The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared

First it was funny, then it was tedious, then it was just annoying. The name dropping, the fact that one person could have such an influence on world politics. Very farcical. I think what bugged me the most was when they convinced the police officer to join them. Everything was just too smooth, too......more

I don’t think I’ve ever read a book where the title so sums up what the book is all about. The story is set in Sweden and is about the life and adventures of our hero Allan Karlsson who on his hundredth birthday climbed out the window of his old people’s home and disappeared. He then sets out on a j......more

"I bear a charmed life." -William Shakespeare. Oh, what a fun read this was! A real delight. My wife was the first to devour it on a recent holiday and while doing so she chortled, chuckled and cackled with such gusto that I imagined someone had let a hyena and a kookaburra loose in our hotel room! "......more

If I could have read this book at school instead of dull text books 'O'level history would have been brought to life. I enjoyed the way historical figures and events were tied in with Allan's remarkable life story, I enjoyed the characters, the daftness of it all and of course what's not to love abo......more

A pretty neat comedy about a 100 year old man 'escaping' from an old people's home and getting involved in an outlandish and funny adventure; an adventure in which his incredible past is also revealed. Another sterling effort from Scandinavia! 8 out of 12. 2013 read......more