Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

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

7 reviews

fyre_flies's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, War, Suicide, and Death

Minor: Torture, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Infertility, Gun violence, and Animal death

eijulia's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

A lot is happening here but somehow it did not catch me that much. It‘s a little too much all over the place for me.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Car accident, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and War

linneak's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Addiction, Blood, Alcoholism, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Deportation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Confinement

smwipf's review against another edition

The style of story was hard for me to follow, somewhat dark/uncomfortable. Not my style.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Kidnapping

zefancifulreader's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

• 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 always calls to my dark sense of humour, it’s absurdity is so fun to experience.
This book is basically 100+ years of social drinking with vodka. Skål!! 

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Content Warnings

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

ran_sophia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The book is perfectly written from beginning to end. Listening to the audiobook was a great choice, as it is excellently narrated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, War, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Death of parent

orlagal's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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