Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd.: The latest hilarious feel-good fiction from the internationally bestselling Jonas Jonasson and the most fun you’ll have in 2021

Another great book from Jonas Jonasson

I haven’t read any of Jonas Jonasson’s novels before so wasn’t sure what to expect from this story – maybe some sort of comic crime caper, judging by the cover and blurb?While this technically is what I got, the book is more reminiscent of a stage farce, with characters popping on and off from the wings, conveniently missing each other by minutes and constantly mucking up each other’s plans, more by accident than design.The tone of the book is one of dry, sarcastic humour – which I would normally love – but the narrative voice is strangely detached and, when combined with a cast of either extremely or somewhat unlikable characters, this makes it hard to really immerse yourself in the story and get invested in the outcome.There is lots of loving discussion about art, artists and the valuation of art works which I found very interesting but between that and the detailed character (and there are LOTS of characters!) backstories, the pace of the story is rather slow, long-winded and meandering.Despite this, it’s still quite a fun bit of escapism and I do love the idea of a revenge bureau, even if this book shows it doesn’t quite work, even on paper!

Another great read from the author and very funny.

I devoured his first book and enjoyed every page. For me, while reading this book, I found myself speed reading the page to find something to move the story on. I gave the story 3 stars only because of the effort it must have taken to write the book.

Very clever plot with twists and turns that make you smile. I also enjoyed the unusual group that forms through the story-telling and the fate of unintended consequences. An enjoyable read

I love Jonasson's work, because I love quirky and ridiculous, and this has a fine dollop of both in equal measure. His writing is beautiful and it is laugh out loud funny, while also having some really clever plot twists.Newcomer's to this author need to have the capacity simply to go with it. If you are able to do this, you will simply adore his work. I have read all but one of his books (that has just been remedied, I have just ordered the one I haven't read).Our world has been a dark and serious place for a while now. The ability to spend an afternoon in my shed losing myself in another much nicer world has been just what I needed. Total escapism at its best. Jonasson is now officially on my 'fantasy dinner party list' his creative mind is pure genius.

Jonas Jonasson has created a new sensation that rivals ‘The Hundred Year Old Man’ novels.Hopefully there will be a sequel.

Bought for my husband at his request. He enjoyed this story.

This was our book club's January book. It took about 50 pages for me to get into it... characters and settings were multiple. Laughed out loud many times. Dark humor... kind of like Fargo.

I thought this book was uproariously funny and enjoyed its laugh-out-loud moments. However, it was longer than it needed to be. An added bonus was learning about some leading artists that were unknown to me. The comedy connects some diverse characters in a surprising way. The story is set mainly in Sweden. The despicable, vile Victor owns an art gallery that should have belonged to his mild, younger wife, Jenny. He ignored her except when tricking her out of her inheritance and then promptly divorced her. Like Hitler, Victor abhorred modern art from the time of the Impressionists and only concentrated on realistic paintings in his gallery. His ultra-conservative right-wing views on art, race, politics, etc., align with those of Hitler. He left his only son, Kevin, in the wilds of Africa to be eaten by lions. Later, Jenny and Kevin meet by chance in Stockholm. Their mutual hatred of Victor leads to a romance and a goal of revenge. There is Hugo, who had a successful career in advertising. He left this position to establish a less competent Revenge business. Joining them is a Maasai medicine man who comes to Sweden knowing nothing about the outside world or of modern conveniences banned in his settlement. He arrives in Stockholm in the winter clad in his traditional garb and carrying tribal weapons. Misunderstandings led him into all sorts of trouble and amusing situations. Paintings by the deceased artist, Irma Stern, play a significant role in this revenge plot. I did not expect that I would not only be entertained but that this book would inform me. I had not known that Irma Stern was an actual painter of now valuable works of art. Thanks to Google, I was able to view her paintings on the internet. I was also introduced to artists whose work was destroyed mainly by Hitler's contempt towards Impressionism but was able to view a few paintings that remained. Getting even with Victor includes a goat, bags of flour, and sex toys left in his home, plus the appearance that he is forging Stern's paintings. This revenge ruins Victor's reputation, but he can live with that humiliation as he has a scheme to add to his fortune through more trickery. A hilarious, overly long, madcap comedy with unlikely connections and subplots. Thanks to the internet, I could view and learn about some works of art previously unknown to me.

While the plot takes a little time to build up, with the arrival of Ole M. the Younger in Stockholm from Kenya, in search of his son Kevin, one can't stop laughing. Mad revenge being planned, with lots of hiccups, is a delicious theme.Flawlessly translated.As soon as I finished the book, I started all over again, this time at very slow speed.And promptly ordered another by the same author.

Il libro in sé è molto divertente e coinvolgente. Acquistato in versione Kindle, sicuramente più sostenibile per l'ambiente. Lo stile è quello classico dell'autore: sagace, pungente, ironico.Devo ammettere però che questo è il primo libro di cui leggo la traduzione inglese invece che quella in italiano e me lo sto godendo meno perché lo trovo più difficile della media. In ogni caso super consigliato se vi piace l'autore!!!

Wenn auch etwas zu lang, zu voll gepackt. Die Ausgangslage ist wirklich einzigartig, mit sehr vielen Ideen und Verschlingungen, der Schluss war dann aber einfach zu überfüllt, auch wenn am Ende alles aufgeht. Ich habe es gern gelesen und auch viel gelacht, war aber dann doch nicht vollständig überzeugt. 4.5 Sterne.