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The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson

13 reviews

empathephant's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective medium-paced

• 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

This book was a crazy good time. I want to reread it immediately, which is a sign of a good book for me. Instead I'll probably read the sequel and also brush up on my 20th century history class, which has somehow become 6,984 times as compelling...

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.

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Content Warnings

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.

jvarkey's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

0.5

I did not like this book at all. I found the characters in the book to be quite unlikable. The main characters are sociopathic and casually act in ways that harm other. All the victims of their misdemeanors is shown to be criminals so that our protagonists do not seem like bad people. The back stories of the characters is very well written and see them acting pretty sensible. However, the same can not be said of the main character Allen's interactions with historical figures. They come across as weird after the first few times. The attempt to make it seem like Forrest Gump fail because Forrest was more likable and because he was going around a county not the entire world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Car accident, Violence, and War

Minor: Rape and Racism