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That was a fun ride through South Africa, Sweden and some places in between😂 I think the king might have been my favourite character.
Lots of laugh-out-loud moments and wise comments on life, culture and international cooperation.
And with this, 12/12 I proudly finished the #foodandlit challenge for 2023 with Sweden 🇸🇪 🥳
@Catsandbooks @Texreader

5⭐️ My favorite book of the year, thus far, and dare I say a favorite of all time? The complexity of this caper and the brilliance of this author is stunning. It‘s laugh out loud funny with a good dose of recent world history mixed in. Thoroughly enjoyable. A must read, in my humble opinion. #Sweden

Vtipná a velice čtivá kniha.Vypráví příběh černošské dívky Nombeko Mayeki, která se v roce 1961 narodila v Sowetu, chudinském předměstí Johannesburgu. Přestože neumí číst, velmi dobře rozumí matematice. Postupně se dopracuje na pozici, ve které navrhuje jaderné hlavice, a odstěhuje se do Švédska.

Such a fun comfort read. Had a very similar feel to The 100-year-old man ..,

I liked this one better than Hundred Year Old Man. The book is full of eccentric characters. And I'm a fan of Nombeko now. It is full of absurd adventures. Really interesting book.

Got them today. #thegirlwhosavedthekingofsweden #bhujangaiyyantedasavatharangal

Another light and very amusing story from the pen of Jonas Jonasson. Very quirky. I do enjoy his books.
#Saved #SpringIntoReading

Have you got a favourite Jonas Jonasson book? Mine is The Girl who Saved the King of Sweden 🙂

This was just the book I needed right now. I‘m soooo nervous about my new job tomorrow, even though I‘m excited I‘ve just spent today going through the employee handbook and imagining all the ways I could mess it up 😫

This book was lighthearted and escapist but still something I could get my teeth into, the plot was so warm and surprising. Jonas Jonasson is like my fave to read when I‘m anxious, AND it‘s prep for my Swedish adventure!

Only Swedish book I had hanging around so I bumped this one up the tbr to help me get hyped for my weekend there next month!

Some evening reading in the company of Delilah Bard. 😻

#amreading #currentlyreading #catsoftwitter

Apparently Spring is arriving early this year... 🌷😍 #anemoneblanda #springiscoming #flowers #cantwait

On sale for $2.99

https://www.amazon.com.au/Girl-Who-Saved-King-Sweden-ebook/dp/B00GFD6X2A?_bbid=1...

Quirky,reminds me of Two caravans style of writing

Jonas Jonasson hat das Talent absurde Figuren zu erschaffen, diese in eine humorvolle Story zu verpacken und mich damit zum Schmunzeln zu bringen.

Ich liebe seine kuriosen Figuren, die er bis ins letzte Durchdenkt. Das Buch ist witzig, super absurd und absolut liebevoll geschrieben. Jedoch hätte ich mir gewünscht, dass er in der 2.Hälfte das Tempo ein wenig anziehen würde.

The novel opens on a young girl in South Africa, named Nombeko. Her life is full of challenges. She is an optimist, and a survivor. We follow her from South Africa to Sweden. She meets three Chinese girls who do not speak her language, the president of the People's Republic of China, twin brothers named Holler I&II, a farming countess, an angry woman, the king of Sweden, and the prime minister of Sweden. The book is a comedy of circumstances.

#MountTBR

Just finished this amazing journey. Entertaining till the last page. I found it even better than the Hundred year-old man, because you can see the authors growth between these two books. Definitely a pick for me
3.7/5⭐

Have to show my new reading tool, my new 🤓. My diopter grew a bit unfortunately, but it gave me a chance to buy new glasses 😍

After Disgrace, I really needed something easy to cheer me up. I think this will do just fine. What do you think?🤓

Just finished this quirky book. My first #listypartyofone read today! It's light and charming although a bit long in places. Still it's easy enough to stick with it until the end. Not great literature but it has some good things to say in an entertaining way. So it's a pick for me. 😊

This was a patchy book, there were parts where it was very enjoyable and other parts where it dragged. Certainly the weakest of the three I have read by this author but overall not sorry I read it. It still had the quirkiness of the other two books, and like with the Hundred Year Old Man it portrayed world events well against the backdrop of the story. I will continue to read books by this author.

'Nothing is permanent in this wicked world – not even our troubles.' Some interesting quotes in this book.

Not saying this is the best ever opening sentence but it certainly is different and sparks your interest and makes you ask the question 'where is this going ?' #firstsentence

A thought provoking quote.

'The more I see of men, the more I like my dog.'

  Madame de Staël

President Carter was directly responsible for 32,000 nuclear missiles that pointed in a number of directions. Brezhnev in Moscow was in a similar situation. The world did not need another six weapons of the same magnitude. Someone was going to get a talking-to!

This is the #stack that I am likely to read during the readathon, already started all of them and wanting to progress all of these 4 books and hope to finish at least one of them during the readathon. Two of these are Group Reads or buddy reads, one an audiobook and the fourth I am reading for a challenge to visit African countries. @DeweysReadathon @jpmcwisemorgan @Sarah83 @Bluebird
#30DaysOfReadathon

Started another Jonas Jonasson book, the first book is still my favourite one : The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared. Was surprised given the title of this one to find it starting out in South Africa.

The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits

A good book with a really interesting and different plot and really diverse characters! Set across South Africa and Sweden, the story gradually builds up to unveiling how it links to its title. I found the storyline predictable in places and the action seemed to stagnate in places - although this could've been to match the character's feelings. However, this is a book you feel committed to finishing!

I'm sure my hardworking German and Swedish ancestors are rolling in their graves knowing that I took a 'mental health' day from work today. But boy, I needed today to recharge.

The newest addition to my bookshelf, can't wait to dive in!

It's hard to write a review on this one. It was especially funny at the beginning. Then it became so fantastical that I started to grit my teeth. Then I started reading another book that I enjoyed more. I finished this one, but ....

Took my book, drove an hour to the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, and sat for hours at the edge of Lake Willoughby. It's a glacial lake and I always feel like I've transported myself to Norway. The mountains are tall and the water is very deep and cold. Just me, my book, and a guy fishing.

Good Lord, this is an unexpected delight. Yesterday while waiting for Baby Driver to begin, I found myself beaming and chuckling as I read the few 30 pages. (Yes, I got there super early.) And beaming and chuckling, by the way, is not my natural state.

So this is my first official post on Litsy! Looking forward to using this app 😄

Took me whole morning to decide what to read next, and finally chose The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson.

I read Hitman Andes and the Meaning of It All and watched the movie based on the book The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (I just love crazy long titles of his books) and I liked both, so I'm sure I am going to like this one as well. 😊

Did you guys read some of Jonasson's books?

My Monday morning errand started my week on a high note with this #bookhaul in exchange for One book (book bartering at BEST, mesays!! ;)) check out the Barteli app and if it works for your city, you're in for a bookish treat!

Bislang sehr witzig☺ Gewohnt humorig.

This book is light and funny. The characters are delightfully ridiculous and the bits of history in the plot are always interesting. A great book to clear your mind and your mood.

Lovely view from my reading spot on the terrace.

Boyfriend and I's first books of 2017. Happy New Year.

„In Südafrika trug es sich zu, dass ein Mann, der einst als Terrorist verurteilt worden war, nach siebenundzwanzig Jahren freikam, den Friedensnobelpreis erhielt und zum Präsidenten des Landes gewählt wurde. Auf Sjölida geschah zu ungefähr derselben Zeit umso weniger“ (S.309)