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Mormor hilser og sier unnskyld by Einar Blomgren, Fredrik Backman, Kirsti Grundvig
43 reviews
alynnhays's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Elsa is tasked with distributing apology letters from her late grandmother. The tone is definitely sad, though the story is not about loss but rather about unexpected connections when you get to know someone past face value.
T H E G O O D & T H E B A D
“It’s been a long time since I had such an amazing reading experience. You almost never do, once you grow up, things are at their peak when you’re a child and then it’s all downhill from there… well… because of the cynicism, I suppose. I just wanted to thank you for reminding me of how things used to be.”
I highlighted several quotes and found the book to be a beautiful story. However, I'm not sure if I could claim I enjoyed it because of the emotional tone. The nostalgic feeling Elsa brought to the story was uplifting, her belief in fantastic ideas and the exciting and creative things her Granny came up with to make her feel special, but it also made me feel sad. It reminded me of the fear of being misunderstood and the fear of losing the few people who truly understand you. There is no doubt that the book was wonderful, but it was also a challenging read emotionally.
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and War
author2223's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Violence and Domestic abuse
Minor: Alcoholism and War
abitofcourage's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Violence and Death
Moderate: Stalking, Domestic abuse, and War
alienexpert's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Grief, Death, and Medical content
Minor: War and Cancer
sweetandspicy's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Bullying, and Cursing
Minor: Cancer, War, Violence, Stalking, Infidelity, and Kidnapping
A very sweet and relatively light-hearted book. The narrator being a child added a fun adventurous dimension. The last quarter or so is when it really picks up and becomes harder to put down. I would recommend to a friend :)anniebg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Minor: Cancer, Violence, War, Blood, Alcoholism, Addiction, Child abuse, Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, and Car accident
passionatereader78's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Stalking
Minor: Car accident, Cursing, and Violence
jessamo19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Violence, Terminal illness, Animal death, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Infidelity, War, and Alcoholism
heim_weh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This book feels a lot like Ove, except darker despite the blatantly fairy tale facade. It’s so sad and funny at the same time. It’s not meant to be realistic I guess, but the heart in the story is real enough to make me love these characters.
‘Who teaches us to be normal when we’re one of a kind?’ I think Elsa would appreciate this quote from Legion. It’s a bloody good show.
Minus half a star because of how juvenile it can seem at times.
Also, please don’t feed dogs chocolate or cinnamon buns or cake mix.
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, War, Death, Animal death, and Violence
joanagsilva's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Grief, Death, and Violence