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thehawk · Joined: 01 Nov 2008 Posts: 3603

..of the window and disappeared

by Jonas Jonasson.

Excellent - very surreal full of coincidences that are totally unbelievable but entirely funny. It is a very different and interesting book to any other I've read, so if you are looking for something different this is it.
It is in two parts - as a 100 year old man he runs away from his nursing home and proceeds to go on a killing spree (accidentally! Or is it...)
and a re-telling of his one hundred years of life - taking in The Russian Revolution, the Spanish Civil War, Chinese Communism, the fall of the Shah of Iran....all sorts.
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cornflake girl · Joined: 02 Nov 2008 Posts: 4612 Location: The North East

I loved this too and the fact that it was 20p for the kindle version was a bonus.

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crispy · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 12:05 pm Post subject:

I've downloaded too - but as there are still lots of books in my kindle it might be some time before I get to it Wink

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smallholder · Joined: 08 Nov 2008 Posts: 12721

Sounds like it needs to go on my to read list too.

magpie nic · Joined: 26 Oct 2008 Posts: 13463 Location: Tyneside

tui · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:49 pm Post subject:

Yes. Definitely a fab read. The body count does get high fairly quickly! Similar to the book of Forest Gump where the main character is present and influences the course of history on a number of occasions.

smallholder · Joined: 08 Nov 2008 Posts: 12721

Would it make a good birthday present for a friend?

greyengine · Joined: 27 Oct 2008 Posts: 5735 Location: West Midlands

I loved it too and also noticed the similarity to Forest Gump. You have to suspend disbelief entirely, but despite the swift polishing off of a few unsavoury characters early on, it has a very warm heart. A very good 20p worth!

magpie nic · Joined: 26 Oct 2008 Posts: 13463 Location: Tyneside

Finally read it! Found it very funny, very surreal and I really liked Allan as a character, especially in the bits where he was 100 rather than in the "history" bits, if that makes sense!
Thanks to all who mentioned it...and to Mugs who provided it!