A review by ergative
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

 This, in a way, felt like as accurate a depiction of what it is like to live in the modern era, with its anxieties and uncertainties and bumbling attempts to do the right thing in the face of the enormous challenges the world poses to our psyche, as Nobody is Talking About This, except in the meatworld rather than on the internet. But it felt just as topical and relevant, and is probably more broadly engaging. I think, though, that Nobody is Talking About This was both more perfectly aimed at me, and wil age out of relevance more quickly.