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7.96k reviews for:
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry - Target Club Pick
Fredrik Backman, Fredrik Backman
4.12 AVERAGE
7.96k reviews for:
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry - Target Club Pick
Fredrik Backman, Fredrik Backman
4.12 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Love books? Were you ever a lonely little girl, or were you wise beyond your years? Did you long for a superhero who could help you out when you were 7 going on 8?
Do you have an imagination and do you like to use it? Do you enjoy books that can bring you from tears of laughter to tears of grief in a matter of a few paragraphs?
Read this book at once.
Do you have an imagination and do you like to use it? Do you enjoy books that can bring you from tears of laughter to tears of grief in a matter of a few paragraphs?
Read this book at once.
Incredibly original, funny, and heartwarming. And reminded me of all the reasons I love my grandma, however imperfect:)
∆ I could have finished this in a day. But I really wanted to take my time with it because it was the treat of my day.
∆ It's beautifully written. I'm not sure if it's Mr. Backman, himself, or the translator. But the novel incorporates so very simple language that is so deep. This simplicity adds a sense of deepness to the novel and the sentences. Everything, language-wise, made the novel seem very realistic, and whimsical at the same time. Backman transfers you into the world he has built and you feel like you're living in it as well, or at least like you're in a 3D movie.
∆ How beautiful! The characters are so vivid and so real that you feel they are all your neighbors, or that you've met them at a certain point in life.
∆ The depiction of Elsa's grief over the loss of Elsa's granny is so so so real that it was actually the same way I felt when my granny died. I was sad, so sad, but angry at her all at the same time. I couldn't believe she left me alone, especially that she practically raised me up. And I lived with my granny much longer than Elsa did with hers. So, I do understand everything Elsa was going through. And it made it so real.
∆ There is no other author who manages to draw a relationship between a kid and his grandparent like Mr. Backman. The relationship is so real that I actually identified with so many parts of it because I, too, had such a relationship with my own granny. No secret languages, of course
∆ It's beautifully written. I'm not sure if it's Mr. Backman, himself, or the translator. But the novel incorporates so very simple language that is so deep. This simplicity adds a sense of deepness to the novel and the sentences. Everything, language-wise, made the novel seem very realistic, and whimsical at the same time. Backman transfers you into the world he has built and you feel like you're living in it as well, or at least like you're in a 3D movie.
∆ How beautiful! The characters are so vivid and so real that you feel they are all your neighbors, or that you've met them at a certain point in life.
∆ The depiction of Elsa's grief over the loss of Elsa's granny is so so so real that it was actually the same way I felt when my granny died. I was sad, so sad, but angry at her all at the same time. I couldn't believe she left me alone, especially that she practically raised me up. And I lived with my granny much longer than Elsa did with hers. So, I do understand everything Elsa was going through. And it made it so real.
∆ There is no other author who manages to draw a relationship between a kid and his grandparent like Mr. Backman. The relationship is so real that I actually identified with so many parts of it because I, too, had such a relationship with my own granny. No secret languages, of course
emotional
reflective
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
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
adventurous
emotional
funny
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
"Czasami bycie dorosłym jest dość skomplikowane, Elso - mówi Britt - Marie wymijająco. - Bycie dzieckiem też nie jest łatwizną - odpowiada Elsa przekornie ''
Zabawna i poważna jednocześnie, historia opowiedziana z perspektywy 7, noooo....prawie 8- letniej dziewczynki.
Backman i tym razem mnie nie zawiódł, na co bardzo liczyłam, bo powieść czytało mi się świetnie.
Trafne spostrzeżenia i kopalnia cytatów to u Backmana nic nowego, a to jest to, co w jego powieściach lubię najbardziej.Poniższy cytat dosłownie rozlożył mnie na łopatki
Zabawna i poważna jednocześnie, historia opowiedziana z perspektywy 7, noooo....prawie 8- letniej dziewczynki.
Backman i tym razem mnie nie zawiódł, na co bardzo liczyłam, bo powieść czytało mi się świetnie.
Trafne spostrzeżenia i kopalnia cytatów to u Backmana nic nowego, a to jest to, co w jego powieściach lubię najbardziej.Poniższy cytat dosłownie rozlożył mnie na łopatki
Lido na companhia da minha mãe (que também está a ficar velhinha), com quem partilhei algumas das passagens mais hilariantes da história. Demos boas gargalhadas juntos, com as maluqueiras da Elsa e os seus bons amigos.
Boa história para partilhar e alegrar.
Boa história para partilhar e alegrar.
(…) – Aquele ali tem de dormir contigo esta noite. O Monstro olha para ela como se estivesse a pedir-lhe para se despir completamente, rebolar numa poça de saliva e, em seguida, correr pelo meio de uma fábrica de selos com as luzes apagadas. Bom, talvez não exatamente isso. Só mais ou menos. Abana a cabeça, fazendo o capuz ondular como uma vela. (…)”
(…) «Queremos ser amados» – recita Britt-Marie. – «Se não for possível, admirados; se não for possível, temidos; se não for possível, odiados e desprezados. Queremos, a qualquer preço, despertar algum sentimento nos outros. A alma abomina o vácuo. Anseia por contacto, a qualquer preço.» (…)”
“(…) – Não lutes com monstros, pois podes tornar-te um. Se fitares o abismo durante muito tempo, o abismo devolve-te o olhar. – Do que é que está para aí a falar? – questiona Elsa, secretamente satisfeita por a mulher não estar a falar com ela como se fosse uma criança. – Desculpa, era… Nietzsche. Foi um filósofo alemão. Ah… se calhar não estou a citá-lo como deve ser. Mas penso que significa que, quando odiamos aquele que odeia, corremos o risco de nos tornarmos como aquele que odiamos. Elsa encolhe os ombros até às orelhas. – A Avozinha dizia: «Não dês pontapés na merda, senão espalha-se por todo o lado!» E pela primeira vez Elsa ouve a mulher da saia preta, que agora usa calças de ganga, soltar uma gargalhada a sério. – Sim, sim, é uma forma muito melhor de o colocar. (…)”
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
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:
No