7.3k reviews for:

My Friends

Fredrik Backman

4.54 AVERAGE

megkeating4's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sgkmiller's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

debbieg725's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

alli_always_reads's review against another edition

4.75

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

oliviavanbuskirk's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

lancaster24's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I love Backman’s books. He is such a good storyteller! While the character’s struggles can be difficult, the way the author exposes the beauty is worth the pain. 

sbennett's review against another edition

4.75

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

marisa_dc's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

sheila500's review against another edition

3.5

Plot or Character Driven: Character

betweentwobookends's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced