Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All
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From the author of the international bestseller The 100-Year-Old-Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, a brilliant satirical novel set in modern Sweden—a story of idealism and fanaticism, gangsters and entrepreneurs, sensationalism and spirituality, that explores the values that matter in contemporary life.
In a former brothel turned low-rent hotel, the lives of three unusual strangers—a former female priest, recently fired from her church; the ruined grandson of an ex-millionaire working as a receptionist; and Killer-Anders, a murderer newly released from prison—accidently collide with darkly hilarious results.
Seeing a lucrative opportunity in Killer-Anders, the unlikely trio form an unusual new business. The Priest and The Receptionist will handle strategy and public relations, and coordinate Killer-Anders’ “missions.” Using the media’s obsessive need for sensational, headline-making stories to advertise their talent’s superb “skill,” they quickly build a clientele of rich Swedish gangsters. Suddenly, they’re making an altogether different kind of killing of their own.
But when Killer-Anders begins asking deeper questions about purpose and meaning, his curiosity leads him to an unexpected discovery: he finds Jesus. Desperate to save the money machine they’ve built, The Priest and The Receptionist devise an audacious plan utilizing Killer-Anders’ newfound and decidedly fervent faith.
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.
Jonas Jonasson
Jonas Jonasson was a journalist for the Expressen newspaper for many years. He became a media consultant and later on set up a company producing sports and events for Swedish television. He sold his company and moved abroad to work on his first novel. Jonasson now lives on the Swedish island Gotland in the Baltic Sea.
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Reviews for Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Another great story from Jonas Jonasson!I loved The Hundred Year Old Man and Girl Who Saved the King.This is an even better novel if that's possible!very highly recommended.I was given digital copy of this book by the publisher Harper Collins/Fourth Estate via Netgalley in return for an honest unbiased review.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I just love Jonas Jonassons books. They are just laugh out loud funny. The plot goes from one absurd action to another but yet somehow they all seem to make sense. It's a fun read, as are all his books, and worth it.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Can't say I hated it, but didn't like it too much either. The story seemed to move nowhere at all, there was no sense of danger or accomplishment at any moment. It was just a series of events strung together by luck or plot device.
But the trademark Swedish humor is still there. It was a brief, brisk read, but don't expect much from it. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I really enjoyed his first two books but this one was something of a disappointment. It wasn't that it was a bad idea for a story, but it was a bit too cartoony and the humour was a bit too forced.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Definitely less engaging than his first two books.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is totally silly fluff, and that's all it aspires to be, and that's all it needs to be, and that's exactly what I wanted out of it. It has Jonasson's typical ridiculous humor with characters who bumble in and out of ridiculous situations, often aided by unbelievable coincidences. A fallen priest and a hotel receptionist take advantage of an alcoholic hitman to earn a nefarious fortune, and hilarity ensues.