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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Humour Not what I expected. My kind of humor, too, just simple and sweet and a bit tongue in cheek. Amusing to see how they wove in the "behind the scenes" stories from history, and the characters, even the ones who are only alive for a few pages, are all hilarious and wonderful and surprisingly memorable. Story: 2 / 10 Characters: 6 Setting: 6 Prose: 4 Another miserable contemporary novel. I had the idea to read a book with my girlfriend. Sadly, she chose this one. I stopped reading it at about page 200 to let her catch up. However, after a month she said I had to carry on and return the book to the library. In the end, I've had to suffer through this book alone. As for the book itself, I have little to say. Adventure stories often lack direction. As a result, they don't always work for every reader. In this book, I dismissed the story as ridiculous when the suitcase contents are revealed (page 20?). The adventure became progressively more unbelievable after that. The writing style appropriately complemented the events, but did not appeal to me much either. Cannot imagine the movie being much better...NOT RECOMMENDED! A svéd RejtÅ‘. Legalábbis ezt Ãrják róla az ajánlóban. Valóban hasonlóan könnyed humorral megÃrt történet. Szellemes, szórakoztató, de egyáltalán nem letehetetlen. Nem lendül be egyszer csak úgy a cselekmény, hogy az ember fent marad hajnali négyig, még akkor is, ha reggel ébresztik a gyerekek, mert egyszerűen muszáj megtudni, mi lesz a vége. RejtÅ‘nél, és ami azt illeti, Sophie Kinsellánál is Ãgy van, itt nem. Ugyanakkor igazi kikapcsolódás volt olvasni. Az elején kissé nehezen indult, a szereplÅ‘k sem lopták be magukat egybÅ‘l a szÃvembe. KésÅ‘bb azonban szerethetÅ‘ figurák lettek, de hiányozni nem fognak. A közös kalandok ellenére sem tudtam izgulni értük, vagy közel kerülni hozzájuk. Az ötlet igazán eredeti: száz év magánéleti és világpolitikai eseményei pörögnek az egyik sÃkon, alig egy hónap aktuális eseményei a másikon. Azonban a váltogatás is úgy sikerült, hogy egyetlen egyszer éreztem azt, hogy tovább kell olvasnom, hogy megtudjam, mi történik. A cÃm jó, bár emlegetni elég hosszú. Kellemes, könnyed szórakozás, de kissé távolságtartóan, érzelmi töltet nélkül.
Fast-moving and relentlessly sunny, the novel quickly develops into a romp that takes in all the major events of the 20th century. . . the plot is pleasingly nimble and the book's endearing charm offers a happy alternative to the more familiar Nordic noir. Stalin synger svenske drikkeviser, og Truman blir dritings .Forrest Gump som hundreåring i ny bok. ANMELDELSE: Han redder general Franco, riktignok etter først å ha plassert en bombe for å drepe ham. Han avverger et attentat mot Churchill, og gir Oppenheimer den endelige løsningen på formelen for atombomben. Det rene soap altså. Samtidig er det — på sin høyst skakke og fantasifulle måte — en fantastisk reise gjennom forrige århundre. Jonas Jonassen er intelligent, vittig og systemkritisk, der han harver over alt fra fjollete politifolk, rasehygienikere og despoters ideologiske paranoia. I en bok som gir håp om at alle har en fremtid, også hundreåringer. Nästan frustande av alla förvecklingar som ryms i debuten släpper jag snart taget en bit in i läsningen. Jag inser att precis vad som helst kan hända och kommer att göra det. Författaren tycks bubbla av infallsrikedom strösslad med lite sensmoral. Is contained inHas the adaptationAwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
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HTML: 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 healthâ??and tomorrow is his hundredth birthday. A big celebration is in the works, but Allan really isn't interested, and he'd like a bit more control 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 cash, some unpleasant criminals, a friendly hot-dog stand operator, and an elephant.Quirky and utterly unique, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared has charmed over two million people around the world. No library descriptions found. |
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