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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
47 reviews
rachelkreadsbookz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Violence
ridesthesun's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
No one's all shit, and no one's all not-shit
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Stalking
Minor: Cancer and War
corriejn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
The last book I'd read by this author was "Beartown" and this one is wildly different, which speaks to his versatility.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, and War
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, and Sexism
embla_v's review against another edition
3.75
Boken handlar om en 7-åring vars mormor dör vilket leder till att flickan skickas ut på en skattjakt. En jakt efter sanningen om alla hon känner och framförallt om sin mormor.
Rekommenderar till all som gillar Backman böcker.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War
alexanderal002'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? Yes
5.0
The story of Elsa and her late grandmother is one of the best stories I've read in a long time. From the Land of Almost Awake to reality, Backman paints a picture of a little girl learning to live life without her Granny, discovering who she was and who she touched along the way.
I cannot recommend this book enough.
Minor: Death and Violence
cassie7e's review
- 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? Yes
3.0
Since I've soured on JKR the constant references to Harry Potter don't feel quite so whimsical and heartwarming.
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Minor: Cancer, Drug abuse, Excrement, and Stalking
qiqiwooo'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? Yes
4.0
I think the further I read the more I grew to love the other characters and the more I grew to dislike the main character ?? She gets frustrating and also doesn’t seem to fit her age of 7 (nearly 8) years old (elsa stop feeding chocolate to the “dog” and referring to your neighbour as “the monster”)
Also the aimless referencing to “miasma” got really confusing after a while and I felt like I couldn’t really tell what was really happening?? It made it harder to read and made me go “oh huh ??” a bunch of times
Anyways, it was a good experience and whilst I dont regret reading it the ending felt well, not very ended?? Which I dont tend to enjoy greatly, especially since a lot of the characters are kind of left with issues that I wish were explored more
also as relationships are explored in the stories I wish there were more experiences actually between the characters ?? I love alf
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Cancer and Violence
Minor: Drug abuse
hollybearhouck'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
4.75
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Cancer, Violence, and War
madisonfrank's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
dlrosebyh'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
3.75
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, and Violence
Minor: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse