23 - The 100-year-old Man who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, by Jonas Jonasson
WHY I PICKED IT: Recommended by my friend Tess
ELAPSED TIME: 1 week
RATING: Meh
If you enjoyed Forrest Gump, you might enjoy this story. Alan Karlsson escapes from his nursing home on his hundredth birthday... and has another adventure. The story alternates between the present-day adventure (which includes stealing a large sum of money from drug dealers and going on the run) and Alan's exciting life (which is a bit Gump-ish - Saves Franco's life in Spain, helps the USA and then Russia develop the atomic bomb, participates in the Chinese Cultural Revolution... amongst others).
The story is supposed to be funny. Unfortunately, I found it a bit tedious. Meh.
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