Reviews tagging 'War'
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
14 reviews
moonlightreads007's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Spoiler
The part where they lie about the chronological order of events and about what actually happened was especially entertaining. I love how they all get mostly happy endings; it goes to show that people can create new lives and realities for themselves at any age, and that it's never too late to have fun adventures and to do all the things you want to do.Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, and Death
Moderate: Confinement, War, and Murder
Minor: Racism, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent
lackyducks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
The book tells the story of Allan, going between the present from his one hundredth birthday, to the past. It follows him through the years, where he's inserted into a variety of fraught political situations with an entirely unbothered attitude. Meanwhile, in the present day, the reader follows him through another adventure filled with twists and turns of it's own. You reach a point where you say 'sure, this might as well happen' in the best way.
I found the cast of characters thoroughly enjoyable and each had distinct personalities. I enjoyed the way they intertwined and interacted with the absurdity of the story. Despite several atrocities, you still find yourself rooting for them, with the occasional aside to discover the backstory of another person that doesn't feel out if place.
The book takes a little while to find its stride, but once the main plot hook comes in it was an instant sell for me. I truly didn't know what to expect next and it was always exciting to find out. There are difficult topics dealt with throughout the story, but they're all handled with Allan's sense of bemused attachment. Although the story is light-hearted, be prepared for those darker topics to come up.
I think the enjoyment of the book also greatly depends on what's expected from it. I loved the absurdity and silliness the book provided, and didn't care about it's disregard for realism. However I can understand this might be a sticking point for others. Similarly, although I'm not particularly well-versed on politics or history, I didn't have trouble following the narrative, though I'm sure I must've missed the occasional joke.
Overall, this book is just an incredibly fun time. Coming to the end where the two narratives join back up in time and seeing it all come together felt like a fitting ending.
Graphic: Death and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Car accident, Violence, War, Confinement, and Gun violence
Minor: Racism and Animal death
echo05's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Death and War
Lot of dark humorzefancifulreader's review against another edition
- 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 is basically 100+ years of social drinking with vodka. Skål!!
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
withlivjones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, War, Alcohol, and Violence
kshertz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Torture, Murder, Alcoholism, War, Violence, Misogyny, Death, and Colonisation
ran_sophia's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Alcohol, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Murder, War, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Death of parent
alexa's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.5
Moderate: War, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Ableism, and Religious bigotry
nikexistiertnik's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
i DID have a lot of fun with it and i definitel enjoyed the writing style and the premise, but i also really needed my month-long break from it, because it was a LOT, especially with all the deaths and the excessive mention of alcohol.
Graphic: Alcohol, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and War
Minor: Sexism
____emily____'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Death
Minor: War