The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
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- Author：Jónas Jónasson
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Summary
It all starts on the one-hundredth birthday of Allan Karlsson。 Sitting quietly in his room in an old people’s home， he is waiting for the party he-never-wanted-anyway to begin。 The Mayor is going to be there。 The press is going to be there。 But， as it turns out， Allan is not… Slowly but surely Allan climbs out of his bedroom window， into the flowerbed （in his slippers） and makes his getaway。 And so begins his picaresque and unlikely journey involving criminals， several murders， a suitcase full of cash， and incompetent police。 As his escapades unfold， we learn something of Allan’s earlier life in which – remarkably – he helped to make the atom bomb， became friends with American presidents， Russian tyrants， and Chinese leaders， and was a participant behind the scenes in many key events of the twentieth century。 Already a huge bestseller across Europe， The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared is a fun and feel-good book for all ages。
Reviews
Will
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Absolutely amazing。 Extremely unpredictable。 And will definitely put a smile on your face。 It was a joy to read。
Anca
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A funny， silly whirlwind of a book。 Great respite from serious reading。
Heather
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I would of rated this higher but found the chapters of Allan's past so boring and painful to read。 The ending was done too quick， if there was less chapters on his past and more on the ending then this easily would of been 4/5。 I would of rated this higher but found the chapters of Allan's past so boring and painful to read。 The ending was done too quick， if there was less chapters on his past and more on the ending then this easily would of been 4/5。 。。。more
Tael
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Eeeee gue tuh sebenernya bingung dengan cerita ini。 Gue， yang cerobohnya， gak liat blurb tapi kemakan sama cap humor， belilah ini buku。Ya mungkin emang humor ya， cuma bukan tipe gue。 Ini kayak dark jokes（？？？） Gue kurang paham juga sih。 Cuma sepanjang gue baca ini tuh gada tawa yang keluar dari mulut gue:（（（Tapi， isi ceritanya menarik terlepas dari cap humor yang tersemat。 Gue nyampe kaget pas bawa negara Indonesia dan。。。 rahasia gelapnya。 Ya gak gelap banget sih， cuma ada secuil tentang salah sa Eeeee gue tuh sebenernya bingung dengan cerita ini。 Gue， yang cerobohnya， gak liat blurb tapi kemakan sama cap humor， belilah ini buku。Ya mungkin emang humor ya， cuma bukan tipe gue。 Ini kayak dark jokes（？？？） Gue kurang paham juga sih。 Cuma sepanjang gue baca ini tuh gada tawa yang keluar dari mulut gue:（（（Tapi， isi ceritanya menarik terlepas dari cap humor yang tersemat。 Gue nyampe kaget pas bawa negara Indonesia dan。。。 rahasia gelapnya。 Ya gak gelap banget sih， cuma ada secuil tentang salah satu Presiden Indonesia。 Terus kejadian di beberapa negara yang menurut gue bisa nambah informasi buat gue， gambaran kecil tentang suatu kejadian。 Jadi istilahnya kalo gue mau nyari sesuatu ya gue tau kata kuncinya。Yaaah intinya buku ini agak kurang bisa gue nikmati apalagi dengan beberapa bagian yang menurut gue rada gak nyambung dan。。。 gak masuk di akal。 Apalagi dengan ending yang。。。 yasudahlah 。。。more
Felicity Dolbear
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It starts out quite interesting and you wonder where it's going to go， but it all seems like a long story of a mildly interesting life being told by an old man。 Lots of unbelievable events with prominent political figures happen to one man who has now reached 100。 The story jumps around from present day to his childhood and his strange life progresses through the book， interspersed with his latest adventure as the book is titled。 It starts out quite interesting and you wonder where it's going to go， but it all seems like a long story of a mildly interesting life being told by an old man。 Lots of unbelievable events with prominent political figures happen to one man who has now reached 100。 The story jumps around from present day to his childhood and his strange life progresses through the book， interspersed with his latest adventure as the book is titled。 。。。more
Diane
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Delightfully crazyAllen is like Forrest Gump on steroids。 No， not the running， but the uncanny knack of winding up being in the middle of some major event and meeting world leaders。
Mutte
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Entertaining！
Ninna
