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A short book with a collection of little memoirs and stories about time on the farm. Actually had educational parts about growing crops and raising animals while still remaing humerous. Read the entire book in an afternoon. Alot of the content was just a slightly more indepth verison of what was shown in the TV series but it was still very enjoyable, especially the chapter about the sheep. Down a star because of few of the stories were a bit dull and rambley.
Growing up with a healthy consumption of Top Gear with my father, this book had a nostalgic feel to it. I enjoyed the way he discussed the machinery as if it was the latest Lamborghini and related the conservation of land as a "job for the rich".
Klasyczny Clarkson bierze na warsztat rolnictwo. I... z typową dla siebie beztroską opowiada jak mu (nie)idzie. O przygodach z owcami, o użeraniu się z rządem, o absurdalnych zasadach, których trzeba przestrzegać. Ot, dzień z życia rolnika. W Wielkiej Brytanii po Brexicie.
Przyznaję, że najpierw obejrzałam dokument na Prime, a dopiero potem wzięłam się za książkę, ale nie żałuję. Zarówno serial jak i książka sprawiły mi dużo radości. Co ja mówię, dużo radości. Śmiałam się, aż płakałam.
Humor nie jest dla każdego, niektórzy czytelnicy mogą czuć się urażeni - Clarkson drwi z każdego. Ale taki już ma styl bycia. I za ten styl bycia albo się go uwielbia, albo nie znosi.
Ja go uwielbiam.
Z chęcią przeczytam kolejne części przygód na farmie Diddly Squat.
Przyznaję, że najpierw obejrzałam dokument na Prime, a dopiero potem wzięłam się za książkę, ale nie żałuję. Zarówno serial jak i książka sprawiły mi dużo radości. Co ja mówię, dużo radości. Śmiałam się, aż płakałam.
Humor nie jest dla każdego, niektórzy czytelnicy mogą czuć się urażeni - Clarkson drwi z każdego. Ale taki już ma styl bycia. I za ten styl bycia albo się go uwielbia, albo nie znosi.
Ja go uwielbiam.
Z chęcią przeczytam kolejne części przygód na farmie Diddly Squat.
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Diddly Squat: A Year on the Farm is the first of a three book series that chronicles the trials and tribulations of starting a farm when your name happens to be Jeremy Clarkson and you have less than zero knowledge about this subject matter.
Originally published as weekly newspaper columns around 2020ish, it's a witty, humorous, honest take at farming in the UK, and farming in general.
For reasons I will never understand, modern society has pushed farmers to the wayside, portraying them as "less than" which is just asinine. As the book clearly demonstrates, farming takes immense skill, intelligence, talent, resources, and time. It's the life blood of the world and, simply put, without farmers, we'd have no food.
I figured l'd enjoy this book, as I love Clarkson's Farm (an Amazon docuseries that basically follows Jeremy + company around as they do all the farming things. Highly recommend! ) But I was not expecting to be impressed by his writing prowess. And hot damn, can he write!
Now, I'm aware this isn't a new revelation for most, as Clarkson's written numerous books and articles over the years. But I somehow managed to never read any of them (which is bizarre as I loved all his shows) until now.
Thankfully I have his other 2 books in this series (to hold me over until Clarkson's Farm returns for its next season!) after which l'll read his other books. All of them.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this. There's lots of useful information about farming life and it's very funny in places.
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