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7.94k reviews for:
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry - Target Club Pick
Fredrik Backman, Fredrik Backman
4.12 AVERAGE
7.94k reviews for:
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry - Target Club Pick
Fredrik Backman, Fredrik Backman
4.12 AVERAGE
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
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
I love Backman’s writing style so much!! Definitely not my favourite of his, but still a solid read.
One of my first reads for Fredrick Backman and will probably not be the last (I saw a mutual here who read all his books). Augh this book was gorgeous. It felt so real and unreal at the same time.
I'm not even going to deny the fact that at some point I thought the grandmother stories were actually in real life because of how much Elsa believed, acted and used them in context. All the characters felt like real people that you could see/interact with, each one with a past and regrets and with present hopes and dreams.
I have nothing bad to say about this book other than that Elsa's character felt very developed, Elsa is 7 years old going to be 8 but she felt that she has skills so advanced for that age. That's why to me she felt precocious, so maybe it would've been more believable if she was maybe 10 here but I feel like that would've ruined the grandma role of being a storyteller. Also I genuinely don't appreciate nor like books that start talking about god in a non-positive manner because it always feels backward and stupid.
Overall the book was nice, it shed light on wars and what it does to children specifically, also the author mentioned Palestine and called it a conflict which is also something that I don't appreciate, we're far more educated than that. Otherwise great story, great characters and great way of portraying of their differences.
I'm not even going to deny the fact that at some point I thought the grandmother stories were actually in real life because of how much Elsa believed, acted and used them in context. All the characters felt like real people that you could see/interact with, each one with a past and regrets and with present hopes and dreams.
I have nothing bad to say about this book other than that Elsa's character felt very developed, Elsa is 7 years old going to be 8 but she felt that she has skills so advanced for that age. That's why to me she felt precocious, so maybe it would've been more believable if she was maybe 10 here but I feel like that would've ruined the grandma role of being a storyteller. Also I genuinely don't appreciate nor like books that start talking about god in a non-positive manner because it always feels backward and stupid.
Overall the book was nice, it shed light on wars and what it does to children specifically, also the author mentioned Palestine and called it a conflict which is also something that I don't appreciate, we're far more educated than that. Otherwise great story, great characters and great way of portraying of their differences.
emotional
funny
medium-paced
emotional
medium-paced
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Most people seem to love this book so maybe it’s just me but I found it annoying on so many levels. I didn’t find any of the characters likable except in rare moments. The plot was clever but incredibly convoluted. The back and forth between the real world and fairy tale world did not do much for me and I found the fairy tale passages boring. The author’s…style? Device? of repeating certain phrases was beyond annoying. I get it…she’s almost eight and has a Gryffindor scarf….
There’s something out there for everyone but this just wasn’t for me.
There’s something out there for everyone but this just wasn’t for me.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’ll admit the fairy tale thing took me a little while to get into, but it ended up coming together so beautifully! Also I absolutely love the characters, this author is amazing at that.
emotional
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No