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Oct 13, 2020
Lisa of Hopewell
marked it as to-read
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Ok... didn't love it. Took forever to get into and I think it lost a great deal in translation.
Just a couple of laugh out loud moments. Not nearly as funny as reviewers said. This was definitely not "The Hundred Year Old Man who crawled through the Window and disappeared.
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Just a couple of laugh out loud moments. Not nearly as funny as reviewers said. This was definitely not "The Hundred Year Old Man who crawled through the Window and disappeared.
Can't really recommend it. ...more
Enjoy these books proving being older and/or retired doesn't equate with invisibility or loss of intelligence... and definitely there is humor. 4/B
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Funny. Empowering. Charming.
Jun 17, 2019
Tammy Grimm
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Betty
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Mar 21, 2021
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Ginny
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