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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry - Target Club Pick
Fredrik Backman, Fredrik Backman
4.12 AVERAGE
7.98k reviews for:
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry - Target Club Pick
Fredrik Backman, Fredrik Backman
4.12 AVERAGE
DNF @ 32%
I wasn't enamored with [b:A Man Called Ove|18774964|A Man Called Ove|Fredrik Backman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1405259930l/18774964._SY75_.jpg|21619954] and like this book even less. If you like fanciful (fantasy) and domestic stories, you'll probably love this combination (if you don't mind a child protagonist).
I appreciate how well Backman captures life from a very young child's perspective. Elsa is 7 and sees the world in story tales and the details/imagination/processing of information are splendid.
That said I've tried this book three times and by chapter 9/10 I'm wondering why I'm trying so hard... so despite seeing several friends rating this as 4-stars or more, I'm giving up.
I wasn't enamored with [b:A Man Called Ove|18774964|A Man Called Ove|Fredrik Backman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1405259930l/18774964._SY75_.jpg|21619954] and like this book even less. If you like fanciful (fantasy) and domestic stories, you'll probably love this combination (if you don't mind a child protagonist).
I appreciate how well Backman captures life from a very young child's perspective. Elsa is 7 and sees the world in story tales and the details/imagination/processing of information are splendid.
That said I've tried this book three times and by chapter 9/10 I'm wondering why I'm trying so hard... so despite seeing several friends rating this as 4-stars or more, I'm giving up.
He did it again. I can’t get into it nor see where the plot will take me and then all of a sudden he has my whole soul and I am sobbing well past my bed time.
Backman's consistent references to Elsa's grandmother's fairytales throughout the novel creates an impediment to understanding what the author actually means to say. A well-meaning and sentimental story with a slow beginning that takes nearly three-hundred pages for the reader to figure out why s/he should be invested. Worth reading, only if you're willing to engage in floating through fantasy and reality.
Recunosc, nu am avut așteptări mari de la cartea asta, nu m-am gândit o secundă că o să îmi placă, nu m-am gândit în nicio clipă, că la bază totul e mai profund decât o poveste pentru copii.
Da, numărul de pagini m-a speriat și nu m-am încumetat să o citesc decât acum, după 6 luni de când o am în bibliotecă
Da, numărul de pagini m-a speriat și nu m-am încumetat să o citesc decât acum, după 6 luni de când o am în bibliotecă
This was cute, but I didn't love it. it was written from the pov of a 7 year old, but the book isn't for a 7 year old. I got a but lost in all the fairytales too.
I love Fredrik Backman so much. His books are always a warm hug.
3.5 stars
3.5 stars
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Lovely in true Backman fashion.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Not my favorite of his, but it's very him. I like the parallels with her imaginary world but thought there was too much of the imaginary parts. Like all his books people come together. They learn about each other to create community.
I honestly love this book so much.
It's masterfully woven together and as funny and heartwarming as it is heartbreaking at moments.
All of the characters are nuanced and complicated, sometimes unlikable, but ultimately, you come to understand and love them all in some form or another.
This book truly is a lovely journey through the eyes of one incredible 8 year old girl, dealing with grief, fairy tales, and putting together the many pieces of her beloved grandmother's life with the sometimes reluctant help, support, and love of her parents as well as the other adults in the building they all share.
This really was an adventure, and while it will almost certainly make you cry, I absolutely implore you to read it.
It's masterfully woven together and as funny and heartwarming as it is heartbreaking at moments.
All of the characters are nuanced and complicated, sometimes unlikable, but ultimately, you come to understand and love them all in some form or another.
This book truly is a lovely journey through the eyes of one incredible 8 year old girl, dealing with grief, fairy tales, and putting together the many pieces of her beloved grandmother's life with the sometimes reluctant help, support, and love of her parents as well as the other adults in the building they all share.
This really was an adventure, and while it will almost certainly make you cry, I absolutely implore you to read it.