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

Fredrik Backman, Fredrik Backman

4.12 AVERAGE

marynolan63's review against another edition

3.0

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I struggled through this 1/2 way and then read the end. I enjoy his unique style of writing, but really had a hard time getting though this one.

azi_citim's review against another edition

5.0

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This.

I’m very close to my grandmother and we were even closer when I was Elsa’s age so this book really got to the deepest corners of my heart if I’m being honest.
I don’t really see why people are upset that there is “too much storytelling inside the story”, because trust me I do too hate books that just keep on telling 1000 stories without getting to the point of the action/book. But this ain’t the case. You wouldn’t be able to fully understant the depth of this book and of the relationships Elsa’s grandmother had with all the people in her life if you wouldn’t know all the stories she based on people’s personalities and experiences.

In my opinion, it’s an outstandig book, written in a style I’ve never came across on until now and I have to say that I really, really like it. This is one of the books I would reread sometime, just for the pleasure of reliving it, and I almost never reread books, so that says a lot.

debima's review against another edition

2.0

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The second half was better than the first, but I did not really enjoy this book all that much. It took me so long to read it because I just was not mesmerized by the fantasyland storytelling. It's just not my cup of tea and I didn't see the real life parallels for quite some time.

rtopper's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-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: Complicated

dy1007's review against another edition

4.0

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It's not like the other 4 or 5 I've read by him, but it is good.

haizhe's review against another edition

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I found this book difficult to follow at times as the narrator Elsa's thoughts flip back and forth from real life to her storytelling. Considering this book is told from the perspective of a child, I found that really hard to read as well. It's not a bad book by any means and I would really like to know what happens, but I just can't bring myself to finish reading it at this time.

neffenator's review against another edition

3.0

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sugar17's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful 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: Complicated

logan_thomas95's review against another edition

3.5

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rachelreads_alot's review against another edition

4.5

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated