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A review by astridandlouise
The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
3.0
i can understand why this book has received so many rave reviews and such good feedback, but to me it was not as engaging as i hoped it would be - i wish it was more of a page turner.
i loved the story - especially the retelling of the main characters life and all the amazing experiences he had - as farfetched as it was, the author did a brilliant job of tying so many interesting political figures and stories into one. the present story i didn't enjoy as much until the last 50-60 pages of the book.
the one reason i don't think i enjoyed this as much as i would have liked it due to the authors style. i found the sentences disjointed - to me the story just didn't flow as naturally as expected as i usually like. it just felt stilted.
as a 99p purchase on amazon, it was worth the read, and i may one day read it again to pick up pieces i may have missed, but i think if i had bought the book for $10-20 i think i would have been much more disappointed. i would have given this 3.5 stars if goodreads gave me the option of the half star mark.
i loved the story - especially the retelling of the main characters life and all the amazing experiences he had - as farfetched as it was, the author did a brilliant job of tying so many interesting political figures and stories into one. the present story i didn't enjoy as much until the last 50-60 pages of the book.
the one reason i don't think i enjoyed this as much as i would have liked it due to the authors style. i found the sentences disjointed - to me the story just didn't flow as naturally as expected as i usually like. it just felt stilted.
as a 99p purchase on amazon, it was worth the read, and i may one day read it again to pick up pieces i may have missed, but i think if i had bought the book for $10-20 i think i would have been much more disappointed. i would have given this 3.5 stars if goodreads gave me the option of the half star mark.