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The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man: A Novel (original 2018; edition 2019)

by Jonas Jonasson (Author), Rachel Willson-Broyles (Author)

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Another fun read about a 100+ year old man. He gets around and his travels with his companions are amazing. There are many plot threads weaved together and they work well. If you liked the first book you will like this one. ( )
  Neale | Aug 11, 2020 |
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In a word; hysterical! Having read the first Hundred Year Old Man book which was funny in its own right, this story goes far beyond. For those familiar, when we first meet Alan, he escapes from a nursing home in Sweden and in the process stumbles across a suitcase with millions. In this story, Alan bonds with Julius, an asparagus importer/exporter and together they fumble their way around the world. Similar to the first book, Jonasson bends genre with a quasi-Monty Python approach. As a result, many of the chapters are outlandish. Better yet, nothing is held back when it comes to bashing world leaders, Trump included. If you enjoy laughing out loud, plots that twist and turn in the most outrageous manner, you'll enjoy the antics of Alan and Julius in this story. Highly recommended! ( )
  Jonathan5 | Feb 20, 2023 |
Het lijkt ietwat onvermijdelijk dat ook bij boeken, net als bij films, een bestseller automatisch tot gevolg heeft dat er een vervolg moet komen. Nu was het eerste boek over de 100-jarige ook erg leuk, maar of dat een vervolg rechtvaardigt, is de vraag.

In een interview gaaf Jonasson aan dat Allan in zijn hoofd kwam. Dat de tijd om Allan vroeg. Dat het boek dat hij aan het schrijven was niet liep zoals het moest lopen, kortom, er moest iets anders gebeuren. Roerige tijden, wie beter om commentaar te leveren dan Allan Karlson?

We beginnen dus met Allan in Indonesië, waar hij zijn kapitaal er doorheen jaagt, geniet van zijn ouwe dag. Maar zoals je kunt verwachten, niets gaat zoals gepland, dus op een dag zit hij met zijn maat Julius in een luchtballon die in de Indische Oceaan neerstort. Ze worden gered door een toevallig passerende tanker uit Noord-Korea, het begin van een reeks avonturen, zoals hem in het eerste boek ook al overkwam.

Groot verschil met het eerste boek is dat dit verhaal over een enkel jaar gaat, terwijl het eerste boek juist zo goed was vanwege de afwisseling tussen het avontuur in het nu, met tussendoor de gebeurtenissen uit het verleden, de eerste 99 jaar. In dit boek ontbreekt die afwisseling, waardoor het boek nog sneller lijkt te gaan dan het eerste deel. Dit kun je als aanbeveling zien, maar ook als kritiek. Want waar ik in het eerste deel zonder problemen meeging langs Franco, Truman, Stalin en Churchill, kostte het me nu moeite om te accepteren dat Allan binnen een dag in Washington al op de golfbaan stond met Trump. Dat de willekeurige voorbijganger iets verder in het verhaal een Duitse diplomaat was, waardoor hij later in het boek rechtstreeks contact krijgt met Merkel.

Kortom, de geloofwaardigheid die in het eerste boek niet zo relevant was, is storend in het tweede boek. En dan kan de schrijver in een interview wel zeggen dat ‘Allan schreeuwde om een terugkeer’, het lijkt er meer op dat de uitgever schreeuwde om een vervolg, een nieuwe bestseller. Maakt het dat een slecht boek? Nee, maar zeker ook geen goed boek. Het is er, de echte fans zullen niet teleurgesteld raken, de lezer die kritisch las, is na het eerste boek waarschijnlijk al afgehaakt.

