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

Fredrik Backman, Fredrik Backman

4.12 AVERAGE

kathrine_jeppesen's review against another edition

4.0

funny mysterious 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: Yes

redtale's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny hopeful 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

lil_bibliophile's review against another edition

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Boeinf/not in the mood for it. 

marranje's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Beautiful book. Beautifully written. 

ktanmod's review against another edition

3.5

funny lighthearted 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: Complicated

dgreenster's review against another edition

4.0

emotional medium-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

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Backman writes eclectic and eccentric ensembles with humour and compassion and using the perspective of a child allows him to slowly reveal the stories that have been surrounding Elsa her whole life. I found the use of the imagined world slightly protracted and the book is at its strongest at the beginning as the characters are introduced and their connections realised . The book reaches an emotional swell towards the end that did bring tears. If I have a couple of trivial criticisms it’s that a woman of granny’s accomplishments would definitely not as spelt so badly - and isn’t chocolate lethal for dogs ?!?! 

nikki93's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad slow-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

noteworthy_fiction's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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: No

nmsekeres's review against another edition

5.0

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I loved this book so so much!! Book club (two guys) did not so much. I also read this in one day, while they broke it up over the month. I suggest reading it as quickly as possible, in order to keep up with the story. There is a lot of imagination, and a lot of puzzle piecing, which is why I think I loved it so much, reading it in pretty much one sitting. Regardless, I haven't emoted this much reading a book, in a long time.

cjpowell's review against another edition

5.0

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This is a wonderfully special book. One of the more interesting and different books I've read in a long time.