My Italian Bulldozer

Posted on 03 August 2017 by Alexander McCall Smith

When writer Paul Stewart heads to the idyllic Italian town of Montalcino to finish his already late book, it seems like the perfect escape from stressful city life Upon landing, however, things quickly take a turn for the worse when he discovers his hired car is nowhere to be found With no record of any reservation and no other cars available it looks like Paul is stuck at the airport That is, until an enterprising stranger offers him an unexpected alternative While there may be no cars available there is something else on offer a bulldozer.With little choice in the matter, Paul accepts and so begins a series of laugh out loud adventures through the Italian countryside, following in the wake of Paul and his Italian Bulldozer A story of unexpected circumstance and lesson in making the best of what you have, My Italian Bulldozer is a warm holiday read guaranteed to put a smile on your face. New Read [ My Italian Bulldozer ] author [ Alexander McCall Smith ] – kino-fada.fr I think I can safely describe Alexander McCall Smith s books as reliable palate cleansers This is the second book of his I read recently, and it did the trick This one is a standalone and not part of one of McCall Smith s many series Paul is a Scottish writer of food and wine He heads off to Tuscany to finish off his latest book, while trying to get over a recent break up My Italian Bulldozer is not action packed, but McCall Smith reliably delivers interesting characters, humour and a I think I can safely describe Alexander McCall Smith s books as reliable palate cleansers This is the second book of his I read recently, and it did the trick This one is a standalone and not part of one of McCall Smith s many series Paul is a Scottish writer of food and wine He heads off to Tuscany to finish off his latest book, while trying to get over a recent break up My Italian Bulldozer is not action packed, but McCall Smith reliably delivers interesting characters, humour and a humane view of life I find McCall Smith walks skilfully on the right side of a fine line between charming and saccharine This book had the added bonus of being set in Italy, leaving me with a c...I usually five star this author s books without hesitation but this one slightly missed its mark for me I guess I am not as interested in Italy as I am in Botswana or Scotland Or maybe Paul was not quite as good a character as Precious, Isabel or Bertie Whatever the reason I did not love this book to bits Nevertheless I still enjoyed it very much indeed aided by a great narrator who was able to work his way around Scottish, Italian and even Boston accents with aplomb As usual Alexander I usually five star this author s books without hesitation but this one slightly missed its mark for me I ...Paul, a Scotsman who writes popular books about food and wine, is down in the dumps His long time girlfriend Becky has left him for her personal trainer, and Paul is brooding about the betrayal and falling behind on his new manuscript To get Paul back on track his editor, Gloria, convinces Paul to go to Italy to finish his book Gloria makes all the arrangements and Paul is soon flying to Pisa, where he ll pick up a rental car and drive to Montalcino a hill town in Tuscany.As things tur...My Italian Bulldozer is the fourth stand alone novel by popular British author, Alexander McCall Smith After food writer Paul Stuart s girlfriend of four years leaves him for her personal trainer, his editor, Gloria suggests he do some on the ground research into his next somewhat overdue book Three weeks in Tuscany, in the small hill town of Montalcino should surely help him restart his life But a mix up at the airport s car rental office initially lands him, alarmingly, in some trouble, My Italian Bulldozer is the fourth stand alone novel by popular British author, Alexander McCall Smith After food writer Paul Stuart s girlfriend of four years leaves him for her personal trainer, his editor, Gloria suggests he do some on the ground research into his next somewhat overdue book Three weeks in Tuscany, in the small hill town of Montalcino should surely help him restart his life But a mix up at the airport s car rental office initially lands him, alarmingly, in some trouble, but eventually sees him driving a bulldozer to his alpine albergo.So begins another delightful tale by the master of the gentle philosophical story The plot hasthan a few surprises the characters are charming and quirky their dialogue oft...2.5 stars, this was ok.I never would have thought of touring Italy on a bulldozer but that s exactly what Paul, a food author, does when it s the only rental vehicle available He discovers it s not as bad as it seems Other vehicles don t bother you, you get a wonderful view and you slow down It turns out to be a great way to travel Paul is in Tuscany to finish his book and repa...I can t help but think that this book was basically just a good excuse to spend a couple months in Italy doing research, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that lifegoalsA nice book to read while lounging in the sun, in your lawn chair, on the freshly cut grass It s not earth shattering, but pleasant enough.My Italian Bulldozer was predictable, shallow, and uninteresting It was not compelling in any form What a bunch of fluff I felt like a junior high student had written it The best thing about it it was short I guess I should say spoiler alert now for this next part The whole trope with the bulldozer was silly and really seemed to serve no purpose Then the relationship with Gloria, his edit...Alexander McCall Smith s No 1 Ladies Detective Series is charming and wonderfully written Unfortunately, his other books are not This book is stupid I tried very hard to read it and got half way and just gave up I didn t care about any of the characters There was no charm as there is in Detective the writing and plotting is choppy Like the Wiener Dog series it s a waste of time.There are too many good books out there Skip this one So, he s driving a bulldozer in Italy That s the Alexander McCall Smith s No 1 Ladies Detective Series is charming and wonderfully written Unfortunately, his other books are not This book is stupid I tried very hard to read it and got half way and just gave up I didn t care about any of the characters There was no charm as there is in Detective the writing and plotting is choppy Like the Wiener Dog series it s a waste of time.There are too many good books out there Skip this one So, he s driving a bulldozer in Italy That s the silliest plot d...

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03 August 2017

Alexander McCall Smith