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I really did not like having a prompt to read a book you DNF。 It has taken me years to become comfortable with not finishing a book and， so when I do DNF a book， I must have REALLY disliked it。 This book was completely absurd and not in a funny， good way although it was supposed to be。 The storyline is very Forrest Gump-like with our MC weaving in and out of all sorts of major historical events and playing a part in everything。 The main problem for me was that I just did not like the MC and he w I really did not like having a prompt to read a book you DNF。 It has taken me years to become comfortable with not finishing a book and， so when I do DNF a book， I must have REALLY disliked it。 This book was completely absurd and not in a funny， good way although it was supposed to be。 The storyline is very Forrest Gump-like with our MC weaving in and out of all sorts of major historical events and playing a part in everything。 The main problem for me was that I just did not like the MC and he wasn't the only disagreeable character either。 The blurb on the back had a lot of promise but instead getting an endearing tale similar to The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry （which is what I had hoped）， I got an overly long-winded recitation of silliness and rude people。 。。。more
Ros Hussain
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I loved this story。 At times I felt it went into a lot of detail， but in general a fantastic story。
Fic Abernathy
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It has come to my attention that most of Goodreads has no sense of humor whatsoever。 You DO know that this is a comedy， and some comedies are absurd， right？
Elizabeth Berg
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I love when a book makes me laugh-out-loud and cringe a little bit thanks to its dark humor。 This book was such a fun read - great pace， interesting characters and a story line that is wholly unbelievable but entirely enjoyable。
Locust0ne
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4，2/5
Ermocolle
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Una bella storia。Un libro che ho letto con piacere。Tenero， divertente e dissacrante。Consigliato come lettura relax。
Switch_Girl
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L'humour （très absurde） était sympathique au début， mais je me suis ennuyée à partir de la moitié du livre。 Les cent dernières pages m'ont tout de même fait sourire。 Je pense que quelques centaines de pages de moins aurait été appréciable， car j'ai eu de la peine à le terminer。 L'humour （très absurde） était sympathique au début， mais je me suis ennuyée à partir de la moitié du livre。 Les cent dernières pages m'ont tout de même fait sourire。 Je pense que quelques centaines de pages de moins aurait été appréciable， car j'ai eu de la peine à le terminer。 。。。more
Ronron08
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I absolutely LOVE this book， I love the plot and everything about this！！ I highly recommend it。 It is the perfect gift for yourself to read and re-read。 I want you to know， there is a competition happening this April on the NovelStar app， I hope you can consider joining。 https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 If you have more stories like this， you can also publish them there 🙂 I absolutely LOVE this book， I love the plot and everything about this！！ I highly recommend it。 It is the perfect gift for yourself to read and re-read。 I want you to know， there is a competition happening this April on the NovelStar app， I hope you can consider joining。 https://author。starlight。ink/essay/in。。。 If you have more stories like this， you can also publish them there 🙂 。。。more
Rich
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Unlike others who needed to write a precis of the story， I just want to say JUST READ IT。 It's absurd humour is so clever and so readable ---the first laugh out loud book I've read in ages。。。。。and the best。 Unlike others who needed to write a precis of the story， I just want to say JUST READ IT。 It's absurd humour is so clever and so readable ---the first laugh out loud book I've read in ages。。。。。and the best。 。。。more
Santiago Figueroa
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Un libro que cansa de lo ridículo e inverosímil que es。
Brandee （un）Conventional Bookworms
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*3。5 Stars*What a fun， quirky story！ The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared is reminiscent of Forest Gump and Allan Karlsson is every bit as endearing and loveable。 Steven Crossley， the narrator， who was new to me， made the story that much more entertaining。 He was able to convey the wit of Allen's antics perfectly。Allan， a Swedish man with unique talents （specifically blowing up things）， has had a hand in many - possibly every - historical event in his century-long *3。5 Stars*What a fun， quirky story！ The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared is reminiscent of Forest Gump and Allan Karlsson is every bit as endearing and loveable。 