Citaat: “Hij werd afgezet en naar het vasteland gestuurd. Een paar jaar later stierf hij straatarm en verloederd in een herberg ergens in Zwitserland. Hij was begonnen als koning, was gedegradeerd tot graaf, leefde een paar jaar als kolonel Gustafsson en eindigde als alcoholist. Niet bepaald een carrière als een komeet.” (p.244/268) ( )
  privaterevolution | Nov 4, 2022 |
Sorry, Allan, for this low rating ( )
  Sholee | Sep 9, 2021 |
Unfortunately not as good as the first book. Allan is living large in Bali, but running out of money when during his 101st birthday party, his hot air balloon ride does awry, setting him and his buddy on more adventures. Along the way, he meets up with the Supreme Leader of North Korea, President Trump, and the Swedish head of the U.N.'s Security Council about fissionable nuclear material. Pretty funny at times, Allan has amazing chutzpah and charm; however, the book loses its way as they settle back in Sweden and it becomes more of a domestic trollop until they return to Africa, where things "heat up" again. The political stuff was clever, especially Angela Merkel and the BND. 2.5 stars. ( )
  skipstern | Jul 11, 2021 |
Seemed to ramble and I had difficulty following - interesting characters but some of the situations really seemed like a stretch too far. Not a favorite, but now I move on... ( )
  ChetBowers | Mar 10, 2021 |
Amazing, for the illustrations and diagrams alone you have to buy this book. ( )
  FurbyKirby | Jan 5, 2021 |
Was mijn eerste boek van Jonasson en ik had vrij snel een déjà-vu met Vonnegut. Een soort gelaten sarcasme om alle goeds maar ook al het slechte gewoon te laten passeren met de typische uitdrukking van zo is het nu eenmaal ...
De humor is niet echt om te schaterlachen maar eerder omwille van de absurditeit hoe Jonasson de actuele politieke realiteit laat volgen/samenvallen op de alledaagse perikelen van zijn hoofdpersonage. ( )
  mdecroos | Dec 22, 2020 |
Not near as much humor as first book. Although the good thing was that it didn’t jump from past to present, it still jumped between different places and people. Again tied up all events by end. Most of book about where uranium was thought to be. Allan was good at talking his way out of situations but there wasn’t the ridiculous events except for them leaving Bali in the balloon, getting picked up by ship and ending in North Korea. After meeting with Trump and UN German people it was just more predictable with complaining. ( )
  kshydog | Dec 13, 2020 |
Skemmtileg saga, nær þó ekki sömu hæðum og fyrirrennarinn, "Gamlinginn sem skreið út um gluggann og hvarf" ( )
  Glumsson | Nov 25, 2020 |
Another fun read about a 100+ year old man. He gets around and his travels with his companions are amazing. There are many plot threads weaved together and they work well. If you liked the first book you will like this one. ( )
  Neale | Aug 11, 2020 |
Allan Karlsson has reached his 101st birthday and is one again tangled up in world events. I liked this one better than the first book in the series -- the plot was tighter and I often laughed out loud. A fun read. ( )
  LynnB | May 31, 2020 |
Objectively this is probably a 4 or 4.5 star read as it's aimed for middle grade. I really wanted to enjoy it but the first have is full of names and information that is given to fast for my ADHD brain to keep up with.
It's written well enough, it's just a personal thing.
This book made fun, in an entirely accurate way, of a couple of current world leaders and I enjoyed it immensely.
I liked the second half better, mostly because I could keep track of the characters better by then.
Anyone who likes history, politics or current affairs word enjoy it a lot more than I did. ( )
  TheWordReaper | May 27, 2020 |
"Karlsson wasn't to blame for anything. He just seemed to have a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. For 101 years in a row." (Page 425).

This was so much zany fun I'm going to have to look for more by this author. Including the first book in this series, although you don't have to read the first book for this one to make sense. And I want another book in this series!




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  Jennifer708 | Mar 21, 2020 |
"Karlsson wasn't to blame for anything. He just seemed to have a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. For 101 years in a row." (Page 425).

This was so much zany fun I'm going to have to look for more by this author. Including the first book in this series, although you don't have to read the first book for this one to make sense. And I want another book in this series!




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  Jennifer708 | Mar 21, 2020 |
Book on CD performed by Peter Kenny.
3.5***

From the book jacket: It all begins with a hot-air balloon trip and three bottles of champagne. Allan and Julius are ready for some spectacular views, but they’re not expecting to land in the sea and be rescued by a North Korean ship, and they could never have imagined that the captain of the ship would be harboring a suitcase full of contraband uranium, on a nuclear weapons mission for Kim Jong-un….

My reactions
The scenarios are every bit as ridiculous, outlandish, and unbelievable as in the first book, but I just love the way Allan just “goes with the flow.” Nothing really upsets him; he keeps his wits about him and manages to cleverly work his way out of a number of dicey situations. Along the way there are encounters with a number of world leaders, including Donald Trump and Angela Merkel (among others).

It’s a fast, fun, romp of a novel that had me giggling in places.

Peter Kenny does a fine job performing the audiobook. I really love the way he interprets Allan, but his Kim Jong-un is almost unintelligible, and his Donald Trump is not even close to begin accurate. ( )
  BookConcierge | Dec 6, 2019 |
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
I have loved every book I read by Jonas Jonasson and The Accidental Further Adventures of the 100 Year-Old Man is no exception. All of Jonasson's books have the same formula, humorous events happening accidentally that somehow end up okay for the good of the world. It's like being on a roller coaster except with laughter. You just finish laughing and then take a little pause on the way up only to start laughing again. Anyway this book involves uranium, North Korea, Russia, Trump, Angela Merkel and travel to 5 continents. Oh and the 100 Year Old Man gets an iPad. Take a break from life and read this book while the rag tag group bumbles along from one thing to the next! ( )
  kayanelson | Nov 12, 2019 |
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
I was supposed to have gotten a free ARC of this book, but it never arrived. I was so excited to read it, I went ahead and bought a copy when I knew something must have happened to the free copy. I LOVED the first book in this series. I'm not sure how you can read the book and not fall in love with Allan, the 100-year-old man.

In this book, he is now turning 101 and is just as lovable. The story doesn't go back so far in his life since we learned about that in the first book. But he is just as good at being in the wrong place at the right time, or maybe the right place at the wrong time? Anyway, in this book he ends up in North Korea with contraband uranium. He needs to find a way out of this pickle. In standard Allan fashion, he gets out of one situation just to end up in another. ( )
  Lisa5127 | Aug 22, 2019 |
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
Allan Karlsson is back, with his asparagus growing friend Julius! And as Allan celebrates his 101st birthday, a new set of adventures begins! From Bali, to North Korea, to the United States to Africa!
Dealing with Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump! Conspiring with Angela Merkel! Dabbling in uranium, coffin making, and asparagus! Just an all-over-the-word adventure for the hundred and one-year-old-man!

