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A review by jennrocca
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
4.0
I liked the characters and the story. The interactions between characters were interesting and engaging with some surprises I didn’t see coming.
Like in Ove, this author doesn’t seem to understand what people are like at different ages. In Ove, the main character is described as an old old man ... in his early 60’s! Here, the main character is a 7 year old girl who is insightful way beyond her years. However, if I can just let that go, the characters are very good.
The story is tied together via the fairy tales her grandmother told her. The fairy tales are important, but I found them boring without context. Later, when the context of the fairy tales becomes clear, they are meaningful. But there was a lot of time spent listening to fairy tales that had no meaning, and I found those early sections a slog.
In the end, I loved how the whole tale tied together so I’m glad I read it, despite some early hiccups.
Like in Ove, this author doesn’t seem to understand what people are like at different ages. In Ove, the main character is described as an old old man ... in his early 60’s! Here, the main character is a 7 year old girl who is insightful way beyond her years. However, if I can just let that go, the characters are very good.
The story is tied together via the fairy tales her grandmother told her. The fairy tales are important, but I found them boring without context. Later, when the context of the fairy tales becomes clear, they are meaningful. But there was a lot of time spent listening to fairy tales that had no meaning, and I found those early sections a slog.
In the end, I loved how the whole tale tied together so I’m glad I read it, despite some early hiccups.