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A review by cc_shelflove
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

4.0

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?”
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