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The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
5 reviews
fyre_flies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, War, Suicide, and Death
Minor: Torture, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Infertility, Gun violence, and Animal death
zefancifulreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
This book is basically 100+ years of social drinking with vodka. Skål!!
Graphic: Alcohol and Alcoholism
Minor: Deportation, Excrement, Gun violence, War, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Torture, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, Murder, and Racism
kshertz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Torture, Murder, Alcoholism, War, Violence, Misogyny, Death, and Colonisation
orlagal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Xenophobia, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Terminal illness, Slavery, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Racism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Murder, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Islamophobia, Infidelity, Gun violence, Grief, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death, Cursing, Confinement, Colonisation, Car accident, Cancer, Body horror, Blood, Antisemitism, Animal cruelty, and Alcohol
empathephant's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I laughed aloud often, which is rare for me while reading, but also thought deeply about the way history had been presented to me in school, politics, conflict, and what matters most in life.
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence
Minor: Drug abuse, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Torture
The book is lighthearted in tone but does deal with a lot of war and political conflict. For me the tone meant that most of the book wasn't terribly distressing. However, I did feel very uncomfortable on 129 which discussed plans of guards to sexually assault a prisoner. I feel that the bottom half of that page could be skipped without losing much plot.