Tag: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

by M. Bijman April 26, 2020

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Funny, witty, amusing books for light relief

To alleviate the “morbs” that might have descended on you from reading those books with pandemic and epidemics as themes,Continue Reading

by M. Bijman November 5, 2018

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This book needs no review – The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-old Man, by Jonas Jonasson

I have never written an easier review of a novel, than this one. Why? Because it does not need reviewingContinue Reading

by M. Bijman April 7, 2014

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A querulous knight on a quest – The 100-Year-Old Man…, by Jonas Jonasson

This book’s wordy title, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared (“The 100-Year-old-Man” for short) is partContinue Reading

by M. Bijman April 6, 2014

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Easily digestible lessons for modern life – The 100-Year-Old Man and Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk

New spins on old fables The past few years have seen an increase in films and novels that rework andContinue Reading

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