6.93k reviews for:

My Friends

Fredrik Backman

4.54 AVERAGE

marleysandberg's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

flimsy_whimsy's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

maggiecarr's review

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

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sigh. perfection. again. circle stories aren't as prevalent in adult titles as they are in children's stories and this one was done beautifully. I also felt some ties to The Princess Bride (found family, other words for love, etc) and I appreciated it even more having just read The Art Thief because owning art, and appreciating art in a shared space is expressed at length and it gave me a great readers perspective while enjoying this book as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent

lifezuhbeach's review

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

sierrawellsreads's review

5.0

emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

amber77nowak's review

4.5

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

fordn's review

4.5

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kelley_beth's review

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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It feels impossible to give Backman anything but a million stars. His characters are brilliant. They’re so nuanced and complex and make you desperately wish they were real so you could meet them. I would particularly like to know Ted. 

melkh's review

5.0

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nucleartumbleweeds's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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