Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd.
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The brand new， laugh-out-loud， around-the-world adventure from the bestselling author of The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared。
Victor Alderheim has a lot to answer for。 Not only has he heartlessly tricked his young ex-wife， Jenny， out of her art gallery inheritance， but he has also abandoned his son， Kevin， to die in the middle of the Kenyan savanna。
It doesn’t occur to Victor that Kevin might be rescued and adopted by a Maasai medicine man， or that he might be expected to undergo the rituals expected of all new Maasai warriors – which have him running back to Stockholm as fast as you can say circumcision without anaesthetic。
Back in Stockholm， Kevin’s path crosses with Jenny’s – and they have an awful lot to talk about， not least a shared desire to get even with Victor。 So it’s convenient when they run into a man selling revenge services， who has an ingenious idea involving Victor’s cellar， a goat， some forged paintings， four large boxes of sex toys， and a kilo of flour …
Victor Alderheim has a lot to answer for。 Not only has he heartlessly tricked his young ex-wife， Jenny， out of her art gallery inheritance， but he has also abandoned his son， Kevin， to die in the middle of the Kenyan savanna。
It doesn’t occur to Victor that Kevin might be rescued and adopted by a Maasai medicine man， or that he might be expected to undergo the rituals expected of all new Maasai warriors – which have him running back to Stockholm as fast as you can say circumcision without anaesthetic。
Back in Stockholm， Kevin’s path crosses with Jenny’s – and they have an awful lot to talk about， not least a shared desire to get even with Victor。 So it’s convenient when they run into a man selling revenge services， who has an ingenious idea involving Victor’s cellar， a goat， some forged paintings， four large boxes of sex toys， and a kilo of flour …
Reviews
Jane Randell
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Absolutely bonkers。 A long meandering set up finally pays off in the last few chapters。 I nearly gave up so many times。
Sarah
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Enjoyed but the characters were a little bit flat。
Dalila54
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Me aburrí como una ostra
Andy T
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Really enjoyed this book， have read all of the other books by the author and this stands well alongside them。 Quirky ，funny and easily accessible。
Sabrina
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3。5It’s good， entertaining but a little lacking。 More so because when I spotted it， all my joyous memories of 100 year old man came flooding back。 Alas it was not as excellent。Better than 3 stars， not quite 4
Nicki Lee
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Another delight。Such a satisfying author， with another charming cast of misfits。 From the Serengeti to Sweden and back， almost everyone gets their revenge。
Katy Noyes
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Familiar quirky strands weave together in revenge comedy。Oh Jonas， you really do know how to put together a madcap plot。 It's like a 60s film with Benny Hill music， your books。 Tangents， new characters， coincidental meetings， totally bonkers goings-on。。。。 and that's just the synopses。I've loved every one of the author's previous books， and one quick glance at this and I felt this was also destined to be read。 The plot itself is a little tricky to iron out， with several threads and eccentric char Familiar quirky strands weave together in revenge comedy。Oh Jonas， you really do know how to put together a madcap plot。 It's like a 60s film with Benny Hill music， your books。 Tangents， new characters， coincidental meetings， totally bonkers goings-on。。。。 and that's just the synopses。I've loved every one of the author's previous books， and one quick glance at this and I felt this was also destined to be read。 The plot itself is a little tricky to iron out， with several threads and eccentric characters。 It really revolves around a rather twisted art dealer。 Then there's his abandoned assumed-dead son。 The young hoodwinked wife。 A medicine man。 A police officer days from retiring。 A goat。 And a man running a company selling revenge。I won't go further into it， because just wondering how the above are going to intersect is half the fun。 But the usual eccentricities， serendipitous happenings， crazy decisions and very Swedish settings knit together into a completely entertaining package。You've got villains。 You've got heroes。 Fishes out of water。 You've got a lot of very funny verbal humour， that translates beautifully to English。 And the African scenes that contrast tribal life with more modern variations is brilliant: "the only woman on the village council had argued for washing machines， stoves and water closets。 When she added the future potential of Netflix， she got all the men except the Chief on her side。"Loved this from start to finish。 A rollercoaster ride of a plot， I do hope this also makes it to the screen like one of its predecessors。 If you enjoy something quirky， light-hearted and off-the-wall， this is an excellent example of the author's work， and you won't regret giving it a go。With thanks to Netgalley for providing a sample reading copy。 。。。more
