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The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
14 reviews
mockingjayx16's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and War
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Animal death and Violence
linneak's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Confinement
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
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Alcohol
Moderate: Confinement, Murder, and War
Minor: Racism, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent
lackyducks's review
- 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: Confinement, Gun violence, Violence, Car accident, and War
Minor: Animal death 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, Violence, Alcohol, and War
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: Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Murder, Colonisation, and War
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: Death, Violence, and Alcohol
Moderate: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Murder, and War
Minor: Death of parent
erikwmj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Minor: Violence
nikexistiertnik's review
- 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: Death, Violence, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and War
Minor: Sexism
claudiamacpherson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Xenophobia, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Infertility, Pedophilia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation