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Всяка сутрин пътят към дома става все по-дълъг by Любомир Гиздов, Fredrik Backman
36 reviews
kelly_e's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Title: And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
Author: Fredrik Backman
Genre: Literary Fiction
Rating: 5.0
Pub Date: August 24 2015
T H R E E • W O R D S
Imaginative • Heartfelt • Human
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Grandpa is becoming increasingly forgetful, and he knows it. He wants to explain what is happening to his young grandson, Noah. And as he struggles to hold onto his most precious memories, his family learns how to care for him and grapples with facing the inevitable future.
💭 T H O U G H T S
Fredrik Backman does it again!
It's no secret Backman is a favourite author of mine, and this novella is an absolute treasure. At less than a 100 pages it accomplishes so much. It's pages are filled with a beautiful and profound message. Filled with themes of fear, regret, letting go, life, death, and the power of memory. And yet at its heart it's a book about love. It explores dementia, and the unbreakable bonds of father and son and grandfather and grandson in such a compassionate way.
Backman consistently evokes so much emotion, and his writing is so human and relatable that I just want to hug the book when I finish. I laughed, and of course, I cried. Even though it is short, I was just so invested and it's one of those books I Just want to share with everyone.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• Fredrik Backman fans
• anyone with ageing parents
• readers who have been personally touched by dementia
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"I’m constantly reading a book with a missing page, and it’s always the most important one."
" 'I always knew who I was with you. You were my shortcut,' Grandpa confides.
'Even though I never had any sense of direction.' She laughs.
'Death isn't fair.'
'No, death is a slow drum. It counts every beat. We can't haggle with it for more time.'"
Author: Fredrik Backman
Genre: Literary Fiction
Rating: 5.0
Pub Date: August 24 2015
T H R E E • W O R D S
Imaginative • Heartfelt • Human
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Grandpa is becoming increasingly forgetful, and he knows it. He wants to explain what is happening to his young grandson, Noah. And as he struggles to hold onto his most precious memories, his family learns how to care for him and grapples with facing the inevitable future.
💭 T H O U G H T S
Fredrik Backman does it again!
It's no secret Backman is a favourite author of mine, and this novella is an absolute treasure. At less than a 100 pages it accomplishes so much. It's pages are filled with a beautiful and profound message. Filled with themes of fear, regret, letting go, life, death, and the power of memory. And yet at its heart it's a book about love. It explores dementia, and the unbreakable bonds of father and son and grandfather and grandson in such a compassionate way.
Backman consistently evokes so much emotion, and his writing is so human and relatable that I just want to hug the book when I finish. I laughed, and of course, I cried. Even though it is short, I was just so invested and it's one of those books I Just want to share with everyone.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• Fredrik Backman fans
• anyone with ageing parents
• readers who have been personally touched by dementia
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"I’m constantly reading a book with a missing page, and it’s always the most important one."
" 'I always knew who I was with you. You were my shortcut,' Grandpa confides.
'Even though I never had any sense of direction.' She laughs.
'Death isn't fair.'
'No, death is a slow drum. It counts every beat. We can't haggle with it for more time.'"
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Grief
enbyeliblue's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Dementia
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Grief
starrysteph's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“It's an awful thing to miss someone who's still here.”
Very painful, very affecting, very human.
Backman has the skill to unfurl these beautiful, specific characters within the most narrow parameters. This is a haunting yet earnest tale, following a old man with a dementia diagnosis. He is losing his memories and struggling to hold onto the essence of himself ... but is supported by his family. Specifically framed is the relationship between the man and his young grandson.
The grandfather is written with care, the relationships are beautiful, and there is brilliant precision in the layering threads of floating memories that all comes together by the end.
Very painful, very affecting, very human.
Backman has the skill to unfurl these beautiful, specific characters within the most narrow parameters. This is a haunting yet earnest tale, following a old man with a dementia diagnosis. He is losing his memories and struggling to hold onto the essence of himself ... but is supported by his family. Specifically framed is the relationship between the man and his young grandson.
The grandfather is written with care, the relationships are beautiful, and there is brilliant precision in the layering threads of floating memories that all comes together by the end.
This is a clearly a personal story & a bit of a love letter - and I also think it would be a perfect piece to read with a young person with a grandparent or someone in their life affected by dementia who would be going through these exact pains.
CW: dementia, death, death of parent, grief, medical content, terminal illness
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Medical content
Minor: Terminal illness
quills4days's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Dementia
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Mental illness, and Terminal illness
Minor: Blood and Medical content
alexisgarcia's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This is one of my favorite pieces by Fredrik Backman. It’s so raw and real, and I loved every second.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia, Grief, Death, Death of parent, and Chronic illness
aus10england's review against another edition
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Ouch! What a sad and impactful novella. Slowly falling in love with Bachman’s stories.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia
Moderate: Death of parent and Death
bobslibrary's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Dementia, and Death
poopsock's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia
Moderate: Death of parent
dalmavatai's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Ah it seems that Fredrik Backman is a very hit-or-miss author for me. Anxious People is one of my favorites of 2021, while Beartown is one of my least favorites. This one is sadly closer to Beartown for me.
The premise of this book sounds amazing, but the execution is nothing but. The characters and their relationships are so incredibly cliché - for example, Noah and his grandpa 'speak the language of numbers' while Ted, Noah's dad, is more into 'letters' and music. This is pretty much the extent of their character development and their relationships with one another. Noah says things that are intended to sound super deep and sweet but are instead annoying because they reek of the author's desperate and cheap attempts at eliciting emotion from the reader. I felt like it started to get a bit better at the end because there was finally enough in the way of character development for me to feel invested, but that came way too late to sway my opinion. Very poor character development and lacking relationships, with cliché lines thrown in every once in a while to sound deep. Not my cup of tea. I don't know if I'll pick up more from Fredrik Backman, maybe if I really like the premise I will, but his writing style reeeeally traverses that fine line between profound and unbelievably annoying.
The premise of this book sounds amazing, but the execution is nothing but. The characters and their relationships are so incredibly cliché - for example, Noah and his grandpa 'speak the language of numbers' while Ted, Noah's dad, is more into 'letters' and music. This is pretty much the extent of their character development and their relationships with one another. Noah says things that are intended to sound super deep and sweet but are instead annoying because they reek of the author's desperate and cheap attempts at eliciting emotion from the reader. I felt like it started to get a bit better at the end because there was finally enough in the way of character development for me to feel invested, but that came way too late to sway my opinion. Very poor character development and lacking relationships, with cliché lines thrown in every once in a while to sound deep. Not my cup of tea. I don't know if I'll pick up more from Fredrik Backman, maybe if I really like the premise I will, but his writing style reeeeally traverses that fine line between profound and unbelievably annoying.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, and Grief
corymouse's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Death