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And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman
125 reviews
caoxtina's review against another edition
emotional
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? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Dementia
ada_elisabeth's review against another edition
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Well, he's done it again. Fredrik Backman is a god. There is no other reasonable explanation for how he's managed to write three books that have made me sob. That might just be a world record.
This story is tiny-- only 76 pages, but I was crying pretty much the whole time. This book felt like a mashup of A Man Called Ove and My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry (two of Backman's other books) in that it focused on a relationship between a grandchild and their grandparent and that it featured an old man who had lost his wife. Unlike the two aforementioned books, however, there was nothing even remotely funny or upbeat in this book. It was thoroughly depressing, and I'm kind of glad it only took me half an hour to read, otherwise I would've been sad for days.
I normally wait until the next morning to write a review for something if I finish it at night, but I thought it'd be nice and dramatic to write this review with tears streaming down my cheeks. It was perfect. It was so, so sad. It's just as amazing as Backman's other works. You will cry. 5/5.
This story is tiny-- only 76 pages, but I was crying pretty much the whole time. This book felt like a mashup of A Man Called Ove and My Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She's Sorry (two of Backman's other books) in that it focused on a relationship between a grandchild and their grandparent and that it featured an old man who had lost his wife. Unlike the two aforementioned books, however, there was nothing even remotely funny or upbeat in this book. It was thoroughly depressing, and I'm kind of glad it only took me half an hour to read, otherwise I would've been sad for days.
I normally wait until the next morning to write a review for something if I finish it at night, but I thought it'd be nice and dramatic to write this review with tears streaming down my cheeks. It was perfect. It was so, so sad. It's just as amazing as Backman's other works. You will cry. 5/5.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia
sophiegs's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia
Minor: Death
smilerac's review against another edition
emotional
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Dementia
Moderate: Grief
itsdeenlee's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
bookishnatalia's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia
Moderate: Death
etoilexlune's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
I want to say so much and I’m speechless at the same time
I am still sobbing
metaphors
grandpa sits on a square connected to memory departments by lanes
one is for family, one for mathematics, etc.
but one is for his wife
it rained in his brain when she died and the road to the department has washed away
now the road is closed, guarded with a warning sign
imagination as reality
we (I) don’t actually know what is real and what is happening in grandpa’s brain (tho I can suppose)
it illustrates dementia and the insides of a brain (imagination)
spot on similes
I am still sobbing
metaphors
grandpa sits on a square connected to memory departments by lanes
one is for family, one for mathematics, etc.
but one is for his wife
it rained in his brain when she died and the road to the department has washed away
now the road is closed, guarded with a warning sign
imagination as reality
we (I) don’t actually know what is real and what is happening in grandpa’s brain (tho I can suppose)
it illustrates dementia and the insides of a brain (imagination)
spot on similes
“what does it feel like?”
"like constantly searching for something in your pockets. first you lose the small things, then it's the big ones. it starts with keys and ends with people."
‘the little prince’?
“all grown-ups are angry, it’s just children and old people who laugh”
different kinds of love in the family
• grandson - grandpa
• son - father
• wife - husband
it also has ones of the best love descriptions I’ve ever read about
”when you looked straight at me when I was seventy I fell just as hard as I did when I was sixteen”
🔝 timeless ~ taylor swift
“I didn’t care why you said yes. just that you stayed”
🔝 the archer ~ taylor swift
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Dementia
ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Dementia
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Mental illness
sarakeepsgoing's review against another edition
emotional
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
3.0
I loved Fredrik Backman’s Beartown series and this is the only other book I’ve read by him so far. It was interesting and sweet, but I didn’t connect to the characters as much as I have with Backman’s characters in the past. Not my favorite, but worth the 54 minutes it took to listen to the audiobook.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dementia