Steven Crossley， the narrator， who was new to me， made the story that much more entertaining。 He was able to convey the wit of Allen's antics perfectly。Allan， a Swedish man with unique talents （specifically blowing up things）， has had a hand in many - possibly every - historical event in his century-long life。 Of course， Allan never intended to play a role in any of the events he inadvertently participated in。 The only things he truly cared about were having food to eat， vodka to drink， and a place to sleep。 He was a simple man。 But over the course of his life he's met everyone from Franco to Truman to Gorbachev。 He's spent time as a research subject for Hitler's top scientists， a prisoner in the Russian gulag， and a coffee server the scientists in Los Alamos where the atomic bomb was created。 The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared was such a pleasurable listen。 I'm not sure I'd have enjoyed it as much had I not listened。 The narration made the story for me。 Not only was it fun to be along for the ride of Allan's exceptional life but his story was also one to make you think。 Allan did， for the most part， live a simple life。 I found myself thinking， what are the most important things in life？ Is it imperative to change careers every so often？ And are those answers the secret to a long， happy， and healthy life？This was a book club choice and， per usual， not something I would have picked up on my own。 But if you're looking for an entertaining listen， I'd highly recommend giving Allan's story a listen。 。。。more
Rebekah Zhao
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Light， fun story of the exceptionally lucky and deviously crafty Allan K beginning on the day of his 100th birthday and jumping back and forth through the prior century。 I will definitely read the sequel！
Carolyn
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This is one screwy book。 It was not what I was expecting， but the author has a nice way of tying together all the pieces at the end。 If you can stand a little light-hearted murder and a lot of revision of history， you might enjoy this book。
Hanieh Fahmi
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اولین کتابی بود که از این نویسنده سوئدی خوندمدر طول این داستان همراه میشوید با قصه زندگی مردی که هیچ کدوم از اتفاقات زندگی رو جدی نمیگیره و البته مروری هم به جریانات تاریخی و سیاسی قرن بیستم خواهید داشت。 اگر دنبال فضایی متفاوت و شاد هستین حتما این کتاب رو بخونید。
Andria
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*blows raspberry* That’s it。 That’s my review。
Rotem
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I really liked this book :） it combined my research passion for gerontology， specifically focused on centenarians， plus the fun， exciting， and silly adventure that made the reading journey exceptionally enjoyable。 I found myself laughing aloud or smiling while reading several different sections。 The way that certain events unfold is hilarious 😆 It’s written in such a way that takes you back into glimpses of Allan’s life both in the past （where he meets a number of notable politicians） and in the I really liked this book :） it combined my research passion for gerontology， specifically focused on centenarians， plus the fun， exciting， and silly adventure that made the reading journey exceptionally enjoyable。 I found myself laughing aloud or smiling while reading several different sections。 The way that certain events unfold is hilarious 😆 It’s written in such a way that takes you back into glimpses of Allan’s life both in the past （where he meets a number of notable politicians） and in the present， where he is indeed on an adventure of a lifetime， meeting an interesting bunch of characters along the way。 ☺️ 。。。more
sahar
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خیلی دوست داشتم بتونم کتاب رو تموم کنم ولی از یه جایی به بعد داستان تنها جذابیتش رو برام از دست داد و هرچقدر تلاش کردم ادامه بدم بیشتر خسته میشدم پس فکر کردم بهترین گزینه تموم نکردنشه تا همون بخشی رو که دوست داشتم رو خراب نکنم。*******اول از همه ترجمه ی کتاب رو دوست نداشتم به ۲ علت :۱） بعضی جملات خیلی نامفهوم نوشته شدن و من مجبور بودن چندین بار بخونم تا بفهممشون مثلا :حدودا در همین زمان،در تا اطلاع ثانوی تنها توالت دایر ایستگاه باز شد 。فکر کنم برای اولین بار بود که متوجه شدم چرا نباید تو متن نویس خیلی دوست داشتم بتونم کتاب رو تموم کنم ولی از یه جایی به بعد داستان تنها جذابیتش رو برام از دست داد و هرچقدر تلاش کردم ادامه بدم بیشتر خسته میشدم پس فکر کردم بهترین گزینه تموم نکردنشه تا همون بخشی رو که دوست داشتم رو خراب نکنم。*******اول از همه ترجمه ی کتاب رو دوست نداشتم به ۲ علت :۱） بعضی جملات خیلی نامفهوم نوشته شدن و من مجبور بودن چندین بار بخونم تا بفهممشون مثلا :حدودا در همین زمان،در تا اطلاع ثانوی تنها توالت دایر ایستگاه باز شد 。فکر کنم برای اولین بار بود که متوجه شدم چرا نباید تو متن نویسی از جملات بلند استفاده کرد 。۲） فضای ترجمه مشخص نیس میخواد خودمونی باشه یا رسمی 。 جوری بود که یکهو وسط متن یه کلمه یا اصطلاح خودمونی میومد و من دوست نداشتم این موضوع رو。