Why read The Prophet and the Idiot?

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The brand-new, hilarious, feel-good adventure from the internationally bestselling author of The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared

Sweden, late summer of 2011. Self-taught astrophysicist Petra has calculated that the atmosphere will collapse on the 21st of September that year, around 21.20 to be more…

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2 authors picked The Prophet and the Idiot as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Lois Winston

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When it comes to absurdist humor, no one does it better than Jonas Jonasson. If you need a few hours of escape from the world, where you'll laugh through every turn of the page, this book will do it for you.

From Lois' 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Will Granger

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I have read several books by Jonas Jonasson now, and he is becoming one of my very favorite authors. This story was very funny and a bit ridiculous, in a good way. Outrageous, eccentric characters in a plot that moves around the world. You can't help keep from rooting for the characters to succeed.
It is not just silly; it also a satire of people in leadership positions in government. To me, this gives this book some depth, but it never stops being funny.

From Will's 3 favorite reads in 2024.