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4.37 AVERAGE
4.37 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
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:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
I feel like I need to see a therapist to unpack my feelings after reading this book. I am inconsolable.
When I read Anxious People, I couldn't quite connect with Backman's prose & literary style, but boy oh boy was I absolutely blown away by this book. Completely gripping, heartbreaking, emotionally distressing yet beautiful. Peter and Kira and Benji and Maya - I love you. Why am I tearing up writing this review haha. Fredrik Backman has such a beautiful mind and ability to write about this world. I just want to burrito myself in a blanket and cry for days.
"What an uncomfortable, terrible source of shame it is for the world that the victim is so often the one left with the most empathy for others"
When I read Anxious People, I couldn't quite connect with Backman's prose & literary style, but boy oh boy was I absolutely blown away by this book. Completely gripping, heartbreaking, emotionally distressing yet beautiful. Peter and Kira and Benji and Maya - I love you. Why am I tearing up writing this review haha. Fredrik Backman has such a beautiful mind and ability to write about this world. I just want to burrito myself in a blanket and cry for days.
"What an uncomfortable, terrible source of shame it is for the world that the victim is so often the one left with the most empathy for others"
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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:
Yes
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Even though there are many characters in the book to keep track of, the author did a great job at making them feel like real human beings. I liked the writing style of switching between the different perspectives. The amount of foreshadowing felt a bit too much sometimes. And some parts were a bit too unrealistic to my taste. But all in all I really liked the book and look forward to part 2.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, Violence
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes