Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All

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Focusing more on hotel receptionist Per Persson and shamed priest Johanna Kjellerman than the titular Hitman, Jonasson chronicles their first encounter when the priest tries to rip off Persson, and it all goes downhill from there. There’s a switch-around for Part Two, in which Hitman Anders becomes more sympathetic, and Per less so. Like the author’s previous outings, Hitman Anders was a low-effort read that rattled along at a fair pace. To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose.

Hôm vào hiệu sách có liếc tựa Việt của cuốn này, và không thích chút nào việc dịch tựa đề là: Hitman Anders và đồng bọn (hay lũ đồng bọn nhỉ? the orginal title of the book is Hitman Anders and His Friends, but I must say i like the translation title better, and i like the translation as much as i like Johansson's way of narrating everything, it is so objectively subjective, so pleasantly familiar ans surprising, so overwhelmingly simple, and so elaborately complicated. This story plot literally can be described as "A GANGSTER, A VICAR AND A RECEPTIONIST WALK INTO A BAR" and you get a funny read about an atheist female Protestant vicar, a hitman who has be released from prison and plans to keep "clean" and receptionist at a 1-star hotel (who happens to be currently homeless). On the dust-jacket of the novel, words such "outrageously zany", "many laughs", a "comic delight", and "feel-good" are applied to it. Later on, Hitman Anders, the receptionist and the priest are on the run from a group of mobsters they’ve swindled out of millions of kroner.Mischievous yet big-hearted, filled with Jonas Jonasson's trenchant humor and delightful twists, Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All is a delightful comic adventure that reminds us it's never to late to start over--and to discover what truly matters. But towards the end of the novel, Anders finally gets put away when he assaults a guy from the government – I guess that’s the line in the sand? I’d not previously read any of Jonasson’s books, but as this was on offer on Kindle I thought I’d dive in. I found myself thinking about Andrey Kurkov’s novels about how fucked up life in Ukraine is, and Ryu Murakami’s books In the Miso Soup and Audition, and wishing that Hitman Anders was on a par.

If you get the chance, even if you get a copy from the library, I do recommend The 100 Year Old Man. So after one pleasant surprise followed low expectations, I anticipated that I’d like book number three just as much. Quirky and fun, it’s very much about the characters and how they react to each other rather than the plot that lagged at times.L'idea finale che giustifica la copertina col Babbo Natale l'ho trovata carina, ma dopo quattrocento fastidiose pagine non mi ha dato comunque soddisfazione. Now he is fresh out of prison yet again, he decides to stay away from the hard stuff so he won't end up right back inside. Since I read The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared I have been a fan of Jonas Jonasson. For me, it is the weakest of Jonasson's novels so far, owing mostly to a third act that grinds the action to a halt, before rushing somewhat unexpectedly to its ending. Anders's sudden interest in religion might be good for his soul, but it's not good for business, and the vicar and the receptionist have to find a new plan, quick.

The book also contains Swedish politics which I found at times Boring and unnecessary and detracts from the storyline. Whilst a lot of the things that I loved in Jonasson's other novels were present - quirky personalities, happy coincidences and a lot of heart - the moral compass of this tale was way off. Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook). After a long career as a journalist, media consultant and television producer, Jonas Jonasson decided to start a new life. On the way they donate thousands to the needy, holding back enough for themselves and embarking on a trip where they need to avoid running into criminals who had unwittingly funded their operation.I was surprised to see it set out so boldly at the end, but this always felt like a novel which had had problems and editorial salvage attempts. The basic premise is that Hitman Anders isn’t a very focused hitman, so Per and Johanna cook up a business where they market Anders’s services and manage the requests for retribution, while Hitman Anders fulfills the requests.

Jonasson’s worlds may not contain elves, but they are still fantastical and require some suspension of disbelief; Johanna required too much and was more plot device than person. Hitman Anders has been having a problem with drugs and alcohol most of his life, making him quite violent and earning him a few prison sentences. Amusing and ironic it was still an enjoyable read, I felt that this is probably one of Jonasson’s weaker novels.This time a recently freed hitman who refuses to kill any more teams up with a homeless receptionist and an athiest priest to make their fortune only maiming people.