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En elke ochtend wordt de weg naar huis steeds langer by Fredrik Backman

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nataliapassos's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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sarahmae531's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful fast-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

5.0

I was a little let down during the majority of this book because I thought it would make me more emotional (I still thought it was a great book), but then I got the last page and a half and started bawling.

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arthur_ant18's review against another edition

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emotional reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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kelly_e's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Title: And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
Author: Fredrik Backman
Genre: Literary Fiction
Rating: 5.0
Pub Date: August 24 2015

T H R E E • W O R D S

Imaginative • Heartfelt • Human

📖 S Y N O P S I S

Grandpa is becoming increasingly forgetful, and he knows it. He wants to explain what is happening to his young grandson, Noah. And as he struggles to hold onto his most precious memories, his family learns how to care for him and grapples with facing the inevitable future.

💭 T H O U G H T S

Fredrik Backman does it again!

It's no secret Backman is a favourite author of mine, and this novella is an absolute treasure. At less than a 100 pages it accomplishes so much. It's pages are filled with a beautiful and profound message. Filled with themes of fear, regret, letting go, life, death, and the power of memory. And yet at its heart it's a book about love. It explores dementia, and the unbreakable bonds of father and son and grandfather and grandson in such a compassionate way.

Backman consistently evokes so much emotion, and his writing is so human and relatable that I just want to hug the book when I finish. I laughed, and of course, I cried. Even though it is short, I was just so invested and it's one of those books I Just want to share with everyone.

📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• Fredrik Backman fans
• anyone with ageing parents
• readers who have been personally touched by dementia

🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S

"I’m constantly reading a book with a missing page, and it’s always the most important one."

" 'I always knew who I was with you. You were my shortcut,' Grandpa confides.
'Even though I never had any sense of direction.' She laughs.
'Death isn't fair.'
'No, death is a slow drum. It counts every beat. We can't haggle with it for more time.'"

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enbyeliblue's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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starrysteph's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

“It's an awful thing to miss someone who's still here.”

Very painful, very affecting, very human.

Backman has the skill to unfurl these beautiful, specific characters within the most narrow parameters. This is a haunting yet earnest tale, following a old man with a dementia diagnosis. He is losing his memories and struggling to hold onto the essence of himself ... but is supported by his family. Specifically framed is the relationship between the man and his young grandson.

The grandfather is written with care, the relationships are beautiful, and there is brilliant precision in the layering threads of floating memories that all comes together by the end.

This is a clearly a personal story & a bit of a love letter - and I also think it would be a perfect piece to read with a young person with a grandparent or someone in their life affected by dementia who would be going through these exact pains.

CW: dementia, death, death of parent, grief, medical content, terminal illness

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