar denken, voor elkaar denken, en vooral ook de situaties die ontstaan omdat ...
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review 1: Absoluut geen slecht boek, leest gemakkelijk en brengt je soms aan het lachen. Er komen allerlei interessante thema's aan bod die jammer genoeg op een oppervlakkige manier behandeld worden: echtscheiding (of niet), tienerzoon die met religieuze end-of-the-world ideeën speelt, de ...
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review 1: I really enjoyed reading the book, it was a lighthearted comedy but also gave me something to think about (i won't say what as I don't want to spoil it for anyone else). My only criticism - and it is a very small one - is that usual I can tell who the main character will end up w...