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De 100-jarige man die uit het raam klom en verdween by Jonas Jonasson
3.0
funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing
I really enjoyed this audiobook and I thought the narraters voice was absolutely great. Although, I must say that this concept has been executed better by, for example, Richard Osman. I think it also would have worked better as as a physical book for me bc I kept getting the name of the main character and the chief of police mixed up as they sounded quite similar. And the chapters often started with the year it was set in, but I always forget which year it was in the previous chapters so especially bc it was an audiobook, I felt a bit lost in the story sometimes. Also everyy character that is introduced has a backstory, which is so cool but again in audiobookform a bit much to keep track of for me. Also, it was originally published in 2009 and although I understand that the book is at times written from the perspective of the main character living in the early 19 hundreds,  the blatant racism was completely unnecessary in my opinion, it did not add anything to the story except make me like it a whole lot less. I also didnt appreciate how every female character was described as either dumb, naief, passive or all three. Oh, I just remembered a scene where men want to rape an woman of high standing and kill her after, and although the main character doesnt partake, he does not condemn it either and that scene was not relevant at all for the storyline overall. I get a major ick when male authors write about raping women for no apparatus reason. Sometimes the wins the main character experienced also felt a bit too convenient. That being said,  it is a very fun and relaxing read and I loved how the narrater pronounced all the Swedish places. How the authors’ casual tone of writing whilst shit constantly hit the fan also made me laugh. All in all: a bit of mixed feelings but mostly relaxing and enjoyable.
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