Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson

3 reviews

kshertz's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

• 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

It’s definitely such an interesting book. I love a curmudgeon so much but this curmudgeon is basically sociopathic. It’s like if Forrest Gump was a sociopath. He basically goes into every historical event and is the reason that terrible things have happened. That made it a hard book to read. I wasn’t rooting for the 100 year old. I just wanted him to die. Which didn’t make the book all that exciting for me to want to pick up all the time. It was kind of a slow reader for that reason.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Murder, Colonisation, and War

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

orlagal's review

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation