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I love Fredrik Backman and I thought this book was great, however it is not as good as Ove or Britt-Marie. Backman’s biggest strength I think is his character creation and development. This book has a lot of characters, and I really enjoyed getting to know them all. While it doesn’t weaken his storytelling at all to talk about so many characters, I just think it’s a lot for the reader to give sympathy to. It’s a really well done book but because it’s asking you to care about so many people I think the emotional impact is lessened. This book tackles an issue that is not easy to approach in any way but is a really important issue to be addressed; the main event and plot gets a little muddled because there are many other important issues he addresses. This is a book about a town more than it is about a plot or one character, but he picked such a specific event with so many compelling characters that I found it an overwhelming story. I did really like the book though, would definitely recommend. Still made me cry. Didn’t make me weep.

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I loved Fredrik's writing style, even with so many characters there was no difficulty following. I would have liked the pace of the book to be a little faster but the storyline was unique and told from so many perspectives

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porqueerestanvicky's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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

This book gave me a tour through the full range of human emotion. Read it.

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johanna_st_john's review against another edition

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challenging sad tense slow-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

3.5

I spent the first half wondering why I was supposed to care about hockey. And the second half I finished in one day. I appreciate that the author wrote this book and shed light on the dark side of sports mob mentality. It was difficult to read at times, and at other times I felt it was too melodramatic. I think cutting down the first half would have improved it too.

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samlo28's review against another edition

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slow-paced

5.0

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xxkatastrophe's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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glusumedziotojas's review against another edition

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Backman'as visas buvo toks banalokas rašytojas. ,,Gyveno karta Uvė" tas banalumas dar buvo atleistinas, nes tai buvo tsg stereotipinė istorija apie pikta dieduką su aukso širdimi. Tačiau ši knyga dar yra trileris, o aš jų nekenčiu, nes per daug jaudinuos juos skaitydama. Uvė buvo tokia bittersweet istorija, o ši atrodo lyg bus gan depresyvi. Man gan patiko ,,Nerimo žmonės" todėl nusprendžiau ir šią knygą perskaityt, bet padariau klaida, kai nepatikrinau kada lokių miestas parašytas. Gal kada ateity duosiu autoriui dar viena šansą su juo vėlesne knyga o gal net gi vėl iš naujo pabandysiu perskaityti ir šiąja

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