I absolutely loved this novel. I laughed and laughed and laughed and even cried a little.

The main character Allan Karlsson is so eccentric, so unique and so over the top unabashed that I wish I could meet him and have a cup of coffee and talk about his life ;)

His (mis)adventure starts because he doesn't want to go to his own 100th birthday party so he decides he won't....and just steps out a window and starts walking. Along the way he meets a host of other unique characters and we learn his very interesting life story.

Well worth the read!

This is going out on a bookring - albeit a small one right now. New names may be added, so send me a pm if you're interested!!!

From amazon.com:
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After a long and eventful life, Allan Karlsson ends up in a nursing home, believing it to be his last stop. The only problem is that he’s still in good health, and one day, he turns 100. A big celebration is in the works, but Allan really isn’t interested (and he’d like a bit more control over his alcohol consumption). So he decides to escape. He climbs out the window in his slippers and embarks on a hilarious and entirely unexpected journey.

It would be the adventure of a lifetime for anyone else, but Allan has a larger-than-life backstory: Not only has he witnessed some of the most important events of the twentieth century, he has actually played a key role in them. Quirky and utterly unique, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared has charmed readers across the world.

Mailed to bookmaniac70 in Bulgaria via surface mail so it may take 3-4 weeks to reach her.

Bookring Participants:

1. Bookmaniac70 (Bulgaria - EUR)
2. raluk68 (Romania -EUR)
3. greenbadger (UK - INT)
4. Edwardstreet (NZ- INT)
5. Billbooks (AUS - INT)
6. teasinme (USA - USA)
7. minesayn (USA-USA)
8. megami-no-ushi (CA - USA/CAN)
9. jazzy7112 (CAN)
10. kiki66 (GER - INT)
11. bluezwuzl (GER)
12. gealach (SWE)

.... back to cestmoi.

This book with a nice and cheerful orange cover and playful BC label finally made it to Bulgaria! Many thanks, cestmoi, for sending it overseas!

For some reason reading this book goes slowly. I beg to finish it by the end of the month. Sorry for the delay!

It seems I tuned slowly to the story but once it clicked, I enjoyed it enormously! What a book! Hilarious, funny, witty, bursting with joy of life! It`s such a relief to be able to look with humour to the events of grand world politics! Absolute delight! Thank you, cestmoi, for sharing!

P.S. I liked very much the physical body of the book as well. The unevenly cut pages were quite nice and cosy:-)).

I have messaged raluk68 to check if she is ready to receive it.

Book sent to raluk68. Enjoy!

Sent to raluk68.

Got it!
Thank you Bookmaniac70 for sending the Spring charm along with it! :)

The book looks gorgeous with it's imperfectly cut and warm orange color! I look forward to read it - April will be that time ;)

Entertaining, but not my cup of tea... I read half way thru it but it didn't kept me interested :(
The idea of the old man `escaping` the oldies house, and getting into all these trouble with or without his will, is amusing! :) But I'm not that motivated to finish it. I might be in `a bad mood for reading` these weeks :D

Enjoy the special humor! :)

The book has arrived, thank you! I'm afraid I have a backlog currently, sorry - I'll get to it as soon as I can.

The adventures of a pensioner who goes on the run, chased by gang members after he steals a suitcase of money, are told interspersed with his life story as he travels the world inadvertently influencing global events. Told as a sequence of events without much in the way of characterisation or description which meant I didn't find the characters sympathetic, making what should be an interesting and funny story a bit boring.

I hope the next readers enjoy it more!

Sent onto teasinme who is next in the ring.

part of a bookring. can't wait to read it!