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Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

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victoriaaurora's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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maryehavens's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Wow.
Are all Fredrik Backman books like this?
I wanted to highlight so many gems. I started off listening to it but switched to print because I wanted to devour. Listening was great but when I switched to print, it became apparent that I had missed some things. There's a lot going on so it's easy to miss.
The actual story is interesting, cute, a little slow. But the message is what I'm here for. And what I was interested in highlighting. Just so many things I think about or have experienced. Like people not wanting to be on anti-depressants because they are numbed out. Been there, done that.
One of the very last lines really got to me. I've been feeling very stressed out and unmoored and when I get like that, I get pretty low. It's hard to put one foot in front of the other on those days. But that last part of just getting through the day made me feel so seen and hopeful.
I'm a huge mood reader and part of that is because I believe that certain books need to be read at certain points in your life. I think that's why I juggle so many at once. This book was the book I needed for today.
An extra special thank you to my niece, Karis, for gifting me this book many Christmases ago. I finally got around to reading it was because it was meant for this day :D

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autumn_in_space's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring sad fast-paced

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

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rosietomyn's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman is a character driven story of redemption. The cast of characters are at times sympathetic, grating, lovable, and baffling. The time-jumping narrative is well done, easy to follow, and unravels skillfully.

I am really glad I read this novel. As happens so rarely, I know I will be thinking about how these characters are doing for a good, long while.

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nick_00's review against another edition

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emotional funny 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? Yes

3.75

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ches's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.75

An almost perfect book - I absolutely loved it! There was a little bit in the middle that i found a bit absurd and not in the best way -

the bit with the rabbit!

And I also found the characters to be a bit like caricatures however I then realised

that this was the point and they were being deliberately stupid and evasive in the interviews!

Overall I thought it was brilliant - I laughed and cried a few times whilst reading it and will definitely reread it in the future. I'm also going to watch the Netflix series, although I doubt it will live up to the book. I'm excited to read more of Backman's work as I loved his writing style and voice. Highly recommend this book.

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