LOL I didn't have a shelf to put this on, so it got stuck with fiction. 'Crazy Swedish what were you smoking ' shelf may have worked. 'books inspired by forrest gump' may have worked. 
 As part of a group read we try to challenge each other with reading something completely different that you would never usually pick up at your local library. I can honestly say a story about a 100 year old man climbing out of an old folks home in Sweden and wandering around the countryside was not something I would have EVER picked. But it was the choice, so I went to the local library on the off chance, and low and behold, two copies!! 
 I worked out pretty quickly, that this was going to be a humorous book, which had me nervous, humour doesn't always translate well, especially regional humour and i don't have as much experience with Swedish comedians. But my fears were mis placed. After the first 30 odd pages I wasn't sure if this was even translated as it seemed natural in English. 
 THe story itself is funny, there are two parts to story, happening right now and back story. The back story goes from smiling, to rolling the eyes to 'i wish we could get back to the current story'. Said current story had me laughing out loud. It is in parts very dry and deadpan humour when done well can make an impact. I really did enjoy the interaction between the main characters and how the 'current' story developed. 
 If you have been delving into some heavy reading lately and want something to kick back with a glass of wine and put a smile on your face, then pick up this book, it probably wont rank in your top 10 of lifetime reads, but I bet you'll laugh at Allan and his doddering antics. 
 Cheers Kat, great choice at the perfect time.