As someone who has spent a great deal of time with centenarians, I knew I had to read this book. If you've ever spent time in a nursing home, the idea of a hundred year-old man escaping by climbing out the window doesn't seem far-fetched at all. Jonasson's sense of humor is fantastic; his imagination is awesome. Personally, however, I found the novel to be a little too politically-focused for my liking.