*******اما راجع به خود کتاب:کتاب نسبتا جذاب شروع میشه 。پیرمردی که از آسایشگاه فرار میکنه و داستان درباره ماجراجویی پیرمرده。و تقریبا یک چپتر درمیون فلش بک میزنه به جوانی های پیرمرد。اغلب مشکلی که با این سبک کتابا دارم（کتابایی که دو خط داستانی غیر هم زمان دارن） اینه که یه خط داستانی ازون خط داستانی با فاصله ی زیادی جذاب تره و این باعث میشه خط داستانی دیگه رو یا رد کنم یا سریع بخونم。اما تو این کتاب بعد تقریبا ۱۰۰ صفحه کتاب جذابیت خط دیگه هم از بین میره 。علتش هم به نظرم این بود که داستان تکراری شد و قسمت های به اصطلاح طنز کتاب لوس شد یه جورایی و من کم پیش میاد از طنز هایی لذت ببرم که روی اغراق بنا شده باشن 。 مثلا پیرمرد تو ساخت بمب اتمی ، مذاکرات کشورها ، و اتفاقات مهم نقش داشته و این برای من به جای خنده دار بودن حوصله سر بر بود。 داستان از یه جا به بعد دیگه کشش نداره یه پیرمرد که تنهاس بعد به هوای پول تک تک یار جمع میکنه و بدون قصد خاصی آدم میکشه 。 در کل کتابی بود که از خوندن هرچند ناتمامش لذتی نبردم。 。。。more
Shruti Singhal
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With major Forrest Gump and The Man From Earth feels， this was an unputdownable and most enjoyable read。 The odds of a simple Swedish boy going on to be involved in the major events of the 20th century are incredible， but the narrative makes you want to believe that it's very easily possible。 I loved the titular character， Allan， and his idea that most conflicts can be resolved if the warring parties just talk their truths over a drink （or a few）。 But it's not all jokes and merriment， for there With major Forrest Gump and The Man From Earth feels， this was an unputdownable and most enjoyable read。 The odds of a simple Swedish boy going on to be involved in the major events of the 20th century are incredible， but the narrative makes you want to believe that it's very easily possible。 I loved the titular character， Allan， and his idea that most conflicts can be resolved if the warring parties just talk their truths over a drink （or a few）。 But it's not all jokes and merriment， for there are subtle commentaries on politics， religion， diplomacy， and even life。 Here's one:"Imagine that death was just like being asleep。 Would he have time to think before it was all over？ And would he have time to think that he had thought it？ But wait， how much do you have to think before you have finished thinking？" 。。。more
Linda
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How did I miss this book 10 years ago when it was first published。 I would categorize it as a cross between “A Man Called Ove” and Forest Gump”。 The adventures of the 100 year old man are juxtaposed with the adventures he has experienced in earlier years。 In short he met Mao， Truman， Stalin， and a host of other famous people while always remaining apolitical。 His singular talent of “blowing up things” helps him find his way to LosAlamos around 1945。 At 100 years old he befriends several hoodlums How did I miss this book 10 years ago when it was first published。 I would categorize it as a cross between “A Man Called Ove” and Forest Gump”。 The adventures of the 100 year old man are juxtaposed with the adventures he has experienced in earlier years。 In short he met Mao， Truman， Stalin， and a host of other famous people while always remaining apolitical。 His singular talent of “blowing up things” helps him find his way to LosAlamos around 1945。 At 100 years old he befriends several hoodlums， a thief， and a lovely red head with an elephant。 If that synopsis doesn’t make you curious then this is not a book for you。 。。。more
Sabina Hahn
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This author thinks he is so clever。 But oh， he isn’t。 The old man has no spark， no consciousness， no light in him。 What a pointless waste of life。 And a pointless waste of a story。
Huỳnh Huy
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Cuốn sách đầu tiên của một tác giả Thuỵ Điển mà tôi từng đọc， khá thú vị hầu như mỗi thứ đều có một ít trong này cả。 Allan Karlsson， ông già trăm tuổi， đã không ít lần làm tôi bật cười về sự hồn nhiên có phần nổi loạn của mình。
keila davis
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Loved this book！ So fun and easy going but highly entertaining。 Life's circumstances enhanced this book for me with my neighbors father escaping his nursing house and showing up next door right after I finished the last page。 Then my husband says he finds a movie to the book I've been talking about for weeks。 Perfect ending for me。 Highly recommend this book for just a fun Careless read。 Loved this book！ So fun and easy going but highly entertaining。 Life's circumstances enhanced this book for me with my neighbors father escaping his nursing house and showing up next door right after I finished the last page。 Then my husband says he finds a movie to the book I've been talking about for weeks。 Perfect ending for me。 Highly recommend this book for just a fun Careless read。 。。。more
Charlien Bogaert
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