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My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises by Fredrik Backman
49 reviews
vbptak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Animal death
Minor: Violence
karwc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Terminal illness, Death of parent, Violence, Animal death, Child death, Cancer, Physical abuse, Infertility, and Car accident
finnifinn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Grief, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, and Death
ridesthesun's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
No one's all shit, and no one's all not-shit
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Animal death
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Bullying, Stalking, and Addiction
Minor: Cancer and War
corriejn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
The last book I'd read by this author was "Beartown" and this one is wildly different, which speaks to his versatility.
Graphic: Death of parent, Bullying, Cancer, Pregnancy, Stalking, Alcoholism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Child death, Death, Medical content, and Mental illness
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, and War
Minor: Sexism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Infidelity
hmetwade's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Infidelity, Animal death, Bullying, Car accident, Mental illness, War, Cancer, Cursing, Death of parent, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy
embla_v's review against another edition
3.75
Boken handlar om en 7-Äring vars mormor dör vilket leder till att flickan skickas ut pÄ en skattjakt. En jakt efter sanningen om alla hon kÀnner och framförallt om sin mormor.
Rekommenderar till all som gillar Backman böcker.
Graphic: Death, Animal death, and Grief
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Addiction, Alcohol, Violence, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Stalking, War, Abandonment, Cursing, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy
cassie7e's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Since I've soured on JKR the constant references to Harry Potter don't feel quite so whimsical and heartwarming.
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Violence, Infidelity, Death of parent, Mental illness, Animal death, Grief, Cursing, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy
Minor: Cancer, Stalking, Excrement, and Drug abuse
missknown's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Most of the characters, if not all, can be frightening, challenging or straight obnoxious. Although the author manages to transform those same characters into likable people. Explores their past and stories, making them more human, making the reader see they are in fact good people that occasionally do shitty things.
Despite the harshness of some stories and the topics it explores, like grief, the book is very humorous. The light-hearted view of the world from Elsa's perspective and the chaotic energy of Elsa's grandmother, there is plenty of funny moments to break an otherwise very melancholic narrative.
Minor: Grief, Cancer, Infidelity, War, Animal death, Drug abuse, and Domestic abuse
qiqiwooo's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
I think the further I read the more I grew to love the other characters and the more I grew to dislike the main character ?? She gets frustrating and also doesnât seem to fit her age of 7 (nearly 8) years old (elsa stop feeding chocolate to the âdogâ and referring to your neighbour as âthe monsterâ)
Also the aimless referencing to âmiasmaâ got really confusing after a while and I felt like I couldnât really tell what was really happening?? It made it harder to read and made me go âoh huh ??â a bunch of times
Anyways, it was a good experience and whilst I dont regret reading it the ending felt well, not very ended?? Which I dont tend to enjoy greatly, especially since a lot of the characters are kind of left with issues that I wish were explored more
also as relationships are explored in the stories I wish there were more experiences actually between the characters ?? I love alf
Graphic: Grief and Death
Moderate: Cancer and Violence
Minor: Drug abuse