Lots of political satire in this, most pointed at Kim and Donald, deservedly so. Like this, “The point was to set American against American. A divided country was a weakened country, after all.” Also, a lot of satire on regular old comings and goings around the world, in the news, as read on Allan's black tablet. Sort of in the vein of "Catch-22", with a little old Mark Twain thrown in! Lots of laughs, even when I should have been cringing because it was true! Overall, an enjoyable sequel! ( )
1 vote Stahl-Ricco | Jul 29, 2019 |
Allan's at it again. This time uranium and asparagus are heavily involved. I found this sequel slightly less funny than the first novel, but I still loved every second of it. ( )
  a1stitcher | Jun 22, 2019 |
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This sequel is just not as delightful as the first book was. Allan and his friend Julius take off accidentally in a hot air balloon and eventually land in the sea. They are picked up by a North Korean ship, and through a unusual chain of events, they later acquire a suitcase with stolen uranium. From then on, it’s a cat and mouse chase of following, losing, and regaining that uranium and more. Needless to say, they meet world leaders and other strange people along the way. Complicated and convoluted, of course, but still humorous and entertaining. Similar in writing and style, it’s just not nearly as good as the first one was. ( )
1 vote Maydacat | May 31, 2019 |
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In The 100-Year-Old-Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, Jonas Jonasson, gave us Allan Karlsson, a man who seems, Forrest Gump-like, to be present at most major historical events. Allan finds himself in a lot more sticky situations though, but continually gets out of them through sheer luck and his own lack of a filter when talking to world leaders. He relates the story of his adventures as he bumbles through yet another misadventure as he turns 100 years old. The humor in this first book is wry and subtle, and it was a real pleasure to read.

The next installment of Allan's life, as he turns 101, is a bit less enjoyable. I can imagine that the humor from the first book would be hard to sustain, especially as we must largely confine ourselves to Allan's present circumstances, as Allan encounters Donald Trump, Kim Jong-Un, and Angela Merkel, among others officials. Unfortunately, although Allan himself seems little changed, his companions now seem to find him more annoying than anything else, and that rubbed me the wrong way. When did he suddenly become a troublesome old man? Maybe it was just the little black tablet that he insists on consulting all the time...

Still, for all that this installment wasn't quite as good as the first one, it's very enjoyable, if for no other reason that Allan's continued lack of filter as he deals with current world leaders. ( )
1 vote mzonderm | Apr 9, 2019 |
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The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson (translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles) is the second novel featuring Allan Karlsson, a reluctant anti-hero going through life, involving himself and influencing world matters. This is a follow up to Mr. Jonasson’s best seller The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared.

Allan Karlsson is celebrating his 101st birthday with a hot air balloon trip his friend Julius has arranged for him, eventually they get lost a sea and get involved in a plot to smuggle uranium into North Korea.

As many of the world’s leaders are obsessed with either getting nukes, or keeping nukes out of the hands of others, Allan and Julius become persons which can shape events. Hobnobbing with President Trump, Kim Jun-Un, Putin and Angela Merkel, the two put their accidental stamp on world events.

I have enjoyed the first book, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared tremendously so when I was offered to read the second part I, of course, jumped on the chance. In the follow up novel The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man by Jonas Jonasson (translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles), the author brings back Allan along with some friends to accidentally help shape up events which touch us all.

This book was enjoyable, but I still enjoyed the first one much better. This novel did not enjoy the hindsight an analysis which could only be found when one looks at history with knowledge of its future (our present). Since this book takes place in current times, it lacks this feature which, to me, was a valuable aspect of the former.

Mr. Jonasson is writing of a world where comedy is just a step away from a tragedy, sadly he is taking his story from the current headlines. A cynical person like myself is not surprised, reading the news and analysis of both right and left talking heads, I do see the improbable as probable and understand Mr. Jonasson was writing of the current reality, since if it was fictional, no one would believe it.

Allan meets many actors of the world’s stage, as much as our world is hyped, the author takes the believability factor a notch higher, but one still wants to know how Allan will get out of the jam. Much like Marvel Comics’ Domino – Allan has a superpower of “luck”.

The book is funny, but because we are living the comedy, I found it much darker. The author tells of things how he sees them, he does not bother with political correctness (it is clear he does not like the world leaders he writes about, even though President Trump and Kim Jun-Un get the brunt of his ire) or any sort of balance. Unfortunately, the world moves so fast that this book will become outdated soon enough… so I’m looking forward to #3. ( )
  ZoharLaor | Feb 4, 2019 |
The hundred-year-old man is now hundred-and-one, but still able to get involved with any and all high level politicians, and influence history and what happens to 404 kilos of enriched uranium. This is very funny now, but probably has a shorter half-life than Jonasson's other books as it plays on recent world events. ( )
  MarthaJeanne | Aug 26, 2018 |
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