Reviews

My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises by Fredrik Backman

monovev's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.0

creedmk's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this sweet story of a girls relationship with her grandmother.  The fairy tales, the land of almost awake, and the real things they all represented were so inspiring.

tamar66's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

magda_m's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

bw_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

erinmcquade's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

markalkman's review

5.0

Break my heart again, why won't you?

This was a wonderful read. Heartwarming, heartbreaking, tragic and wonderful at the same time. It took me some time to get into the story, but once I did I was hooked. I love how everything was connected, how granny told Elsa everything through fairytales. I just really love Fredrik Backman and his unique writing style. Definitely one of my all time favourite authors. So yes, of course this is another 5 star rating for me.

heyshay07's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

allieypop's review against another edition

3.0

I loved the framing of this story and how it uses a 7-year old narrator in a unique way. But due to the many many characters, I sometimes got a little lost or detached from the book as a whole.

patwalsh's review against another edition

5.0

I am sure the author didn't plan for this book to be a tutorial on grand-parenting...however, I aspire.