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Take 'A Man Called Ove' and mix in 'Forrest Gump' and you get 'The 100-Year-Old Man...'. Alan Karlsson's birthday is here and the staff at his nursing home have a grand party planned, as it's not often a resident hits triple digits. Karlsson however, is not interested in the least bit in attending said party. Therefore, while everyone is distracted getting ready for the party, Alan takes the titular action and says 'Adjo' to the home clad only in his pajamas and slippers, with no destination in
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This book took me forever to read. It started quirky and fun, and then it just kind of lost my attention for a bit. I read it in bits and pieces and that was not the way to attack this one. I wish I'd just plowed through it, because despite what felt like dragging (because of the way I read it just a bit at a time) when I got to the end I was laughing and enjoying it thoroughly. It weirdly had a Forrest Gump feel to it because the main character had so many crazy experiences during his life time
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