"The prophet and the idiot” by Jonas Jonasson" - Old rum new bottle!
This book is published by Fourth Estate Ltd. in 2023 and has 304 pages.
Johan is an idiot. He grows up with his dominating brother. One day brother sells the house and leaves, leaving only one RV for him. Petra is a school teacher. She has done her calculations and she is convinced that end of the world is 11 days away. She tries to tell everyone but nobody entertains her. The two kindred spirits meet. Both are wronged and bullied since childhood. They decide to do something about it and embark on a trip.
Where will they go? Can they get the revenge before the world ends? What trip do they take? Who would they meet?
It’s a typical Jonas Jonasson novel. An extraordinary protagonist. A journey. Collecting various characters along the way. Agnes, a 75 year old tech savvy widow. Alicia, President of Condor, an island African country in Indian Ocean. Agnes, Johan, Günther, Herbert Etc. The list goes on. All sort of absurd incidents. World leaders (Yeltsin. Ban Ki Moon. Obama) playing their real life roles. Misunderstanding resulting in greater good. Humor. This novel has it all.
Although author's word play is his strength and absurd his USP, over the years all the books have same formula. It has now become repetitive and monotonous. There is no novelty, no excitement. You can easily predict how the story will go. It's same old rum in new bottle.
Why did I read this book? Author.
What I didn't like? Repetition.
What did I like? Word play.
Give it a miss.
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