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The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
by Jonas Jonasson
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| Rather disappointed if you ask me. To be fair the story had a hilarious and promising start, but as time went by I found myself rolling my eyes, especially during the historical parts of the book. To be perfectly honest, the protagonist aggravated me...more | |
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I found this quite implausible from the start, and I've seen lot's of people saying it's lighthearted and funny, don't take it too seriously. But there's nothing as unfunny or as distracting as implausibility. Plausibly funny is genuinely funny "i...
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| Stephen King is a great story-teller, and to be completely honest I didn't expect such a terrifying and fairly written tale to unfold. Loved it. | |
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“You might be poor, your shoes might be broken, but your mind is a palace.”
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This is a spectacular must read novel. The writing style is exceptionally beautiful and the descriptions are so vivid that you find yourself successfully transported to 1930’s Japan, and into the lives of the geishas, their traditions and culture....
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