Title: The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared
Author: Jonas Jonasson
Genre: Fiction/Adventure/Comedy
Rating: 5 out of 5


Review:

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared is the first book written by Swedish author Jonas Jonasson. What makes this book stand out from the rest is its title—it's long, it takes up almost all the space in the book cover, and of course, it blatantly describes what this story is all about.

Jonasson's debut novel is about a centenarian named Allan Karlson who, during his birthday, climbed out the window of the retirement home he lived in and went on an epic journey that involved a drug dealer, a bagful of money, an elephant, the Manhattan Project, Einstein's dimwit half-brother, Stalin, Harry Truman, Mao Tse Tung, and other historical figures during World War II.

The Hundred-Year-OId-Man is an action-packed novel that gives a funnier light to history and tells you how Allan helped shape the world—without him even knowing it. The events are so absurd, they turn out to be funny, even if it meant killing off a character in the most far-fetched way imaginable. What I love most about this book is that you can read it without really thinking, because the book is really spontaneous, but at the same time, it gives you the chance to learn about the back story of major historical events. 

If you're looking for an easy and lighthearted read but don't want to sacrifice time and money on a book that'll make you stupid for that purpose, you will want to read The Hundred-Year-OId-Man. 

IT ALL ENDS.

The seven sequels of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter has finally commenced with the second part of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows movie. 

Warner Brothers has recently launched a five-minute tribute video of the much-loved Harry Potter series. For HP fans, this will truly bring nostalgic moments of the movie and book that have become part of our childhood. Let us journey back to where it all started and where it now comes to an end—but then again, Harry Potter will always live by in our hearts forever. <3

Got this note from Tumblr by fyeahbryanpritz.  Reblogged it here in Blogger instead. (I don't have a Tumblr account).


I do not claim ownership to the contents of this post. Additional comments are made here, though, since I am also a big Harry Potter fan.

The following are scenes in the movie that are deviated from the book. Sorry for those who haven't read HP7. You should read the book as early as now if you want to be guided throughout the movie. :)


So for Harry Potter readers who are so loyal to the book (like me), get a grip of yourselves since you will realize just how much have been changed in the movie:

So my friends introduced me this Thai movie called Crazy Little Thing Called Love (First Love), telling me how sickeningly sweet and totally relevant for everyone who has gone through the puppy-love phase during high school.

(Plus the lead guy is so handsome.)


When I finally got to watch it, I loved it so much—it was totally relatable. Everyone has experienced loving someone for the first. Like all firsts, it's a exciting, scary, and admittedly, a bit crazy.