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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry - Target Club Pick

Fredrik Backman, Fredrik Backman

4.12 AVERAGE

corinnamg's review against another edition

5.0

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This book is by Fredrik Backman, so you will cry at some point. At some point you will wonder where it's going. That's ok, the journey is worth it. When a girl who dosen't fit in begins to realize that really no one fits in, while suffering loss and change ... you get a book worth traveling to Miamas for.

bookshappythoughts's review against another edition

4.0

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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𝕄𝕪 𝔾𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕞𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕊𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕤 ℍ𝕖𝕣 ℝ𝕖𝕘𝕒𝕣𝕕𝕤 & 𝔸𝕡𝕠𝕝𝕠𝕘𝕚𝕖𝕤
By Fredrik Backman @backmansk 

Blurb
Everyone remembers the smell of their grandmother's house.

Everyone remembers the stories their grandmother told them.

But does everyone remember their grandmother flirting with policemen? Driving illegally?

Breaking into a zoo in the middle of the night? Firing a paintball gun from a balcony in her dressing gown?

Seven-year-old Elsa does.

Some might call Elsa's granny 'eccentric', or even 'crazy'. Elsa calls her a superhero. And granny's stories, of knights and princesses and dragons and castles, are her superpower. Because, as Elsa is starting to learn, heroes and villains don't always exist in imaginary kingdoms; they could live just down the hallway.

As Christmas draws near, even the best superhero grandmothers may have one or two things they'd like to apologise for. And, in the process, Elsa can have some breath-taking adventures of her own . .

I found this book...
🩷 heartwarming 
🥲 sad
💌 Beautiful 
💫 A fairy tale intertwined with reality
💕 Love between generations 
👵🏻 A grandmother's wisdom and remorse

It's ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me! 🤓

har5330's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny slow-paced

csweet49's review against another edition

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Slow

cassideekido's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Pregnancy

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, War

Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, Violence

friendlyneighborhoodgoblin's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny inspiring

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

storystorm32's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It's like a fairy tale, like no other

feministbookorm's review against another edition

5.0

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Enchanting and cynical and mystical and pragmatic about people , their darkest secrets and fears . I am sure Elsa grows up to be one of the best humans ever.....because.....Grandmother dont you know.
Recommend for 2018 as the best to date......!

samthingspecial's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mamurray's review against another edition

4.75

funny inspiring 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: Yes

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Just good fun. Perfect read after reading something difficult.