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And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman

9 reviews

nneka23's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

A very poignant short story about a man dealing with dementia and the comfort that his grandson brings in the midst of it. I was genuinely impressed by the prose at some points and how the author could truly make you feel such an array of emotions. Really sad, but also really beautiful.

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sweetsxrrxw's review against another edition

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reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

tbh there's only two reasons why i decided to pick this book up:

firstly, a friend of mine has recommended me this author a bunch of times and i told her i'd read some of his books one day
secondly, since this novella is super short and im in a huge reading slump, i just thought it could be helpful

as for the story, it was both sweet and sad. maybe it was not super devastating or maybe i just avoided to cry because i was in front of my family during about 90% of my reading time. however, i did tear up and drop a couple tears, not gonna lie!

i like how grandpa grew up to realize he was really shitty to ted and that he deserved better but i'm glad that he got to somehow redeem himself with noah, who shared his love for science and maths. although i just really wish people would stop treating other people who are more into letters and art like we're dumb and worthless.

the main topics were nice, i liked how the author handled the theme of memory loss and giving your last goodbyes to people who are still alive. i guess at first the change of setting/pov can be a bit confusing and but after a couple switches you can understand how is it going.

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toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

This was a devastating and beautiful novella and I loved every minute of it. There are so many lines throughout this book that I highlighted and sent to friends while I fought off tears (I read a lot of this at work so I couldn't just start crying lmao). It was a beautiful and achingly sad portrait of losing someone to dementia, so if you are sensitive to that in particular, this might not be for you. take care of yourselves <3

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fullybookedlola's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was a nice turn of reading instead of the normal stories I enjoy. It was sad and emotional, but good. I don't regret reading this, but as it is only 50 pages long, I don't have that much to say about it. The writing style was different, but still beautiful. It threw me off at first, but I liked it after. People who get older and are forgetful, will have mornings who make the way to home longer.

The last 13 pages of the book (total: 63) where about another story, but that was not really my thing. I couldn't connect, I couldn't understand. It was a preview for another, new, story. But this is all I have read from it and that's where it ends.

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