The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared

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After a long and eventful life, Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home, believing it to be his last stop The only problem is that he s still in good health A big celebration is in the works for his 100th birthday, but Allan really isn t interested and he d like a bit control over his alcohol consumption , so he decides to escape He climbs out the window in his slippers and embarks on a hilarious and entirely unexpected journey It would be the adventure of a lifetime for anyone else, but Allan has a larger than life backstory he has not only witnessed some of the most important events of the 20th century, but actually played a key role in them Quirky and utterly unique, The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared has charmed readers across the world. Best Download [ The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared ] by [ Jonas Jonasson ] – kino-fada.fr And the title was so promisingDumb Oh so dumb The humor, if it could be called that, is roughly on par with children s knock knock jokes And this feeble comedy is hammered on with an incredible relentlessness over 400 pages Ha hapeople drink vodka Ha ha A man who doesn t like politics meets every important political leader over 5 decadesha ha Religion and politics are dumb Guffaw guffaw I actively groanedtimes than be counted I suppose this title will be the darling of b And the title was so promisingDumb Oh so dumb The humor, if it could be called that, is roughly on par with children s knock knock jokes And this feeble comedy is hammered on with an incredible relentlessness over 400 pages Ha hapeople drink vodka Ha ha A man who doesn t like politics meets every important political leader over 5 decadesha ha Religion and politics are dumb Guffaw guffaw I actively groanedtimes than be counted I suppose this title will be the darling of book groups comprised of older ladies centenarians but it s a horrid mashup of Big Fish and Forrest Gump Appalling Readers are also expected to be dumb enough to swallow the idea that Sweden does not have access to forensic science in t...I don t think I ve ever read a book where the title so sums up what the book is all about The story is set in Sweden and is about the life and adventures of our hero Allan Karlsson who on his hundredth birthday climbed out the window of his old people s home and disappeared He then sets out on a journey where he steals a suitcase which turns out to contain a fortune that was paid over to a group of bikers by a Russian organized crime syndicate as payment for a drug deal There then follows an I don t think I ve ever read a book where the title so sums up what the book is all about The story is set in Sweden and is about the life and adventures of our hero Allan Karlsson who on his hundredth birthday climbed out the window of his old people s home and disappeared He then sets out on a journey where he steals a suitcase which turns out to contain a fortune that was paid over to a group of bikers by a Russian organized crime syndicate as payment for a drug deal There then follows an unlikely but very amusing story of drug dealers trying to track the money down and the police starting a nationwide hunt for Allan af...Pearl Ruled p100 coincidentally, the end of chapter 8 see update below Rating 1.5 of five The Publisher Says The international publishing sensation over two million copies sold A reluctant centenarian much like Forrest Gump if Gump were an explosives expert with a fondness for vodka decides it s not too late to start overAfter a long and eventful life, Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home, believing it to be his last stop The only problem is that he s still in good health, Pearl Ruled p100 coincidentally, the end of chapter 8 see update below Rating 1.5 of five The Publisher Says The international publishing sensation over two million copies sold A reluctant centenarian much like Forrest Gump if Gump were an explosives expert with a fondness for vodka decides it s not too late to start overAfter a long and eventful life, Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home, believing it to be his last stop The only problem is that he s still in good health, and one day, he turns 100 A big celebration is in the works, but Allan really isn t interested and he d like a bitcontrol over his vodka consumption So he decides to escape He climbs out the window in his slippers and embarks on a hilarious and entirely unexpected journey, involving, among other surprises, a suitcase stuffed with cas...First it was funny, then it was tedious, then it was just annoying The name dropping, the fact that one person could have such an influence on world politics Very farcical I think what bugged me the most was when they convinced the police officer to join them Everything was just too smooth, too conve...This was fairly enjoyable and funny, but a little out there for my taste While I understand that a lot of the crazy and unrealistic things that happen were for comedic effect, I tired of it eventually If you are looking for a witty, funny, light hearted tale, maybe give it a tryI loved this book I have a soft spot for old men so maybe that helped I totally adored this old man Such a sweetie and lead a very interesting life being involved in key points in history although I did find one or two of these historic chapters dragged on a bit Went straight into the story and the story was brillant.Had so many unex...If I could have read this book at school instead of dull text books O level history would have been brought to life I enjoyed the way historical figures and events were tied in with Allan s remarkable life story, I enjoyed the charac...Totally bizar book A Forust gump kind of feeling I ve never read any kind of book like this one.The author made me wonder many times what to expect next and often I had a smile on my face.A bizar great fun kind of book.I bear a charmed lifeWilliam Shakespeare.Oh, what a FUN read this was A real delight.My wife was the first to devour it on a recent holiday, and while doing so she chortled, chuckled and cackled with such gusto that I imagined someone had let a hyena and a kookaburra loose in our hotel room Oh, you must read this, Kevin You must read it She urged And so I did.Allan Karlsson absconds from an old people s home on the eve of his hundredth birthday.He s on the run from the authorities, iI bear a charmed lifeWilliam Shakespeare.Oh, what a FUN read this was A real delight.My wife was the first to devour it on a recent holiday, and while doing so she chortled, chuckled and cackled with such gusto that I imagined someone had let a hyena and a kookaburra loose in our...My first thought upon finishing this book and the thought will sound negative but it s really not is that it was much longer than I thought it would be And I say that, not negatively, because truly, how much can you expect from an 100 year old man who climbs out of a window Well, Allan Karlsson is not your typical 100 year old man, and this book will prove it to you I read some of the reviews before I started it, and many people compared the book to the movie Forrest Gump After finishing th My first thought upon finishing this book and the thought will sound negative but it s really not is that it was much longer than I thought it would be And I say that, not negatively, because truly, how much can you expect from an 100 year old man who climbs out of a window Well, Allan Karlsson is not your typical 100 year old man, and this book will prove it to you I read some of the reviews before I started it, and many people compared the book to the movie Forrest Gump After finishing the book, I realize I hadn t once thought of Forrest Gump, nor made any comparisons Maybe I haven t seen Forrest Gump enough times.I enjoyed reading this book because it s ...

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
  • English
  • 26 February 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • 396 pages
  • Jonas Jonasson
  • The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared