The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man by Jonas JonassonMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I don’t think this was ever going to live up to the absolutely beautiful first novel in the series, but I was still slightly disappointed by the direction it did take. The comedy was a little less nuanced and funny, the characters were a little less interesting and the overarching plot was not really engaging. It seemed to change directions ever so quickly and often have little point.
Some redeeming bits exist, but they are few and far in between. My eyes were glazing over towards the end, there was no satisfaction to the way it concluded and some of it felt completely random.
It’s perfectly readable, maybe for an afternoon of pleasant if slightly mundane fiction. Beyond that, there is little I can say to recommend it to someone. It’s a book you can use to maybe pass the time, but if you’ve anything better then I can’t help but suggest you go for that.
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