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Ich bereue es wirklich, dieses konfuse, holprige, ethisch und moralisch durchaus kontrovers zu sehende Machwerk wirklich bis zum Schluss gelesen zu haben.... Things take a turn after the planned revenge when they inadvertantly make their target a potential billionaire. With the Maasai witch doctor Ole joining the trio things go crazy. After reading and loving 'The One Hundred Year Old Man who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared', I was thrilled to get approved for Jonasson's latest offering.
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Furthermore,having very recently read the second book of the 100 years old man, the introduction of Maasai, Kenya etc didn't have the effect it would had if I haven't read said book. On the other hand, I liked the inspiration of the author to connect his story with the history of art,painting, art auctions, Irma Stern and so on. Una dulce venganza es una comedia de enredos, coincidencias y situaciones absurdas. Nos narran historias de varios personajes hasta el punto en que se van entremezclando. Todo parte con Victor, un racista, xenófobo y homófobo y todo lo que se les pueda ocurrir que estafa a dos personas y el cómo estas se unen para conseguir una venganza.
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It is certainly a comedy (loosely speaking) of errors from start to finish. Featuring the most (literally as there is FAR too many of them) eccentric and outrageous cast of characters -who I’m sorry, some opinions were utterly abhorrent, making it extremely hard to invest in them (Tw/ mild racism and homophobia) which even if this was their ‘personality’ or the writers intention, was nevertheless extremely uncomfortable to read. I thought this book was uproariously funny and enjoyed its laugh-out-loud moments. However, it was longer than it needed to be. An added bonus was learning about some leading artists that were unknown to me. The comedy connects some diverse characters in a surprising way. The story is set mainly in Sweden. As he's done in his previous novels, Jonas Jonasson acts as a travel guide through time, drops in a few lessons on colonialism and art history, and pokes fun at capitalism and the art world, supplying plenty of laughs along the way.
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Me gustó la forma en que estaba estructurada la historia, el como partía contando la vida de distintas personas hasta el punto actual, luego pasaba a otra y a otra, una vez que tenía a los personajes los iba conectando poco a poco. Fue interesante y también una manera dinámica de no volver la historia lenta o tediosa. Overall, this was an entertaining read despite its issues, and my disappointment in it might have stemmed more from my high expectations than anything else. A comedy of errors that missed the mark for me, but still good enough to pass a few hours. Otro punto interesante es el relacionado al arte. Al final, era el eje central de la historia y todos los personajes terminaron relacionados en mayor o menor medida al arte, en especial a la obra de Irma Stern. Me gustó el contraste entre lo que Victor consideraba arte y lo que después Jenny y los demás van mostrando, y el cómo la historia personal de la misma Irma se mezcló con la de los protagonistaa volviéndola casi un personaje más. As he’s done in his previous novels, Jonas Jonasson acts as a travel guide through time, drops in a few lessons on colonialism and art history, and pokes fun at capitalism and the artworld, with plenty of laughs along the way.
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It took me a while to get into and get a feel for the characters, but I just didn't see it as wholly original and I had hopes that this author would be much more creative than he was with this book. Los personajes son tan caricaturizados como la prosa del autor, ninguno se acerca ni un poco a la realidad, pero el mismo libro y tono de este lo justifica. Como dije antes, no tengo problema con esto, salvo por el detalle de que tampoco me importaron mucho. Es el tipo de historia en la que esperaría encontrar al menos un personaje entrañable o que me hiciera reír, pero no. Quizá el que más se acercaba era Hugo por ser casi un mercenario, pero bastante dulce en el fondo. Nuestros protagonistas principales, Jenny y Kevin, la verdad es que me fueron bastante indiferentes y ni siquiera Ole con su curiosa personalidad logró importarme mucho. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Then he added man. Maybe he wouldn’t have if he’d known what was coming. Anyway, Adam and Eve messed up, God became furious and launched Project Fall of Man. In doing so he also created revenge as a concept. I love Jonas Jonasson’s books, and The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared remains one of my all-time favourite books. When I heard we were getting a new Jonasson book, I was beyond excited and more than ready for another wild ride filled with his trademark witty humour, sharp social commentary and surreal situations. Unfortunately, Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd didn’t quite deliver for me.
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Jonassoni tegelastegalerii ei ole kunagi kahvatu, nii ka seekord - rahvusromantikust kunstikaupmees, kes elu keerdkäikudes "saab" endale tumedanahalise poja, kelle ta ühel hetkel Aafrikasse lõvidele söödaks läkitab ja kes seepeale taevast sadanud pojana lapsendatakse ühe kohaliku ravitsejamehe poolt. Viimane reisib peagi Rootsi, otsima oma jumalast saadetud poega, kes sooritab kõik masai sõdalase katsumused, väljaarvatud see viimane ümberlõikamise teema, ja kui ravitsejamees külma talvesse saabub, siis alles hakkab juhtuma. Ja siis on veel kunstikaupmehe naine, kellest saab õige ruttu endine abikaasa ja siis üsna varsti hoopis selle sama kunstikaupmehe poja naine... Läks juba segamini? Pole viga, raamatut lugedes on kõik selge ja loogiline, kiirkokkuvõttena kõlab veidi ulmelisena jah. Olgem ausad, ega Oidipuse lugu ju ka kuigi loogiline ole. Book Genre: Adult, Africa, Art, Contemporary, Crime, Cultural, European Literature, Fiction, Humor, Mystery, Scandinavian Literature, Swedish LiteratureI laughed out loud for much of this book. The escapades of Maasai medicine man Ole were hysterical. You just had to dislike Victor, what a despicable person. Every character in the story had a place and a purpose to the plot. As Agneta and Kevin seek revenge against a gallery owner who has wronged them, this funny and philosophical novel takes off on a madcap journey that spans five continents and whirls around a colourful cast of characters, including a goat called Molly and the Pope. The characters in here are quite engaging, but deeply flawed (as real people are) and the story moves along at a decent pace. This is very much in the style of the 100 Year Old Man... so if you liked that, you'll probably like this too, although there's none of the 'travelling through the years' element from those books.