Pedro Alarcón Ramírez
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Me acerqué a este libro por una sinopsis que me prometía una trama de enredo en torno al mundo del arte y el coleccionismo， y por los comentarios elogiosos que me llegaron de un libro anterior del mismo autor。 Arriesgué y me he aburrido soberanamente durante dos semanas largas que he salpicado de otras lecturas。 El libro es la reiteración irritante de una misma fórmula a lo largo de 377 páginas: personajes rocambolescos que coinciden azarosamente y dan lugar a situaciones igualmente extrañas; mu Me acerqué a este libro por una sinopsis que me prometía una trama de enredo en torno al mundo del arte y el coleccionismo， y por los comentarios elogiosos que me llegaron de un libro anterior del mismo autor。 Arriesgué y me he aburrido soberanamente durante dos semanas largas que he salpicado de otras lecturas。 El libro es la reiteración irritante de una misma fórmula a lo largo de 377 páginas: personajes rocambolescos que coinciden azarosamente y dan lugar a situaciones igualmente extrañas; muy a pesar de que la literatura del absurdo pueda atraerme， en este caso nos encontramos ante unos arquetipos monótonos en los que jamás se profundiza y la sensación de estar leyendo varias veces el mismo capítulo。 Ni siquiera las últimas páginas adquieren velocidad o un giro interesante。 No es más que el mismo refrito de pobres recursos removido en el mismo sentido con el mismo cucharón。 Me he reído en algún momento， pero lo he terminado por pundonor。 。。。more
Ella （The Story Collector）
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Victor Alderheim， a heartless art dealer， has a lot to answer for。 First， abandoning his son， Kevin， to die in the middle of the Kenyan savanna， then tricking his young wife， Jenny， out of her inheritance and pretty much all of her current possessions。 What Victor doesn’t expect is for Kevin and Jenny to meet， years later， and conveniently run into a man whose company specialises in revenge services。 Victor had better watch his back。I loved this book a lot。 A LOT。 It’s laugh-out-loud funny with Victor Alderheim， a heartless art dealer， has a lot to answer for。 First， abandoning his son， Kevin， to die in the middle of the Kenyan savanna， then tricking his young wife， Jenny， out of her inheritance and pretty much all of her current possessions。 What Victor doesn’t expect is for Kevin and Jenny to meet， years later， and conveniently run into a man whose company specialises in revenge services。 Victor had better watch his back。I loved this book a lot。 A LOT。 It’s laugh-out-loud funny with fantastic characters and non-stop drama。 Kevin and his adopted father， Ole Mbatian， were probably my favourite characters （although I also loved Hugo） and I thought the clash of Swedish and Maasai cultures was fantastic。 It is essentially a comedy of errors; a totally mad romp in which anything that can go wrong， does。 But despite being utterly bonkers， it somehow never goes too far or becomes too far-fetched。 Every event is somehow plausible， which shows how good Jonasson’s story-telling is。Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd is the first book I’ve read by this author， but I won’t hesitate to pick up more of his books in the future。 I’ve read other reviews that said this isn’t his best book by a long way， but I thought it was a real gem。I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Johan
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Det var en okej läsning。 Men tyvärr måste jag vara ärlig， även om det tar emot att säga att det är inte den bästa boken。 Man måste inte läsa den。 Karaktärerna och handlingen är okej men inga eller inget man längtade efter att läsa igen när man inte kunde。
Ian Hanreck
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It started off well but became more and more unfocused as it went on。 By the end it all felt a bit scattergun going off in all sorts of rushed directions in what felt like a laboured attempt to tie up every plot and sub plot。 The last couple of chapters i just ended up skim reading just to finish it。
Heather Cranston
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I really enjoyed this book。 It had some very interesting characters in it and you wanted to see how they evolved and coped within the storyline as individuals and with each other。 The “Masai medicine man” was an innocent good hearted person who although could be frustrating in his dealings with people was also extremely entertaining。 Victor the art dealer was both wicked but engaging in that he was always moving the plot on by thinking up new ways to destroy people。 The story line seeme ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I really enjoyed this book。 It had some very interesting characters in it and you wanted to see how they evolved and coped within the storyline as individuals and with each other。 The “Masai medicine man” was an innocent good hearted person who although could be frustrating in his dealings with people was also extremely entertaining。 Victor the art dealer was both wicked but engaging in that he was always moving the plot on by thinking up new ways to destroy people。 The story line seemed unbelievable from the synopsis but was actually very plausible in its delivery。 It was funny and refreshing to read。 Kevin and Jenny were good allies and made a formidable fighting force with the aid of Hugo the revenge expert。 It’s the second book I have read by this author and I wasn’t expecting great things as I read “The Hundred year old man。。。。。 “and thought it very average。 。。。more
Andrews
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Jonas Jonasson en estado puro。 No defrauda。Si te gustaron los anteriores。。。 apunta este ;）
Carine
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De enigszins korte schrijfstijl en de komische， absurdistische gebeurtenissen gaan op den duur vervelen。
Madde
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3，5 stjärnor Precis lika skruvad som Jonassons andra romaner， man får vad man förväntar sig i skrivsätt och karaktärer。 I Hämnden är ljuv AB lyckas Jonas Jonasson få en medicinman/masaikrigare i en liten by i Kenya， en nazist i allra högsta grad som hatar modern konst， nazistens svarta son， nazistens exfru， en entreprenör som varit ledande inom reklambranschen men nu sadlat om och startat Hämnden är ljuv AB där han hämnas åt folk mot stora summor pengar och Irma Stern att korsa vägar med varandr 3，5 stjärnor Precis lika skruvad som Jonassons andra romaner， man får vad man förväntar sig i skrivsätt och karaktärer。 I Hämnden är ljuv AB lyckas Jonas Jonasson få en medicinman/masaikrigare i en liten by i Kenya， en nazist i allra högsta grad som hatar modern konst， nazistens svarta son， nazistens exfru， en entreprenör som varit ledande inom reklambranschen men nu sadlat om och startat Hämnden är ljuv AB där han hämnas åt folk mot stora summor pengar och Irma Stern att korsa vägar med varandra fler gånger än en。Jag gillar Jonassons romaner， de är roliga och lättsamma och försöker inte låtsas vara något annat än de。 Storyn är alltid helt osannolik med udda karaktärer som alla är helt olika varandra och det är det som gör böckerna så bra och njutbara。 Verkligen en flykt från verkligheten att dyka in i hans verk， nu har jag bara Mördar-Anders kvar。 。。。more
Nick Morrison
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I have really enjoyed all of Jonas Jonasson's novels that I have read so far， and this one was no different。 Very funny， well written with great characters and unique story， that was often very amusing。 I have really enjoyed all of Jonas Jonasson's novels that I have read so far， and this one was no different。 Very funny， well written with great characters and unique story， that was often very amusing。 。。。more
shelly spurling
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Oh so different！ A breath of fresh air that I could not put down。ThIs is the second book I have read by this author。 I can't remember how I stumbled across the books， but I'm so grateful that I did。 The story is so tight and each sentence is a thrilling unravelling of the tale。 Totally satisfying， enjoyable， and lol funny at times。 Great great book。 Oh so different！ A breath of fresh air that I could not put down。ThIs is the second book I have read by this author。 I can't remember how I stumbled across the books， but I'm so grateful that I did。 The story is so tight and each sentence is a thrilling unravelling of the tale。 Totally satisfying， enjoyable， and lol funny at times。 Great great book。 。。。more
Al-Hussein Abutaleb
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Welcome back Jonas！
Agoston K
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Bizarre。 Absurd。 Surreal。 This story is so weird， it is wonderful。 And sometimes awful。 But most of the times hilariously funny。 I loved all the protagonists - may be not the Archevil， Victor Alderheim， even though even he was perfect in his role。 I so wanted the good to take revenge， and in a way they do。 This is probably the only bit I did not like in this book - the way Victor meets his fate。 But there is some truth in it - there are some Archevils out there in real life too who will just not Bizarre。 Absurd。 Surreal。 This story is so weird， it is wonderful。 And sometimes awful。 But most of the times hilariously funny。 I loved all the protagonists - may be not the Archevil， Victor Alderheim， even though even he was perfect in his role。 I so wanted the good to take revenge， and in a way they do。 This is probably the only bit I did not like in this book - the way Victor meets his fate。 But there is some truth in it - there are some Archevils out there in real life too who will just not stop and you cannot really outsmart them。Jonas Jonasson's style is remarkably close to Erich Kästner's - effective humour punches delivered through a very simple language。 It is not a dreamy， beautiful prose， there are no metaphors。 Still， reading this book felt like being in the room - it is so intense。 。。。more
MAKU
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Weer een humoristisch verhaal met fantastische personages en leuke wendingen！
David Garman
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So quirky it’s brilliant。So quirky it’s brilliant， just like the previous books in that the humour and storyline go hand in hand。 Yet so very different in every other respect。Keep them coming please。
Ellie Kakoulli
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*INCOMING*Brace yourselves kiddo’s， savage review alert！！ This is quite possibly the most long winded， convoluted， mumbo jumbo I’ve read this year so far！ And that’s coming from me， the ever rambling female Adam Buxton -she wishes。It is certainly a comedy （loosely speaking） of errors from start to finish。 Featuring the most （literally as there is FAR too many of them） eccentric and outrageous cast of characters -who I’m sorry， some opinions were utterly abhorrent， making it extremely hard to inv *INCOMING*Brace yourselves kiddo’s， savage review alert！！ This is quite possibly the most long winded， convoluted， mumbo jumbo I’ve read this year so far！ And that’s coming from me， the ever rambling female Adam Buxton -she wishes。It is certainly a comedy （loosely speaking） of errors from start to finish。 Featuring the most （literally as there is FAR too many of them） eccentric and outrageous cast of characters -who I’m sorry， some opinions were utterly abhorrent， making it extremely hard to invest in them （Tw/ mild racism and homophobia） which even if this was their ‘personality’ or the writers intention， was nevertheless extremely uncomfortable to read。 Then we have the most bonkers plot （if you can call it that） and one I won’t even attempt to explain。 Certainly it was fun here and there， but otherwise it’s ‘quirkiness’ very soon rubbed off and what was left was a silly， sluggish mess。One positive， and much appreciated addition to an otherwise absurd story， was the inclusion of art and the discussions surrounding the rise of modern art in particular。 I especially enjoyed the mentions of female artist Irma Stern。 Who is not nearly recognised enough （outside of South Africa at least） for her contributions to the art world！ To summarise， this book is farcical in EVERY sense of the word。 And unless you know and have read Jónasson’s work before， perhaps give it a miss。 2。5 stars Editing Ellie here- I always shock myself reading back my own reviews and seeing just how ruthless I can be！ 。。。more
Chris Galle
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Een vlotte avonturenroman， dat wel。 Maar zo geniaal als zijn eerste roman wordt het helaas nooit。 Ik verwacht in dit soort boeken niet meteen goed uitgewerkte karakters maar ook de satirische kijk op het kunstwereldje valt wat tegen。 De soms hilarische situaties zag ik in mijn verbeelding al als hilarische filmscènes。
Bagus
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The latest book by the author of The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared。One hundred out of one hundred people have experienced the wrongdoings of others。 Fifty out of those one hundred have the desire to inflict their vengeance back。 Ten out of those fifty would possess the money to execute their desires。 And then one out of those ten would have a sound plan on how to carry out their revenge。 This， in turn， becomes the business model of Hugo Hamlin， who founded Sweet Swe The latest book by the author of The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared。One hundred out of one hundred people have experienced the wrongdoings of others。 Fifty out of those one hundred have the desire to inflict their vengeance back。 Ten out of those fifty would possess the money to execute their desires。 And then one out of those ten would have a sound plan on how to carry out their revenge。 This， in turn， becomes the business model of Hugo Hamlin， who founded Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd。， a company specializing in carrying out revenge acts within the boundaries of the law。 Hugo managed to carry out his first few projects successfully after decades of working in the advertising industry and manipulating human’s desire to take revenge on others， but he was soon confronted by the young Kevin and Jenny who seek help to correct the wrongdoings of Victor Alderheim。The settings of this book are rather exceptional， Stockholm — the capital of Sweden — and a village in Maasai Mara in the middle of savanna and the wilderness in Kenya。 Both places are equally important during the course of this story， as we will be introduced to Ole Mbatian The Younger who took the role of a medicine man who stopped women from getting pregnant — in short a traditional doctor who specializes in contraception。 Victor Alderheim， the main villain in this story， left the eighteen-year-old Kevin in the wilderness of Maasai Mara with the aim to get him left to pray by the carnivores there。 But instead， Kevin was adopted by Ole Mbatian The Younger and taught to become a Maasai warrior who can swim in a river full of crocodiles and fight carnivores。 The problem was， a Maasai warrior will need to be circumcised， and Kevin fought his way out to Sweden after stealing two paintings owned by his adoptive father。The two paintings happened to be painted by Irma Stern， a South African artist who painted many faces of Africa until her death in 1966。 It took a while for me to realize that Irma Stern was a real painter and not a work of fiction invented by the author。 Kevin who has just arrived in Sweden discovered that there is a woman who inhabits his apartment。 She is called Jenny， an ex-wife of Victor Alderheim who got stripped of her family real estate after an unfair divorce proceeding。 It soon became apparent that they have a common enemy， and their encounter with the office of Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd。 soon exacerbated their desires to seek revenge on Victor Alderheim。 But turns out that revenge is far from sweet。There are many funny mixed with tragic elements in the story that will be ruined if spoiled here。 For instance， there is a character of Inspector Carlander， a divorced police inspector who is only a few days before retirement when he had to handle the case of Victor Alderheim goat sex， which does not break the law actually。 He is characterized as a person who is not bound to the social norm， who sometimes could put his thoughts bluntly。 And there is also the Ole Mbatian The Younger who travelled to Sweden in search of his lost adoptive son Kevin。 The innocence of Ole also fuels the humour in the story， as it stresses other characters whom he conversed with due to the fact that the modern Stockholm lays contrast with his Maasai Mara village。 This book is such a page-turner， that I found myself guessing the next plots when I was not reading it or while I was doing other tasks。 In some ways， it might also be noted as a work that attempts to build more understanding between Swedish people and the refugees from Africa who seek asylum in Sweden。 The complexities of cultural differences are described at best through the interactions between Ole Mbatian and local Swedish which resulted in him being arrested by the Stockholm authorities at times。 But it also shows that Ole Mbatian and other characters in this story are humans。 They are full of greeds， vengeance， innocence， and experienced heartbreak too。 Thanks to Harper Via for providing the electronic advance reading copy through NetGalley。 。。。more
Book Wormy
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#Netgalley #ARC #SweetSweetRevengeTime for something completely different。 It has been a while since I read anything that amused me as much as this （in fact in may well have been The 100 Year Old Man） this book really appeals to my English sense of humour and yes I do understand that this won’t appeal to everyone。I did have a few qualms going through the book the first being that Victor is so horrible and the second with the whole idea of Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd as a business。 That said once I r #Netgalley #ARC #SweetSweetRevengeTime for something completely different。 It has been a while since I read anything that amused me as much as this （in fact in may well have been The 100 Year Old Man） this book really appeals to my English sense of humour and yes I do understand that this won’t appeal to everyone。I did have a few qualms going through the book the first being that Victor is so horrible and the second with the whole idea of Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd as a business。 That said once I remembered I was reading an irreverent book and not real life I was able to settle in and thoroughly enjoy the wild ride that is revenge。Far and away the best character for me was Ole the scenes with the shops and police in Sweden nearly killed me。 The beauty of this book is the humour so in order to whet your appetites here are a few of my favourite non spoilerish quotes:“He explained to his son that you were born， learned the art of war， got circumcised， got married， and regretted the marriage。”“She liked her job in customer service at the embassy。 The only downside was the customers。”“One wife is not enough， but two wives are a problem that may cause your head to break。” 。。。more
