What are you reading?
I'm a few chapters into "The Hundred year old man who climbed out of the window and disappeared". I'd seen it on Kindle for the bargain price of 20p and then one of the teachers at school said he'd just finished it so I thought I'd give it a go.
It's quite good so far. I'll let you know how I get on.
It all starts on the one-hundredth birthday of Allan
Karlsson. Sitting quietly in his room in an old people's home, he is waiting
for the party he-never-wanted-anyway to begin. The mayor is going to be there.
The press is going to be there. But, as it turns out, Allan is not...Slowly but
surely Allan climbs out of his bedroom window, into the flowerbed (in his
slippers) and makes his getaway. And so begins his picaresque and unlikely
journey involving criminals, several murders, a suitcase full of cash, and
incompetent police. As his escapades unfold, we learn something of Allan's
earlier life in which - remarkably - he helped to make the atom bomb, became
friends with American presidents, Russian tyrants, and Chinese leaders, and was
a participant behind the scenes in many key events of the twentieth century.
Already a huge bestseller across Europe, The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed
Out of the Window and Disappeared is a fun, feel-good book for all ages.
I'm reading Clare Balding's autobiography ~ very good.
ReplyDeleteI think I really need to get myself a kindle - I might read more!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed 'the 100-year old man'. It would make a great film
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed 'the 100-year old man'. It would make a great film
ReplyDeleteMe too Liz...so far so good! Xx
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