A review by xcinnamonsugar
The Deal of a Lifetime by Fredrik Backman

2.0

A (very) short story that nudges you to think about how we measure the relative values of different lives, and what happiness is worth. I liked the poetic plot twist and the allegory. But I didn’t vibe with the little-girl-with-cancer trope. It felt too formulaic and the kind of shortcut that writers less talented than Backman reach for in an attempt to make people cry.