The Hundred-year-old Man who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson

On his 100th birthday Allan Karlsson makes his escape from the old people's home and embarks on an unlikely and momentous adventure.

Interesting book. I liked it but didn`t love it. Worth a read.

An amusing and pointless romp perfectly suited for beach reading.

This must be the worst book I ever read. The story is not funny, it is like a five-year old trying to come up with his own version of Forrest Gump, while hopped up on sugar. I'm left with nothing but questions: How did this book get so many good reviews? Why is there an elephant? How can this possibly be a movie? Are all Swedes crazy? What is the point that the author wanted to make? Why did I read the whole thing?

“Everything must come to an end, especially nonsense perhaps.”
But it was good kind of nonsense. Funny. Sweet. Highly plot-driven. The right amount of absurd.
“Allan considered that in general it was quite unnecessary to be grumpy if you had the chance not to.”