My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry

Fredrik Backman with Henning Koch (Translator)

384 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
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Elsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is seventy-seven years old and crazy—as in standing-on-the-balcony-firing-paintball-guns-at-strangers crazy. She is also Elsa’s best, and only, friend. At night Elsa takes refuge in her grandm...

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Community Reviews Summary of 18,667 reviews

Moods

emotional 87%
funny 69%
hopeful 52%
reflective 45%
adventurous 44%
sad 39%
inspiring 33%
lighthearted 32%
mysterious 16%
challenging 7%
dark 5%
relaxing 5%
tense 4%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 68%
slow 20%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 59% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 3%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 64% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.13

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