Review: My Italian Bulldozer by Alexander McCall Smith
When it seems his reserved rental car in Italy doesn't exist, he's offered the next best thing. A bulldozer.
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Contemporary Fiction | Literary Fiction | Small-Town Fiction | Humor
My Italian Bulldozer by Alexander McCall Smith
Description
Writer Paul Stuart heads to an idyllic Italian town to finish his next book. But upon landing, he discovers that his hired car is nowhere to be found. With no other cars available, an enterprising stranger offers Paul an unexpected alternative: a bulldozer.
My Thoughts
Overall, did I enjoy this novel? Yup. I’m not sure that I completely got it, though. I felt relaxed throughout this read but started to feel a little lost at times.
Chuckles, Romance, and Making Good Days
In any case, I believe I’d call this literary humor. Not side-splitting for me, but I did have some chuckles. I saw that the publisher subcategorizes the book as romance. Alongside Paul’s traveling adventure and writing work, the story does indeed go into his romantic life.
He also has some touching and relatable moments. One little part that stood out to me:
[Onesto, referring to a newspaper]: “The world. Politicians and their tricks. Wars. Floods. Bad accidents. That’s our world, isn’t it?”
[Paul]: “It’s the world that people report.”
There’s a lot I could say about that, but my main thought is about how it can be beneficial to find good on your own. To have your own good day, whether or not everyone would deem it newsworthy. There are countless folks out there making good days, leading good lives, doing good for other people…
Continuing the Series?
I plan on reading the sequel to this novel and will likely check out some of this author’s even more popular work.
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