The Hundred-year-old Man who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared

This book I picked up because I wanted to read something light (after reading very heavy GRRM books) and boy, this book delivered. Its light and funny and along the way tell you a lot about world history, in its own style, mind you. I am not saying this is history book, but author intertwines the story of Allan (the protagonist) with centuries worth of significant events spanning from Second world war, Chinease Civil War, Manhattan Project, Cold war (and subsequent nuclear non-proliferation treaties), to Korean war. I have to look up Wikipedia articles to see which events are real and which one are made up. But overall, book sets up a good background for story and you always get rooted for Allan, to see what he is going to screw up next.

Its translated book, and I think its good translation as I saw myself laughing many a time, especially for Allan's social inaptitude and for his general carelessness.