1/31/14

The 100 year old man who climbed out of the window and disappeared by Jonas Jonasson



 ★★★ ½

GENRE: Fiction
SUBJECT: adventures, political changes
Setting: Sweden, China, Spain, US
CHARACTERS: AllanKarlsson, Benny Ljungberg, Julius Jonsson, Francisco Franco, Harry Truman,    
DATE READ: January 25 - January 30
NO. OF PAGES: 384
Challenges: TIOLI, CATEGORY, 
SOURCE: Public Library

PLOT:....................................................................4.50
CHARACTERIZATION:.......................................3.00
TOPICS: ...............................................................3.50
STYLE:..................................................................3.00
ORIGINALITY:.......................................................4.50
ADDICTIVENESS:..............................................3.00
OWNERSHIP:......................................................3.00
Threshold Quality.................................................3.50
Average..............................................................................................3.50  

Allan Karlsson on his 100th birthday decides that he doesn't want to stay at the nursing home for his party, and so he climbs out of his window and starts an adventure.  Throughout the book we are shown the remarkable life that he has lived and the historical moments he has been a part of.  His part in history  is now offset by his latest adventure that is filled with humorous actions and unbelievable antics of new friends found along the way.

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