Reviews

Two Caravans, by Marina Lewycka

asbat's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Great book. Loved the characters, and you couldn’t help like them more as the book went along even with all their flawes.

hisdarkmaterials's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this, I can't believe I've owned 'A short history...' for years but never bothered to read it, Lewycka is a wonderful writer!! It sounds strange but I found this novel to be a lovely light hearted read although it dealt with issues like consumerism, prostitution, illegal immigrants, mass produced GMO food. I think Lewycka had a lot to say about the Western world and she managed to get her points across whilst telling an entertaining story. The characters clicked with me straight away and I was gripped. Recommend to all.

jpwoodruff's review

emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Rape

doroty's review

adventurous emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

viis97's review

adventurous lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

wirsindgefangene's review against another edition

2.0

Der Humor in "Caravan" stimmt mit meinem überhaupt nicht überein. Das war einfach zu viel und zu gewollt. Also ist es auch nicht verwunderlich, dass mir das Buch nicht gefallen hat. Es war meiner Meinung nach auch viel zu lang, da sich nach 200 Seiten alles quasi nur noch wiederholt hat. Deswegen habe ich ab da alles auch nur noch überflogen. Das einzige, was ich cool fand war, dass Mr. Majewski kurz aufgetaucht ist, von dem ja ein anderes Buch von Marina Lewycka handelt. (Das hat mir damals aber auch nicht gefallen..)

purplelorikeet's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this but it was pretty rough subject matter at times, especially when the workers spent time at a chicken processing plant. It's presented in a rather humorous way but leaves a considerable impact on the reader.

shumska's review against another edition

4.0

topla priča o beračima jagoda s raznih strana svijeta (ukrajina, poljska, malavi, kina) koji se nađu u engleskoj u potrazi i nadi za boljim životom, puni snova i očekivanja. zbog incidenta koji se dogodi, ovi pitoreskni likovi različitih kultura i mentaliteta napuštaju farmu jagoda i kreću dalje... putem se rasipaju, a u centru romana ostaju andrij i irina koji polako i oprezno, kroz karakteristično muško-ženski doživljaj različitih situacija, razvijaju svoju ljubavnu priču.

lako štivo, humoristično i na trenutke zabavno, a onda pada u životno crnilo koje nam lewycka servira kroz šalu, grotesku i satiru, tako da nas ne boli previše sve ono što se ružnoga u životu može dogoditi. kao da nam između redaka kaže: "nasmiješi se, pridigni se, život je samo vic".

amyogrady's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

marianguish's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25