Jeff Parry
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Another winnerThis book， like its predecessors， brings a period of calm into modern life。 They gently slip through the world and bring a sense of peace， even as people are attacked by jars of Loginberries。 We visit Sweden - cold and dark - and Kenya - bright， vivacious and dangerous; as a medicine man encounters the wo ders of modern life。 There is also an art dealer who has a predilection for goats， allegedly; a police inspector with days to retirement and a young couple who will fall in love。 Another winnerThis book， like its predecessors， brings a period of calm into modern life。 They gently slip through the world and bring a sense of peace， even as people are attacked by jars of Loginberries。 We visit Sweden - cold and dark - and Kenya - bright， vivacious and dangerous; as a medicine man encounters the wo ders of modern life。 There is also an art dealer who has a predilection for goats， allegedly; a police inspector with days to retirement and a young couple who will fall in love。 - 。。。more
Vivienne
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My thanks to 4th Estate HarperVia for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd’ by Jonas Jonasson in exchange for an honest review。 It was translated from the Swedish by Rachel Willson-Broyles。In 2012 I read Jonas Jonasson’s ‘The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared’ and found it a delight。 So， it was a pleasure to read his latest novel as it is full of eccentric characters and quirky adventures。Victor Alderheim is not a nice person to say the least。 He aba My thanks to 4th Estate HarperVia for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd’ by Jonas Jonasson in exchange for an honest review。 It was translated from the Swedish by Rachel Willson-Broyles。In 2012 I read Jonas Jonasson’s ‘The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared’ and found it a delight。 So， it was a pleasure to read his latest novel as it is full of eccentric characters and quirky adventures。Victor Alderheim is not a nice person to say the least。 He abandoned his son， Kevin， to die in the middle of the Kenyan savanna。 Why？ Although Victor had reluctantly supported Kevin after being approached by his mother with whom he had a brief fling， he was concerned that once Kevin turned eighteen that he would start demanding money from him。 Or worse， that the revelation of Kevin’s existence might interfere with Victor’s plans to marry Jenny， a young heiress whose father owns a prestigious art gallery。 Victor is not only a racist and to up the ick factor he has had his eye on Jenny since she was a preteen。 However， Kevin is rescued and adopted by Ole Mbatian， a Maasai medicine man。 Five years on and Kevin returns to Stockholm。 His path crosses with Jenny’s。 She has not only been tricked out of her inheritance but Victor then divorced her。 Both of them share a desire to get even with Victor。 They then encounter Hugo Hamlin， who runs Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd。 So will Victor get his comeuppance and Kevin and Jenny the revenge they seek？ How will a goat， a box of sex toys， and the South African Expressionist painter Irma Stern factor into it？ Jonas Jonasson excels at creating characters that are delightfully eccentric and it was great fun to follow them through a series of increasingly wacky incidents 。 I loved this book。 Yes， it was farcical in places but had tremendous heart。 Being an art lover， I appreciated the theme of modern art and the art world that was woven throughout the story。 Prior to reading this novel I had been unaware of the work of Irma Stern and am pleased to be able to learn more of her distinctive style。Highly recommended。On a side note the cover art for all of Jonas Jonasson’s novels are very appealing。 。。。more
Karen Carter
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I'm not sure how to summarise my responses to this novel beyond saying that it is totally bonkers but I really quite liked it。 It is without doubt， farcical and made me think back to my long ago study of Accidental Death of an Anarchist。 There is， as always with Jonasson， a sense of political awareness and social commentary ， hence my leap to connect it with Dario Fo's drama。 It took a while to settle into the story， but once I had the characters sorted in my head， the plot picked up pace and ca I'm not sure how to summarise my responses to this novel beyond saying that it is totally bonkers but I really quite liked it。 It is without doubt， farcical and made me think back to my long ago study of Accidental Death of an Anarchist。 There is， as always with Jonasson， a sense of political awareness and social commentary ， hence my leap to connect it with Dario Fo's drama。 It took a while to settle into the story， but once I had the characters sorted in my head， the plot picked up pace and carried me along。 The characters are funny and quirky and I loved the contradiction of the Inspector's interest despite his indifference and I loved Ole's discovery of this strange new world- it was laugh out loud funny as long as you accept and embrace the craziness of it。 I would have liked more depth to Jenny as a character but beyond that， I thought they were great。 Definitely worth a read for its humour and unique take on the World。 。。。more
