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The Room
The Room: A Novel | Jonas Karlsson
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Funny, clever, surreal, and thought-provoking, this Kafkaesque masterpiece introduces the unforgettable Bjorn, an exceptionally meticulous office worker striving to live life on his own terms. Bjorn is a compulsive, meticulous bureaucrat who discovers a secret room at the government office where he works--a secret room that no one else in his office will acknowledge. When Bjorn is in his room, what his co-workers see is him standing by the wall and staring off into space looking dazed, relaxed, and decidedly creepy. Bjorn's bizarre behavior eventually leads his co-workers to try and have him fired, but Bjorn will turn the tables on them with help from his secret room. Debut author Jonas Karlsson doesn't leave a word out of place in this brilliant, bizarre, delightful take on how far we will go--in a world ruled by conformity--to live an individual and examined life.
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keithmalek
The Room: A Novel | Jonas Karlsson
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I LOVED this novel! I just finished it, and now I'm immediately starting his other novel, "The Invoice."

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Asaja
Den perfekte vnnen | Jonas Karlsson
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Vet inte varför denna stått oläst i bokhyllan så länge och novellsamlingar kan verkligen vara ett så fantastiskt format. Håller helt med recensenten ovan, novellen rummet var favoriten.

Jejalena På nåt sätt har noveller inte varit min form hittills. Har en Murakami liggande på sängbordet i flera år. En riktigt vacker bok som jag inte vet varför jag inte läst. Sen har jag hört recension av en bra novellsamling i Mellan raderna. Nu skriver du fint om detta. Kanske dags för mig att gr mig på noveller... 8y
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McFarchie
The Room: A Novel | Jonas Karlsson
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What the hell did I just read? It was... I don't know what it was. It was Sheldon from Big Bang meets The Office meets... fucked if I know.

MMFinck Ha. :) 8y
Lacythebookworm Have you read this one by Helen Philips 8y
suvata I know, right? I just love that quirky little book. 8y
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McFarchie @Lacythebookworm i have, and loved it ❤ 8y
IamIamIam LOL, that's a great review! Putting it on my TBR!!! 8y
minkyb Great description! 8y
Shemac77 Best review! 8y
melbeautyandbooks Awesome review! Stacked to my litsynormous TBR. 😂 8y
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McFarchie
The Room: A Novel | Jonas Karlsson
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I needed something 'odd' to read 🤡

Ange44 I really enjoyed this one and "odd" is definitely the right word! 8y
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buecherherbst
Das Zimmer: Roman | Jonas Karlsson
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Jonas Karlsson hat mit "Das Zimmer" eine faszinierende Geschichte über die Groteske der Arbeitswelt geliefert, wie ein einziger Rausch – mit den gleichen Entzugserscheinungen, wenn er wieder vorbei es.

Die vollständige Rezension: https://buecherherbst.wordpress.com/2016/04/21/rezension-jonas-karlsson-das-zimm...

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schwaetzchen
The Room: A Novel | Jonas Karlsson
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Dieses Buch muss ich unbedingt weiter empfehlen! Es ist ein wunderbares Psychogramm über die Arbeitswelt im Allgemeinen und über einen Menschen im Besonderen, der ganz sacht von der vorgegebenen Funktionalität abweicht, so dass sich am Ende alle fragen, wer ist der Norm entsprechend und wer will das wirklich sein. Ein absolutes Lesevergnügen!
#JonasKarlsson - “Das Zimmer”

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NoahGoats
The Room: A Novel | Jonas Karlsson
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I really enjoyed this short, comic, Kafkaesque novel. The protagonist narrator would be a terrible person to have to actually share a cubicle hive with, but he was never boring, and it was entertaining and thought provoking to watch him grapple with his discovery of a mysterious room at the office.

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Tanner
The Room: A Novel | Jonas Karlsson
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This was a pretty quick read - part of me wishes there had been a bit more info, but then it's also fun trying to guess what's going on. And I did not like the narrator, but I did sympathize with him.

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bdubdab
The Room: A Novel | Jonas Karlsson
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Ok