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My Italian Bulldozer by Alexander McCall Smith
adventurous
dark
1.5
A slow depressing start.
The unfairness of him getting arrested for supposedly stealing a car he had never seen made me angry.
The bulldozer doesn't appear until about chapter 3. Boring at times, there are quite a few characters, and with them, dialogue.I really didn't care for the infidelity and the ex barging into his life again when they've broken up. The romance part was unsatisfying. The shenanigans with the bulldozer were very few. I wasn't expecting the last chapters to be about one son born from a rape "in sin" and how this affected his sense of self and family.
The unfairness of him getting arrested for supposedly stealing a car he had never seen made me angry.
The bulldozer doesn't appear until about chapter 3. Boring at times, there are quite a few characters, and with them, dialogue.I really didn't care for the infidelity and the ex barging into his life again when they've broken up. The romance part was unsatisfying. The shenanigans with the bulldozer were very few. I wasn't expecting the last chapters to be about one son born from a rape "in sin" and how this affected his sense of self and family.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Death of parent, and War
Fly Me to Moongate Manor by Kate Forster, Kate Forster
dark
The first 4 chpts are boring and depressing with too much detail.She doesn't make it to the house until chapter 8,there's a lot of jumping back and forth in time.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Car accident and Alcohol
Shelf Life: How I Found the Meaning of Life Stacking Supermarket Shelves by Simon Parke
2.0
A very wandering style with many tangents and a lot of people mentioned,hard to focus on as it's not one single story and too many names to remember.Mildly funny,it does get better after a while,teh narrator does raise his voice during the mouse infestation chapter so not the best audiobook to relax to.There's a lot of dialogue.Things that were missing were an explanation of why he stopped being a priest and also how he found the meaning of life among the shelves. Not worth a second listen and moderately entertaining.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Incest, Racism, Sexual content, and Murder
Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol
Dominatrix
Love at First Psych by Cara Bastone
2.0
Not as good and as funny as Seatmate.Audio has sound effects and music at the end,so not so great for falling asleep to.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Cancer and Alcohol
Minor: Mental illness and Sexual content
bipolar
Christmas Wishes at the Chocolate Shop by Jessica Redland
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
Narrator randomly emphasises random words by saying them louder,irritating.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer and Death
Minor: Abandonment
heart attack
Sarah Millican's Support Group, The Complete Series 1 & 2 by Sarah Millican
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.
Not funny enough. Book contains applause and theme music (FYI for those who are sensitive)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism and Sexual content
Minor: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts
The Ice Monster by David Walliams
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
It starts out gross (maggot bath anyone?) with a sadistic woman who gives severe beatings for fun.
sound effects are present in the audiobook with a full cast, there are a lot of characters.
sound effects are present in the audiobook with a full cast, there are a lot of characters.