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A Load of Bull: An Englishman's Adventures In Madrid by: Tim Parfitt List Price: £7.99 City Travel Guides Price: £5.99 You Save: £2.00 (25%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 910 EAN: 9781405046206 ISBN: 1405046201 Label: Pan Books Manufacturer: Pan Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 280 Publication Date: May 04, 2007 Publisher: Pan Books Studio: Pan Books Sales Rank: 98787 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - don't waste your time on this bookI bought this book as a gift for my English boyfriend as we are planning to visit my native Madrid soon and I thought it would be a good idea for him to get a humorous introduction to the city from a fellow brit's point of view. After reading it, I am not sure that I can subject him to it. The author does not try to hide his distaste for tabloid-type magazines, but his own book consists of a collection of names that would usually only be found in those very magazines. More often than not, the name dropping exercise does not lead to even an anecdote or story, basically there is no point to it; and if you are not spanish or leaving in Spain, you won't even get who they are talking about. The stories are not well developed ... Read More: Rating: - a load of bullthe title of the book says it all. Though it starts out okay it ends up with just a load of name dropping and not much insight into Spain - Try Ghosts of Spain or On the Road to Santiago if you want a really good book on Spain Rating:  - Estupendo!I loved this book. It had me in stitches. I couldn't put it down and read it in record time. Reminded me of my long summer in Spain and various holidays I've had. A great book for cheering yourself up. Rating: - SOBRESALIENTE ("TOP MARKS" IN SPANISH!)This is a gem of a read. If you are reading it and have never been abroad in your life before you'll find this highly enjoyable, if you've ever lived abroad you'll find it hilarious and if, like me, you've actually lived in Madrid you'll find yourself howling with empathetic laughter and just recognising so many truths about living in the great city and living among its people. So - yes: the ridiculously long (and delicious) WORKING lunches and returning to work a tad tired (borracho) is something I've encountered too (along with the subsequent bouts of farting that Tim delightfully recounts!). Yes - it's a nightmare to actually have what a hot blooded Anglo Saxon male would see as a "full" relationship with a senorita from Spain ( I was once told ... Read More: Rating:  - Several Belly Laughs....I have never been to Madrid but, having read Tim Parfitt's 'A load of Bull', it is now on my list of places to visit. During the late eighties the author was sent by his employer to Madrid to help launch Spanish Vogue - his six week stint stretching to almost a decade! 'A Load of Bull' not only gives a delightful account of the characters he met, offering an insight into their way of life, but also details his comical attempts to get a grip on the lifestyle, the language and the senoritas! The easy style in which it's written, along with the author's sense of humour, makes it very readable. It's funny - there were many chuckles and several belly-laughs too, but what I really like about this book is its honesty. ... Read More: |
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