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At first I had a hard time getting into this novel (as I tend to be a little too realistic and this swims in fairy tale lands but then dries off rather quickly in reality), but I loved the way Backman weaves all of the characters together, partially through Elsa's mission and partially through Granny's story. Part of me wants a prequel as I imagine Granny's story is book-worthy itself but maybe the skeleton of what the reader knows by the end is enough to entice but not destroy the mystery.

domicspinnwand's review against another edition

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5.0

Nee, was schön! Wirklich nette Geschichte, erzählt aus der Sicht der (fast) 8jährigen Elsa - es geht um Vorurteile, Nachbarschaften, Harry Potter, den Jugoslawienkrieg, den Weihnachtstsunami - eine richtig runde Sache! Heikko Deutschman liest das ganze super - dieses Hörbuch hält definitiv Einzug in meine ewige Hall of Fame. Und ich glaube, dieses Buch gewinnt als Hörbuch, das würde ich gar nicht selber lesen wollen.

nvukos's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

katya_m's review against another edition

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DNF

Ninguém merece o castigo de ler a palavra "avozinha" 50x numa página.
O senhor Backman, é sabido, não é nenhum portento da literatura, mas neste livro exerce a mãe de todas as heresias literárias: a soberba de achar que o leitor papa tudo.
Creio que era Schopenhauer que defendia a arte de não ler má literatura. Pois vou exercer esse direito agora mesmo.

boris_g's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

annashan's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective

4.75

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