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

"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

tonauac's review against another edition

4.0

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.

(…) – 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. (…)”

drpeeper's review against another edition

5.0

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

emilybookworm's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

Only reason why it isn’t up in rating is because it didn’t make me cry. I think there could have been at least 20 chapters deleted. The audio was alright, no different voices for the characters. Britt -Marie was mentioned a lot and so maybe that’s my next book to read by this author. Hoping my library has it.

tommygrrl's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 stars...maybe 4....OK, 3.75 :) I struggled with rating this book. I loved Elsa, and her granny. I loved reading the experiences that they shared. Even though I'm not huge on book that feature a lot of 'family dynamics', I did enjoy this one. I also appreciated that the numerous 'stories' came together at the end. Why the lower rating? There was an abundance of story telling, not just by Elsa, the almost-eight-year old narrator, tells about her and her granny's shenanigans, but also the tales that Granny told Elsa. There is symbolism in the stories about the other characters in the book. As I mentioned, it does come together in the end, but getting through the tales and symbolism became quite tedious for me. (Hence the lower rating). Still, the innocence and tender moments that Elsa (an outsider) shared in this story about life, love, friendship, and family was worth the read.

mayag's review against another edition

5.0

I struggled a bit at the beginning because it was sad, but it is a beautiful book. All my tears at the end were happy ones.

cozitomaclbo's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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: Yes

katiefayslacker's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

amyinthelibrarywithabook's review against another edition

4.75

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: Complicated

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