6.53k reviews for:

My Friends

Fredrik Backman

4.55 AVERAGE

bschuze's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny reflective slow-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

tyler_sim's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

elysahenegar's review

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

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Y'all, this book! It might be my favorite Backman yet. It's funny and tender and authentic and such a BEAUTIFUL portrayal of friendship and art and what it means to just love each other. The characters are so unique and well drawn, and the story itself just has such valuable things to say about living. I hugged it at the end.

kristengilmore84's review

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

alicemaryblanks14's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

madddv's review

4.75

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

leighanne_evelyn's review

5.0

emotional funny hopeful sad fast-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: Complicated

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Another masterpiece by Backman. A beautiful, moving, and emotional punch to the gut. A story of friendship and love and loss and art and all the big things and all the small things of life. 

scq's review against another edition

2.25

emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

adrirowe77's review

4.75

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence

Minor: Cursing, Death

pdub2015's review

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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