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Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
3.75
emotional funny mysterious 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: Complicated

We’re truly all just idiots trying our best in this world!!!!

Style of writing isn’t something I’ve read before 
- journal like, lots of babbling and streams of consciousness, which I found  amusing at first. 
But I don’t think it’s the style for me 
- eventually skimmed through most pages.

2nd half of the book tugged on my heart strings. I started to feel anxious reading about other people’s anxiety lol. Enjoyed the unpredictability of how the characters’ stories interlinked. Ashamed of my gender biases/ assumptions - annoyed by society’s past conditioning.

Reading this and the midnight library 
back to back was an experience 
- am quite overwhelmed with emotions & reflections. 
 Time to take some deep breaths 
and drink some chamomile tea.