Ashima Jain
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“Revenge as a concept。 Revenge as a business idea。Hugo was a wizard at packaging marmalade， crisps and lottery tickets better than they deserved。 If you could pitch nonsense， you could probably do the same with revenge。”The lives of two men – Ole Mbatian and Victor – living over ten thousand kilometers apart， one in a valley in Maasai Mara and the other in a suburb in Stockholm， get entwined in the strangest way possible。 And this life changing connection comes about through the profit seeking p “Revenge as a concept。 Revenge as a business idea。Hugo was a wizard at packaging marmalade， crisps and lottery tickets better than they deserved。 If you could pitch nonsense， you could probably do the same with revenge。”The lives of two men – Ole Mbatian and Victor – living over ten thousand kilometers apart， one in a valley in Maasai Mara and the other in a suburb in Stockholm， get entwined in the strangest way possible。 And this life changing connection comes about through the profit seeking pursuits of Hugo Hamlin who just happens to be in the business of extracting revenge on his clients’ behalf。One the surface， you might think there isn’t any plot to this novel; just a whole lot of improbable events happening one after the other。 However， it is with his persuasive storytelling that the author helps you connect the dots to see the big picture。I love the whacky characters and the absurdity of the situations they find themselves in。 It wouldn’t do to even try making sense of what is happening。 Instead， one has to simply go with the flow in the belief that all of it， as ludicrous as it sounds， is happening with real people， in an extraordinarily imaginative world of fiction。The author’s genius creativity in pulling this together shows in his use of satire and absolute deadpan humour which may not necessarily make you roll with laughter but is effectively entertaining。I always expect something outrageous from Jonas Jonasson and once again he exceeds my expectations。 Outrageously wild and phenomenally fabulous， this is as outlandish as it gets。 Add this to your Best Anytime Reads！This ARC courtesy of NetGalley and 4th Estate Books。For complete review， visit https://aquamarineflavours。wordpress。。。。Find me on other platforms via https://linktr。ee/AshieJayn 。。。more
Emma
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I was very excited to hear that Jonas Jonasson had written a new book。 I absolutely loved The 100 year old man book。 I have read and liked all of his books， so far， and I really enjoyed reading this book。 It's not quite as good as The 100 year old Man book， but it is still a great book。 As with the Author's other books， the scenarios are highly improbable， but so cleverly written with all of the connections and plot links。 I find his books so entertaining， completely crazy and very quirky。 This I was very excited to hear that Jonas Jonasson had written a new book。 I absolutely loved The 100 year old man book。 I have read and liked all of his books， so far， and I really enjoyed reading this book。 It's not quite as good as The 100 year old Man book， but it is still a great book。 As with the Author's other books， the scenarios are highly improbable， but so cleverly written with all of the connections and plot links。 I find his books so entertaining， completely crazy and very quirky。 This is why I love reading his books， they are so different， and unique。 This book， like the others has some very shocking themes， like racism， and Victor is a truly nefarious character。， and you can't help but read on to find out if and how he will get his comeuppance。 There is also plenty humour and I love the theme of revenge。 I think that a lot of people have probably thought that they would like to have their revenge on someone， but it rarely happens in reality。 The action mainly takes part in Sweden and Kenya。 I loved the way that both countries were connected in the storyline。 Ole Mbatian was by far the best character in the book。 I enjoyed reading this book and I highly recommend it。 Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for my ARC。 。。。more
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