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My Friends

Fredrik Backman

4.54 AVERAGE

jennieyager's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ada_reads61's review

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

nburchat's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny inspiring 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

charmanb's review

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

lgroat1024's review

5.0

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

jenmercy18's review

5.0

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad 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

alyh2000's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

Fredrik Backman writes with a lightness that is unmatched by any author I have ever read. The way in which he portrays deep human emotion while he simultaneously has you smiling makes for such a profound reading experience. I love the enduring friendships in this book, from the ones cemented through tragedies of childhood, to the unlikely duo of a runaway teenager and a forty year old lost soul. This book will destroy and restore you in equal measure, and the characters draw you in until you feel that you too are “one of us.”

While this should have been a five star read for me, it got long after a while, which did take away from my overall enjoyment of the book. Ultimately, this was a beautiful, heartfelt portrait of love, loss, and true friendship.