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A review by katykelly
Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd. by Jonas Jonasson
5.0
Familiar quirky strands weave together in revenge comedy.
Oh Jonas, you really do know how to put together a madcap plot. It's like a 60s film with Benny Hill music, your books. Tangents, new characters, coincidental meetings, totally bonkers goings-on.... and that's just the synopses.
I've loved every one of the author's previous books, and one quick glance at this and I felt this was also destined to be read.
The plot itself is a little tricky to iron out, with several threads and eccentric characters. It really revolves around a rather twisted art dealer. Then there's his abandoned assumed-dead son. The young hoodwinked wife. A medicine man. A police officer days from retiring. A goat. And a man running a company selling revenge.
I won't go further into it, because just wondering how the above are going to intersect is half the fun. But the usual eccentricities, serendipitous happenings, crazy decisions and very Swedish settings knit together into a completely entertaining package.
You've got villains. You've got heroes. Fishes out of water. You've got a lot of very funny verbal humour, that translates beautifully to English. And the African scenes that contrast tribal life with more modern variations is brilliant: "the only woman on the village council had argued for washing machines, stoves and water closets. When she added the future potential of Netflix, she got all the men except the Chief on her side."
Loved this from start to finish. A rollercoaster ride of a plot, I do hope this also makes it to the screen like one of its predecessors. If you enjoy something quirky, light-hearted and off-the-wall, this is an excellent example of the author's work, and you won't regret giving it a go.
With thanks to Netgalley for providing a sample reading copy.
Oh Jonas, you really do know how to put together a madcap plot. It's like a 60s film with Benny Hill music, your books. Tangents, new characters, coincidental meetings, totally bonkers goings-on.... and that's just the synopses.
I've loved every one of the author's previous books, and one quick glance at this and I felt this was also destined to be read.
The plot itself is a little tricky to iron out, with several threads and eccentric characters. It really revolves around a rather twisted art dealer. Then there's his abandoned assumed-dead son. The young hoodwinked wife. A medicine man. A police officer days from retiring. A goat. And a man running a company selling revenge.
I won't go further into it, because just wondering how the above are going to intersect is half the fun. But the usual eccentricities, serendipitous happenings, crazy decisions and very Swedish settings knit together into a completely entertaining package.
You've got villains. You've got heroes. Fishes out of water. You've got a lot of very funny verbal humour, that translates beautifully to English. And the African scenes that contrast tribal life with more modern variations is brilliant: "the only woman on the village council had argued for washing machines, stoves and water closets. When she added the future potential of Netflix, she got all the men except the Chief on her side."
Loved this from start to finish. A rollercoaster ride of a plot, I do hope this also makes it to the screen like one of its predecessors. If you enjoy something quirky, light-hearted and off-the-wall, this is an excellent example of the author's work, and you won't regret giving it a go.
With thanks to Netgalley for providing a sample reading copy.