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cc_shelflove 's review for:
My Friends
by Fredrik Backman
challenging
emotional
reflective
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
It always takes me a while to acclimate to a Backman book, and this one was a bit of a rough ride. 🚂 Truthfully, it wasn’t until about the halfway mark that I began to care for its characters. I found myself wishing that Ted would just tell Louisa his story chronologically already—the walk down memory lane was more of a dizzying maze than a nice stroll. Funny enough, Louisa started getting mad at Ted for this, too! That said, the novel deals with many difficult topics which I thought were handled beautifully. Overall, a sad book, but I just wasn’t SAD, you know? Get your notebook out because there are a lot of characters to keep track of. Oy vey!
“It’s a funny thing. The person we fall in love with, we hardly ever call by their name. Because it’s somehow just so obvious that it’s you I’m talking to, that it’s you I’m always thinking of. Who else?”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Grief
Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts