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Bubblesreview (110 KP) rated The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared in Books

Mar 13, 2019  
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
Jonas Jonasson, Roy Bradbury | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry
3
5.6 (8 Ratings)
Book Rating
Somewhat funny (0 more)
Farcical (2 more)
Political and history based
Name dropping
Disappointing.
I really really really thought this was going to be a good book, a funny book, an adventurous book and I tried so hard to enjoy this... but it was so utterly boring and I really can't understand what the hype was about.
Some of the present day parts in it were admittedly funny... SOME. However, the majority of the book was about his past which involved too many very unlikely events and coincidences, too much name dropping of historical leaders and politics and wars and bla bla bla... If you want to learn about European history and gain some knowledge on some historical leaders and events then sure read this book, but I personally didn't pick this book up expecting to be in a history lesson. It got so unrealistic it wasn't even the slightest bit funny anymore, I just wanted it to end ? I can't say I'll put myself through watching the apparent 'major motion picture'.
  
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Alanna (227 KP) rated The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man in Books

May 8, 2019  
The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man
The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man
Jonas Jonasson | 2018 | Comics & Graphic Novels, History & Politics, Humor & Comedy
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Humour (3 more)
Main character
Unique
Does not take anything seriously
The last book felt madder (1 more)
The previous was funnier
A step down from the previous but still excellent
I picked up the first book as I loved History and the first one includes many different people from modern History like Hitler and Stalin. I loved the ridculousness of history being told through the main character and how they fit in.

I think the reason I do not like this one as much is because it deals with politics today (which bores me easily) and ends up being a politcal opinion piece instead of a piece of entertainment.

Even though I still enjoyed it I dud not have as much fun as the previous.

If you like books that do not take much seriously and have perculiar writing style then definately get this book. The poltical aspects are still sprinkled with the same humour the first book had.